Silly putty is a toy that entertained and fascinates many still today. Instead of being a store-bought item of entertainment, many make it at home, turning it into a great DIY party for kids of all ages. Silly Putty started out as a purposeful accident. Back in the early 1940s World War II was going …
This book review is part of an ongoing effort to help the homeschool community find fun, informative, and valuable books to add to their curriculum. I obtained this a copy of this book from one of the homeschooling mother’s we work with and was charged with both evaluating it and coming up with questions to …
Guy Fawkes Day is a holiday in England and some of the commonwealths that celebrate a failed assassination of King James I. The attempt was both a religious protest as well as a political one. The conspirators plotted to blow up King James on the opening of Parliament, November 5 1605. Tensions were high. Queen …
Murder is an unfortunate crime that we see daily on the nightly news, and people have been committing this act for centuries. However, new evidence shows that we might have been killing others as far back as 430,000 years ago. A fossilized skull discovered within a Spanish cave has scientists believing that homicide was a real …
Although we’ve been on this planet for quite some time, there are still new creatures being discovered on a regular basis. In fact, the College of Environmental Science and Forestry has recently composed a list of about 18,000 newly discovered species discovered over the past year. In honor of their discoveries, the researchers typically release a “Top 10” list …
This month, the Hubble Space Telescope officially turns 25. To be more exact, it’ll celebrate its birthday on April 24. There’s no telling if a cake from NASA will be coming, but one thing is for certain — the Hubble has seen a lot over its years in the vast, dark world of space. Hubble began its …
In just 60 years, the microwave oven morphed from a $5,000 refrigerator-sized model used mostly in restaurants to a countertop-sized model so affordable it’s found in about 90% of kitchens nationwide. It’s not just the price tag that’s improved as microwaveable foods once known for high sodium and low nutritional value now include healthier options …
Soda water has been around for 252 years as of writing this in May, 2019. Joseph Priestley discovered the magic of carbonated water when he suspended a bowl of water over fermenting beer. His process captured and infused the water with the carbon dioxide, creating carbonated water . While Priestley was in England, a Swedish …