Who started the Great Chicago Fire – Peg Leg Sullivan or Mrs. O’Leary? We can debate it until the cows come home. But one thing that we can’t argue with is the science behind the fire. What made ...
It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...
Chances are the shelter-in-place orders taking effect nationwide have interrupted your kids’ schooling, and as a result, keeping them cooped up has made them destroy everything you once called “home,” ...
LESSON. >> WHAT IS RECYCLABLE -- LARA: LAUREN KRAMMER WITH WORLD CENTRIC SAYS SO MUCH OF WHAT WE THROW AWAY COULD BE RECYCLED OR COMPOSTED. >> WE’RE ALL AT HOME, WE’RE ALL COOKING AT HOME, IT’S A ...
When kids today want to learn about a new topic they’re interested in, they’ll often turn to YouTube. But the quality of the educational content on the platform can be hit or miss, depending on what ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary John King on Tuesday doubled down on his effort to support a well-rounded education for the USA’s schoolchildren, unveiling a curriculum that embeds music into ...
Clutching the handles and crossing her legs, Miren Stein positioned herself on the large gray apparatus and prepared for takeoff. Stein, 4, certainly wasn’t expecting to encounter a hovercraft during ...
This work was supported by the Department of Higher Education (grant number R792). What they may not realise is that they’re learning while playing. The swing allows children to physically experience ...
The little boy jumped for joy when his net caught a colorful insect. "Granddaddy, I caught a butterfly," yelled 5-year-old Richard Allen Henderson III. The boy, his grandfather and his dad were part ...