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Ladybugs important part of our ecosystemMay 15, 2012 11:15 am - Second-graders in Rachel Boehm's class at Hawthorn Elementary School North in Vernon Hills asked, "Why are ladybugs called ladies if they are aren't ladies?" April show...
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Scientists still uncovering the mysteries of the dinosaursMay 01, 2012 11:00 am - Katherine Crawford's fifth-graders at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein asked, “What kind of habitats did dinosaurs live in?” The world was a very different place whe...
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Ice Age glaciers brought variety of rock to IllinoisApr 17, 2012 11:00 am - Third grade students in Jen Janik's class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside wanted to know more about rocks, “What is the most common type of rock in the worl...
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There's a lot more to good soil than dirtApr 03, 2012 8:00 am - “Why is soil texture important?” asked Katherine Crawford's fifth-graders at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. Here's the dirt on soil. You might think soil is the d...
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An array of brain operations is at work to trigger your memoryMar 20, 2012 8:00 am - The inner workings of the brain are extremely complex and not fully understood. It turns out that memory is not just one function, but an array of operations with as man...
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Can a bare bear bear it? Fun with homonyms, homophonesMar 13, 2012 10:00 am - Kristina Gopp's fourth-graders at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “What's the difference between a homonym and a homophone and a homograph?” Is it an animal, vegetable ...
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Vampire bats have a long, interesting historyFeb 21, 2012 12:00 am - You wanted to know Second-graders in Rachel Boehm's class at Hawthorn Elementary North asked about vampire bats. “Why are vampire bats called vampire bats, and what was ...
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Schools take steps to stop bullyingFeb 14, 2012 12:00 am - You wanted to know Jen Janik’s third-graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside asked, “Why do other people need to bully kids that are smart?” Bullying is a v...
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Kids want to know: What causes gravity?Jan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - You wanted to know Students in Elise Diaz's fifth-grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “What causes gravity?” What exactly is gravity? We know gravity exists ...
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Cells are the body's building blocksJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - You wanted to know Fifth-graders in Katherine Crawford's class at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein asked, “How do people grow?” Kids Ink Two factors drive the growth ...