Hope Babowice
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Stranded whales require team responseAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "What happens when a whale washes up on the shore and doesn't get back in the water soon?" asked a young library patron at Schaumburg Township Distric...
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Early civilizations contributed to our knowledge of the cosmosAug 03, 2016 6:00 am - You wanted to know How do we know a considerable amount about the observable universe when it takes years to discover and travel to our own planets and throughout o...
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Spend summer learning about moths, butterfliesJul 20, 2016 6:00 am - Butterflies are not just beautiful, they teach scientists about the world
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Pirates plying their trade for thousands of yearsJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - "How do masts and sails turn differently on pirate boats?" asked a young patron at Wauconda Area Library's summer STEM program. Pirates - robbers of the seas - have been...
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The search for more elements continuesJun 12, 2016 11:00 pm - By Hope Babowice Kids Ink You wanted to know A young patron from the Vernon Area Library asked, "How many elements are there?" Elements are the most basic form of a subs...
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Some plants, animals use poison to protect themselvesMay 30, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Why are some frogs poisonous, and why are some plants or animals poisonous at birth?" Two curious readers, a young Wauconda Public Library patron and...
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What's next for robots? Better energy efficiencyMay 15, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "How do robots conserve energy?" asked a young patron at Grayslake Area Public Library. Within a year, 2 million robots will be on the job in man...
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How the Maya built their pyramids, buildingsMay 01, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "How did the Maya people make Chichen Itza if there were no vehicles to carry the rock?" asked a young patron from the Vernon Area Public Library in L...
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Real 'Mona Lisa' was wealthy Italian's wifeApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Who is the person in the portrait 'Mona Lisa'?" asked a young patron at the Vernon Area Library's Wheel of Wisdom game show program. Gargantuan reput...
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Rounding out pi is OK for calculating approximationsApr 03, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "If pi is infinite, how come we can use it in math problems?" asked a student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle ...