Hope Babowice
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What’s the buzz about bee stings?Nov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - You wanted to know “When someone gets stung by a bee, why does the bee die right away?” asked students in Gregg Thompson’s sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland M...
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Thanksgiving celebrated in many ways around the worldNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - You wanted to know “How is Thanksgiving celebrated around the world?” asked second-graders in Rachel Boehm’s class at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills. The firs...
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Libertyville veteran shares war memories with ScoutsNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Ten days after his high school graduation, Pfc. Don Carter reported to the U.S. Army induction center at Camp Upton in Suffolk County, New York in July 1943. His assignm...
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Gas, dust and energy make up the complex life of starsNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know Jen Janik’s third-graders at Big Hollow Elementary in Ingleside asked, “How do stars form in space?” Coming full circle, a star begins with gas and d...
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The story about dinosaurs is in fossils, rocksOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know “Why did dinosaurs become extinct?” asked students in Katherine Crawford’s fifth-grade at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. If you had to answer a ...
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Broken nose is the most common facial fractureOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know Students in Elise Diaz’s fifth-grade class at O’Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “How do break your nose if there are no bones in the nose?” The nose is...
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Scientists are studying Jupiter’s Great Red SpotSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know “How was Jupiter’s red spot made and how big is the planet?” asked Jen Janik’s third-graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside. Jupiter, th...
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U.S. hasn't printed $3 bills since 1800sSep 20, 2011 2:45 pm - You wanted to know Amber Socaciu's third-graders at Lake Villa's Thompson Elementary School asked, “Why aren't there $3 bills?” The saying about a penny saved does not m...
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Color spectrum makes sky look green before tornadoAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know “Why does the sky turn green before or during a tornado?” asked Katherine Crawford’s fifth-graders at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. “Red sky at...
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Who made first computer? An Iowa State professorAug 23, 2011 1:00 am - You wanted to know Elise Diaz’s fifth-graders from O’Plaine School in Gurnee asked, “Whose idea was it to make the first computer?” After examining the facts, it took a ...