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Bears' food sources depend on the breedSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - "How does a bear catch his food?," asked students in Ms. Janik's third-grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside. Some bears eat salmon; some eat bugs. Th...
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Kids ask: Why are presidential terms 4 years?Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - "Why are the presidents only president for four years?," asked Brendan Murphy, 10, of Mundelein. Brendan is a fifth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. F...
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Kids ask: When will a comet hit Earth?Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Brandon Sebeh of Beach Park asked: "When will the next comet impact the Earth?" Brandon, 11, is a sixth-grader at Gurnee's Viking School. A comet is an icy potato-shaped...
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Cars still have a long way to goAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten-year-old Jack Schooley of Vernon Hills, a fifth-grader at Mundelein's West Oak Middle School, asked: "What was the first car to be created?" The need for mechanized ...
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Kids ask: How is paper made?Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Valeria Galindo, 7, a soon-to-be second-grader at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates, asks: "How is paper for books made?" The word paper comes from the Lat...
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What happened at Custer's last stand?Aug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - "What happened at Custer's last stand?," asked soon-to-be Viking Middle School sixth-grader Noah Schuetter, from Gurnee. On June 25, 1876, General George Armstrong Custe...
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Dolphins, whales are mammals without legsJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - "If whales and dolphins are mammals and breathe air, why can't they come on land?" asked Rebecca Slawin, 11, of Gurnee, a soon-to-be 7th-grader at Viking School. Dolphin...
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Two chicks can't come out of same eggJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Gustavo Avila, 12, a soon-to-be seventh-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein, asks: "How does a double yolk develop in an egg and if it were fertile would twins...
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When we dream, we're in our deepest sleepJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "Is it possible you don't dream at night?," asked Tabitha Grose, 10, of Mundelein, a soon-to-be fifth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. When you sleep, you ...
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Puppies develop quicker, learn faster than humansJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Danny Lopez, 7, of Hoffman Estates, is a soon-to-be second-grader at MacArthur Elementary in Hoffman Estates. He asks: "How do dogs have babies?" Puppies are born the wa...