Hope Babowice
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Will we ever have another Ice Age?Aug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Toni Markowicz and Tyler Carpenter, both 11 years old and entering the sixth grade at Gurnee's Viking Middle School, had questions about the Ice Age. "What did it look l...
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Modern-day public school system has its roots in 1700sJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Julie Avila, 9, a rising fourth-grader at Mundelein's Diamond Lake School, asked a few questions about schools. "Why did they call it grammar school? How did schools loo...
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Pluto, in theory, could take a hikeJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Danny Schellin, 9, a rising fourth-grader at Libertyville's Rockland Elementary School, sent Kids Ink these questions about astronomy: "Can any planet move away from the...
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Whale shark is massive but eats ocean's smallest creaturesJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - "What is the biggest fish?" asked Rebecca Lothspeich, 11, a rising sixth-grader who will attend Libertyville's Highland Middle School in the fall. The biggest fish is a ...
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Worms have simple, yet amazing biologyJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "How can worms break in half and live?" asked Abby Russell, 9, a rising fourth-grader at W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. Earthworms can survive rips, tears and ...
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The facts behind cold, hard cashJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "How does money get made?" asked Sydney Gale, 8, a rising third-grader at Robert Crown School in Wauconda. What is money? Money is something of value that we use to purc...
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Stars are born from nursery-like nebulaesJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - "How did the stars form?" asked Josh Mota, 10, a recent fifth-grade graduate from O'Plaine School in Gurnee. A star is a ball of gas - hydrogen and helium. Gravity k...
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Daytime star gazing difficult, not impossibleJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why are the stars in the sky only at night?," asked Lily Goluszka, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Gaze into the night sky and you can see full constel...
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The pupil changes in size, but doesn't move within eyeMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why don't your pupils ever move?," asked Meghan Rolston, 11, a fifth-grader at Butterfield School in Libertyville. In a split second, your brain makes millions of decis...
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Studying Mars may provide clues to our planet's futureMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - "Will we ever run out of water?," asked Sarah Hidalgo, 11, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. The existence of life separates Earth from the other planets, and...