Hope Babowice
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Trojans ruled in Bronze Age, until the horse came alongOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "When did the Trojans rule?" asked Grant Brekenridge, 11, a sixth-grader at Highland Middle School in Libertyville. The story goes like this. About 3,000 years ago the C...
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Trick-or-treaters can thank ancient harvest customs for annual ritualOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we have holidays?," asked Jose Diaz, 10, a fifth-grader at Mundelein's West Oak Middle School. Halloween is a carnival of color an...
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Envisioning the cars of the future starts with the engineOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "What do you think future cars will look like?" asked Alexis Mathews, 11, a sixth-grader at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. Cars of the future can be anything you dream ...
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Kids ask: Sea turtles emerge with shell, but fate of hatchlings uncertainSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "How do sea turtles get their shells?" asked Emily Bronswick, 9, a fourth-grader W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. Incredibly slow-moving on land as it struggles...
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Life inside the Earth is science fictionSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Matt Ruiz 8, a third-grader at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect, asked about life at the center of the Earth. "I was wondering if anything lives at the cen...
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Because of threat of rabies, be cautious around wildlifeSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "How do bats get rabies?" asked Connor Robinson, 12, a seventh-grader at Libertyville's Highland Middle School. There are recorded observations of the rabies virus that ...
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Why do we get ear infections?Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why do we get ear infections?" asked Tyler Martin, 11, a sixth-grader at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. Chances are, you've probably had an ear infection. It's the mos...
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Have any fossils been found inside precious gems?Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - "Have any fossils been found inside precious gems?" asked Eli Haworth, 9, a fourth-grader at Cumberland School in Des Plaines. Fossils are rocks with imprints or evidenc...
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How big is the biggest ship?Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - "How big is the biggest ship?," asked Emily Briscoe, 8, a rising third-grader at Robert Crown School in Wauconda. The biggest ship is as heavy as 11 semi trucks and as l...
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Storms near the ocean's surface can create hurricanesAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - "How does a hurricane start?," asked Kelly Minor, 8, a third-grader at Robert Crown School in Wauconda. The first requirement for a hurricane is that a storm forms near ...