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July 10, 2020 - As of yesterday, there have been 3,047,671 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 132,056 deaths from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is still much to learn about the virus but basic infection control practices are well known to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.  Word of the Dayserology: noun;the study of antibodies in the blood; 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 July 06 domestic: adjective; related to home, a home state or home country;Navy hospital ships deploy in US for first time futuristic: adjective; having qualities of the future; Dragon launch scrubbed lenient: adjective; not strict, relaxed, forgiving; Find refuge, if permitted, at a National Wildlife Refuge unanimous: adjective; noted by everyone voting the same way, either yes or no; Protect pollinators - a lot of your food depends on it Today In HistoryJuly 10 1972: Due to drought and a heat wave, elephants in India seeking water went on a rampage through five villages, killing 24 people.1941: Library of Congress: Legendary jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton died in Los Angeles. His musical innovations accelerated the development of jazz. Born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 20, 1890, Morton began playing piano as a child. At age twelve he worked nightspots in the city's Storyville district. Between 1904 and 1917, Morton crisscrossed the nation playing minstrel and vaudeville shows. Billing himself as "Jelly Roll" Morton, by 1910 his style embraced a range of influences from ragtime and popular music to blues and spirituals. 1913: The world’s highest surface air temperature ever recorded - 134 degrees Fahrenheit - was recorded at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California. 1905: Millie Augustine Wirt Benson, ghostwriter for the early Nancy Drew mysteries, was born in Ladora, Iowa. 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 COVID-19 updateJuly 10, 2020 - As of yesterday, there have been 3,047,671 reported cases of COVID-19 in the United States and 132,056 deaths from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is still much to learn about the virus but basic infection control practices are well known to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.  Slow down during current heat waveJuly 8, 2020 - Multiple Heat Advisories have been issued. Slow down to avoid heat stroke. Find a spot to watch birds!  Corn crop could set recordJuly 6, 2020 - Corn farmers are on pace to produce a record of almost 16 million bushels of corn.  Fourth of July fireworks: Protect hands, fingers, eyes - and earsJuly 1, 2020 - Happy Fourth of July! Did you know there is a hand print on the original Declaration of Independence?   |
