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Visit the U.S. Botanic Garden
Dec. 5, 2022 - Even before Thanksgiving, Christmas decorations popped up everywhere from homes to home stores. But for a stellar display of holiday decorations, visit the U.S. Botanic Garden in the nation's capital. Miniature landmarks in Washington D.C. made from all natural materials are on display.  Word of the Daylandmarks: noun;buildings that have historical 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 December 05 affectionately: adverb; with affection, kindness, positive feelings,Dec. 17, 1903: Wright Brothers and Aviation soar carefully: adverb; with care, slowly with care Fall color courtesy of Mother Nature currently: adverb; at the present time It's eerie on Lake Erie suddenly: adverb; quickly, without pause Cornelia Fort (1919-1943): Pilot and Patriot Today In HistoryDecember 8 2016: Senator John Glenn, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and the first man to orbit the Earth who later went on to serve four terms in the U.S. Senate representing the state of Ohio, died. He was 95.1993: President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which cut tariffs and eliminated other trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico. It went into effect on January 1, 1994. 1991: The Soviet Union (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) ceased to exist and the Commonwealth of Independent States was established (Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia). 1894: James Thurber, American humorist and artist, was born in Columbus, Ohio. 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.   |
