The Relationship between Apes and Humans Since scientists developed the ability to decode the genome and compare the genetic makeup of species, some people have been stunned to learn that about 98.5% of the genes in people and chimpanzees are identical. This finding means chimps are the closest living biological relatives to humans, but it […]
Category: Kids Learning
Online Tutoring
Online Tutoring Here is one more great advantage of ever growing Internet – Online Tutoring. In such a busy life, where both the parents are working its quite difficult to pay as much attention to the kids as required. Online education is a giant advantage for those who cannot afford to reach out to the […]
Great Artists
Great Artists A Few Great Artists Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian Renaissance artist who was most famous as a painter but also excelled at drawing (particularly the human anatomy), architecture and sculpture. More than 500 years after it was painted, his Mona Lisa remains perhaps the best-known painting in the world. Art fans have long […]
Minerals and Gems
Minerals and Gems Minerals are solid, inorganic (not living) substances that are found in and on earth. Most are chemical compounds, which means they are made up of two or more elements. For example, the mineral sapphire is made up of aluminum and oxygen. A few minerals, such as gold, silver and copper, are made […]
Story Telling
Story Telling What is story telling? As its core, story telling is the art of using language, voalization, and/or physical movement and gesture to reveal the element and images osf a story to a specific, live audience. A centeral, unique aspect of story telling is its reliance on the audience to develop specific visual imagery […]
Moon
Moon THE MOON 1. Our Spaceflight Begins ——————————————————————————– Imagine it’s the year 2030. From a spaceport near your home town, we’ve flown in a rocket-powered space plane hundreds of miles above the Earth. Now, inside an orbiting space station, we’re waiting for the most exciting part of our journey to begin – a space flight […]
How to Solve
Question: Amy and Judy sold 12 show tickets altogether. Amy sold 2 more tickets than Judy. How many tickets did each girl sell? Strategy: 1) UNDERSTAND: What do you need to find? You need to know that 12 tickets were sold in all. You also need to know that Amy sold 2 more tickets than […]
Barbie Dolls
Barbie Dolls Barbie dolls have probably been on Christmas wish lists for several generations of girls. In fact Barbie has become a household name for many years. Who created the first concept of the Barbie doll? The story started with the birth of Ruth Mosko in Denver Colarado in 1916. Ruth married Elliot Handler in […]
Nasa’s Chandra x-ray observatory
Nasa’s Chandra x-ray observatory Nasa’s Chandra x-ray observatory has 100 times the resolving power of previous X-ray scopes and will be able to view the fine details of exploding stars and clusters of hot gas. It’s improved resolution is possible in part because of its unusually high elliptical orbit which will take it a third […]
CHRISTMAS TREES
CHRISTMAS TREES The tradition of the Christmas tree dates back to the middle ages and caught on in the United States in the 1800′s. Today, approximately 15,000 US growers tend one million acres of Christmas tree farmland. The price for trees averages $5.65 per foot. Among some of top selling trees in the US are: […]