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The
Roman Empire from Quora
"The History of the Roman Empire from Rise to Fall"
This is a long list of curated, good questions sent
in by curious people. These are answered by
experts in the topics. The same format that Quora
uses for all their subjects. A good place to get
(sometimes obscure) questions answered.
Going in Ancient History
The Greater Prairie Chicken Dance of
Love
Short video of this grouse relative dancing for the hens.
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Like No
One Is Watching The Dance of the Lesser Prairie Chicken
3:26 video shows the dance-off, the ladies, and fights between males
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Sharp Tailed Grouse Mating
Dance
"This is a video of the sharp tailed grouse,
their mating ritual and dance."
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The 2021
Iditarod starts
this Saturday, March 6th!
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Gene Swallow
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Today’s Google Doodle
All of the elements in the artwork relate to Zitkala-Ša’s life in
some way.
Her Nakota name translates as “Red Bird,” she wrote an opera relating
to the Sun Dance, and she was an accomplished musician—all reflected
within the Doodle. She also witnessed great upheaval and change
throughout her life, as symbolized by the tipis. The lettering for “Google”
is based on a beadwork design from one of her traditional dresses.
— Chris Pappan
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and Women's History
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The
Richest Black Girl in America
"When an 11-year-old Black girl in Jim Crow America discovers
a seemingly worthless plot of land she has inherited is worth
millions, everything in her life changes — and the walls begin
to close in. The untold story brought to life from thousands
of pages of archival documents."
“I’m Sarah Rector.”
Amazing story. She outsmarted the
rich men who wanted to take her
family's newfound riches and
became a millionaire. She invested
well instead of spending it all on
bling. Well written article by a
woman black History Professor.
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Do
kangaroos have belly buttons?
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Counting for pre-K - 1st grade.
Count the puppies! How many puppies?
Count more puppies!
credit = Woof Woof page on Facebook
Going in Animals, Early Learning,
and Primary Math
Quote from Scaly-foot snail:
"This is a very large (this kind of snail) compared to (its
relatives),
which are usually below 15 millimetres (3/5 in) in shell length.[2]
The width of the shell is 9.80–40.02 mm (0.39–1.58 in);[2]
the maximum width of the shell reaches 45.5 millimetres (1.79 in).
[2] The average width of the shell of adult snails is 32 mm.[2]"
1 - It's a giant compared to its kin.
2 - It uses iron compounds in its shell and foot
3 - It does not eat. It gets energy from special bacteria that
live in its body.
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An
Age-By-Age Guide to Kids' Chores
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Cursive
Penmanship
This is D'Nealian cursive handwriting, one of the
five traditional types. The five types are:
Spencerian, D’Nealian, Zaner-Bloser, Palmer, and
Handwriting Without Tears. They are all endangered
and may well die out. They are not taught in most
elementary schools anymore. Kids print now.
Going in Life Skills and Writing
What Is a
Barycenter? From NASA's kid-friendly Space
Place
explains what barycenters are and why they matter.
Nice explanations of centers of mass and centers of gravity.
Also discusses how barycenter mathematics helps the hunt
for new planets! Going in Astronomy
Note: PhET products have all been rewritten in HTML5. No more Java, no more Flash.
Balancing Act
from PhET is for elementary grades.
It teaches Balance, Rotational Equilibrium, Lever Arm, Torque, and Proportional
Reasoning with an easy to understand interactive applet using a teeter-totter.
Kids think they're playing a game!
"Sample Learning Goals:
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team." It's good, like a recipe for doing this lesson. GSFK recommends you download it. PhET has LOTS of these simulations, indexed by grade level and by subject area.
Note: PhET products have all been rewritten in HTML5. No more Java, no more Flash.
Balloons and Static Electricity Another interactive science simulationfrom PhET. "Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Rub a balloon on a sweater, then let go of the balloon and it flies over and sticks to the sweater. View the charges in the sweater, balloons, and the wall."
Problem Solving Activity: Volcanoes and Climate Change
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A BIG infographic (33% sized above) that
explains in detail how viral vector vaccines work.
The Royal Society of Chemistry has an animated
video that also explains it.
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World's
"Earliest-Known Temple" Built
11,500 Years AgoWith
Geometry in Mind
11,500 years old. Before agriculture. Before farming, gardening, before
domestic farm animals, before metal tools. They laid it out using math!
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Who
Invented the Alphabet?
Smithsonian article. Travel back in space
and time to the Sinai in 4,000 BC!
"Centuries before Moses wandered in the
'great and terrible wilderness' of the Sinai
Peninsula, this triangle of desert wedged between
Africa and Asia attracted speculators, drawn by rich
mineral deposits hidden in the rocks.
And it was on one of these expeditions, around 4,000
years ago, that some mysterious person or group took
a bold step that, in retrospect, was truly revolutionary.
Scratched on the wall of a mine is the very first attempt
at something we use every day: the alphabet."
Another site argues that
Egyptian scribes invented
this writing to communicate with the miners from
Canaan who came to the turquoise mines, and it has
examples of the alphabets.
Going in Ancient History and Archaeology
Nicobar Pigeon
Closest Living Relative of the Dodo Bird
Dazzles with Vibrant Iridescent Plumage
Also, it is the closest living relative of the Dodo's closest
relative, the Rodrigues
solitaire, which is also an
extinct flightless bird.
Nicobar Pigeons can fly. They are spead across many
small islands "from the Indian Nicobar Islands eastward
to places like Thailand and Papua New Guinea."
Click on this photo to see 12 more stunning photos of
this beautiful bird! Going in Animals
Beachy Head cliffs in Eastbourne, UK
The UK's highest chalk sea cliff. From FB group
Geology of the World and the Environment
"The chalk was formed in the Late Cretaceous epoch,
between 66 and 100 million years ago, when the area was
under the sea." Chalk is formed from seashells. Think
about how many shells it took to form these cliffs, over
34 million years!
Explore the cliffs by drone
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Sumeria Mesopotamia group on FB:
Iku-Shamagan, King of Mari, praying.
Votive statuette
(2650 BCE) Early dynastic period II, from the temple of
Ishtar, Mari, Syria. Height 114 cm
About 4,670 years ago, he was the King of Mari,
an important trading and manufacturing center in
northern Syria. Mari was settled around 5,000 years
ago and it lasted 1,200 years.
Going in Ancient History and Archaeology
Tinybop
Coral Reef Handbook (pdf)
Going in Biomes and Living
Things
How Many
Moons? from NASA Space Place
Inspired by the Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn.
in December 2020. All those little dots were moons!
Jupiter and Saturn have 161 moons between them!
How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?
Mercury - 0
Venus - 0
Earth - 1
Mars - 2
Jupiter - 79 (53 confirmed, 26 provisional)
Saturn - 62 (53 confirmed, 9 provisional)
Uranus - 27
Neptune - 14
A kid-friendly site with lots of illustrations.
Going in Astronomy
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