Hope Babowice
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Pendulum helped prove how Earth rotates around sunApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - "How does the world rotate?" asked Esmeralda Arizmendi, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Once each day, the Earth makes a full turn called a rotation. Wh...
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Common elements of table salt make oceans taste dry, bitterApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why is ocean water salty?" asked Tristan Sproul, 11, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Did you ever gulp a mouthful of ocean water? It tastes terrible -...
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Wind creates ocean's white capsApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Melissa Hauptman, 7, a second-grader at Diamond Lake School in Mundelein, asked, "What makes the top of a wave white on a whitecap?" Waves make the ocean wild and exciti...
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Oversized teeth helped saber tooths kill preyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Jesus Tamez, 8, a third-grader at W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch, asked, "Why do saber tooths have big teeth?" Saber-toothed mammals lived as far back as 33 mil...
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Special classes are needed to learn how to scuba diveMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - "What is the deepest depth a person has gone to in the ocean?" asked Zach Grennie, 11, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine Elementary School in Gurnee. Scuba -- an acronym for se...
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Researching your ancestry a treasure hunt through historyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - "How could we research our family history?," asked Sydney Lomax, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. The process of researching family history is called gen...
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Breast cancer curable if treated early enough, doctor saysMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - "Do we have a cure for breast cancer?," asked Karina Alexis Casillas, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. "Breast cancer is very curable when found early," ...
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How do animals like bears sleep away the winter?Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Emily Dunne, 6, a first-grader at William L. Thompson School in Lake Villa, asked, "How do animals like bears sleep all winter long? How do they stay alive when they don...
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Giraffes' long necks useful for reaching food, spotting dangerFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - "Why do giraffes have long necks?," asked Ashley Mosquera, 8, a third-grader at W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. Almost no part of the giraffe is small. Standing...
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Lack of moisture keeps clouds away throughout world's desertsFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - "Why are there barely ever clouds in the desert?," asked Haley Hauptman, 10, a fourth-grader at Diamond Lake School in Mundelein. Deserts are places that year-round are ...