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NASA releases first image from new space telescope
Aug. 1, 2022 - Not years but decades in development, NASA recently released the first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope. Launched on Dec. 25, 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, all systems are go for astronomers around the world to begin using Webb's four instruments. NASA officials are "over the moon" with excitement.  Word of the Daybenefit: noun;something that helps or is good, an increase in value Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive. Writing ProgressTrack your progress all year. For your Student Summary Report Form: Weekly VOCABWeek of August 08 lark: noun; whim, spur of the moment decision to do something fun or to have an adventure;Rosie has a spring in her step this spring morraines: noun; what is left from a glacier melting and moving over land National Park Week: Only bears sleep at Sleeping Bear Dunes population: noun; the total number of people living in a defined geographic area Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month shorebirds: noun; birds that live by the shore or at the edge of a body of water Support for songbirds and shorebirds announced Today In HistoryAugust 10 1945: Japan told the Allies it would surrender to end World War II that the United States entered after Japan attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The formal surrender was signed on the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945. The battleship was docked in Tokyo Bay.1821: Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land, Missouri was acquired by the U.S. as part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. At that time, the territory's occupants were mainly French settlers. After the War of 1812, American settlers poured into the region. More from Student News Net
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Studio glass art is a recent development but creating functional glass from silica sand is thousands of years old. Through this Student News Net video, tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington to marvel at the beauty of glass and the chemical elements! Student News Net was there in 2017. Read More: Seattle sights are simply stupendous Pink diamonds are rareOver 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds come from The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Pink Diamonds are very rare and very expensive, but all diamonds are tetrahedrons of carbon atoms.  A rush for gold ended quicklyThe story of the short-lived Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) is told at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle.  Glass: a hot and cool combo of art and scienceGlassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News March: Women's History MonthMarch 3, 2022 - March is Women's History Month. Read and learn about Cornelia Fort (1919-1943).  February: Learn more about Presidents Lincoln and WashingtonJan. 31, 2022 - Take time to learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln who were both born in February.  Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Jan. 12, 2022 - On Monday, Jan. 17, the nation will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the father of the civil rights movement.  Cornelia Fort (1919-1943): Pilot and PatriotDec. 7, 2021 - Early on Dec. 7, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Cornelia Fort, 22, was doing what she loved to do.   |
