Hope Babowice
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In Greek mythology Aeolus guides windJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Students in Elise Diaz's fifth-grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee asked: "In Greek mythology, who is the god of wind?" The Greek and Roman King of the Winds was Ae...
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Butterflies use Earth's magnetic poles to migrate southDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Rachel Zabel's fourth-grade class at Hawthorn Elementary School North in Vernon Hills asked: "How do butterflies use their antennae to migrate?" Butterflies are insects...
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Satellites are objects in space that orbit planetsDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Satellites are objects in space that orbit planets. There are natural satellites, like the moon, and man-made satellites that humans launch into space, like the ones tha...
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Scientists use two methods to see atomsDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Students in Katherine Crawford's fifth-grade class at West Oak Middle School asked: "How can scientists see atoms?" Atoms are extremely small - 1 million times smaller t...
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Chocolate, cola, tea and acai berries can be poisonous to dogsNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Chocolate, cola drinks, tea and acai berries contain a substance that can be poisonous to dogs, said Rosemary LoGiudice, veterinarian at Furnetic, a Chicago veterinary c...
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Are any of Roosevelt's kids still alive?Nov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Laura Kuchler's seventh-grade language arts students at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein asked: "Are any of Eleanor Roosevelt's children still alive?" Anna Eleanor R...
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Kids ask: Does smell affect taste?Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Maria Barba's classroom at MacArthur Elementary in Hoffman Estates asked, "How does our sense of taste connect to our sense of smell?" p class="News">You might sa...
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Kids ask: Why does sound travel faster in water?Oct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Jamie Stuart and Ms. Mary Dunn's second-grade students at Diamond Lake Elementary School in Mundelein wanted to know: "Why does sound travel faster in water?" Sound ...
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Nutria's iron-stained teeth destroying wetlandsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Zabel's fourth-grade students at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked: "Why does the nutria have orange teeth?" Rodents tend to be unpopular animals. Nutr...
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Kids ask: What is diphtheria?Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - "What is diphtheria and how do you get it?," asked a student in Mrs. Kuchler's seventh-grade Language Arts class at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. Diphtheria is a ...