Hope Babowice
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Gold holds higher value than diamondsOct 10, 2012 8:07 am - Students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade class at Mundelein’s West Oak Middle School asked, “What’s worth more, diamonds or gold?” Almost since the beginning of time...
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Living on Mars would take a lot of problem solvingSep 25, 2012 8:20 am - Students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade class at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein wanted to know, “Could people ever live on Mars?” For several reasons, the idea...
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The story behind folk tales, fairy tales, legends, myths and fablesSep 12, 2012 11:00 am - Ÿ Students in Elise Diaz's fifth grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “What is the difference between a folk tale, fairy tale, legend, myth, and a fable?” Fol...
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Experts say gravity in space causes satellites, other space jump to fallAug 07, 2012 11:37 am - “How do satellites and stuff like that fall out of space if there isn’t any gravity in space?” asked a student in Gregg Thompson’s sixth-grade social studies class at Wo...
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Society would have to change to stop global warmingJul 24, 2012 8:00 am - You wanted to know “Will global warming end?” asked students in Katherine Crawford's fifth-grade classroom at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. Global warming is a ph...
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Deer tick bites can cause Lyme disease in dogs as well as peopleJul 11, 2012 11:08 am - “What is Lyme disease for dogs; how do you cure it; and how do they get it?” asked a student in Gregg Thompson’s sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle Scho...
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First ladies and presidentsJun 26, 2012 3:00 pm - You wanted to know Rachel Boehm's second-graders at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked, “Why do we call Michelle Obama the First Lady? Where did the preside...
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Some 10,000 severe storms can delay, ground air travel plans annuallyJun 12, 2012 10:59 am - Students in Golden Apple award-winner Maria Barba’s third-grade class at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates asked, “What happens to airplanes during severe w...
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Mundelein fifth-graders learn storytelling in annual Writer's ConferenceJun 06, 2012 8:00 am - It was a true literary event. It had a prequel, main event and a sequel. Recently, all fifth-grade seven classrooms at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein got a taste of...
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Birds, not humans, are specifically designed for flightMay 29, 2012 11:57 am - Students in Gregg Thompson’s sixth grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee asked, “Why can’t we fly?” People would have to pump a whole lot of iro...