Hope Babowice
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Headphones use electrical impulses to bring music to your earsJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Mat Gordon, 13, an eighth-grader at Aptakisic Junior High School in Buffalo Grove and a member of Boy Scout Troup 79, asked, "How do headphones work?" Sound starts as mo...
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Reporters dispatched daily to fill pages with news articlesDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Haley Hauptman, 10, a fifth-grader at Mundelein's West Oak Middle School, asked, "How can newspapers get so many articles done every day?" Newspapers serve a very import...
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Despite roots, some plants can really moveDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Priya Rao, 8, third-grader and class representative to the student council at Townline Elementary School in Vernon Hills, asked, "Do jumping beans really jump?" It might...
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Tickling causes pain, so why do we laugh?Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - "Why do you laugh when you get tickled?" asked Samantha Waitley, 8, a third-grader at Townline Elementary School in Vernon Hills. Tickling is often a way to show affecti...
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When the moon hits your eye, it could be an illusionDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Jonas Bahrmasel, 4, a preschooler at Schaumburg's Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School, asked, "Why does it seem like the moon is following us?" Sometimes it does seem ...
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Eyes do get 'cold' but it feels like pain insteadNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Michelle Weber, 6, a first-grader at Greenbrier Elementary School in Arlington Heights asked, "When you are out in the very cold weather, why don't your eyes get cold?" ...
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Electricity comes from many sourcesNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "How much electricity is used in one day in the United States of America?" asked Yadira Garcia, 10, a fifth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. Electricity po...
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Kids ask: How does the wind blow?Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Neuman, 8, a third-grader at Prairieview School in Hainesville, asked, "How does wind blow?" Without air, there's no wind. Without the Sun, there's no wind. Without...
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Worms eat everything in their pathNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - "What do worms eat?" Toby Bahrmasel, 6, a first-grader at Douglas MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates, asked, "What do worms eat?" Worms are incredibly import...
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Jellyfish can be poisonous, but also protect some speciesOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why are jellyfish so poisonous?" asked Nicholas Farino, 9, a fourth-grader at W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. They don't have a sense of smell, taste or hearin...