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How mighty is the Mississippi?
 Oct. 19, 2018 - As the second longest river in North America, the Mississippi is mighty because of its length, width, speed, volume, watershed size, and economic impact. Metrics prove the Mississippi is mighty but it's also mighty beautiful, especially at sunset.  Word of the Daydelta: noun;the mouth or end of a river where it flows into a larger body of water; Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Weekly VOCABWeek of October 15 altricial: adjective; for baby birds - needing to be fed by their parents;Follow the flight of bluebirds dormant: adjective; inactive; It's National Trails Day! epochal: adjective; life changing, significant, related to an epoch Agreement signed at Singapore Summit magnificent: adjective; wonderful, amazing; Douglas Brinkley to students: Lead a dignified life (Parts 2 and 3) Today In HistoryOctober 20 1803: Library of Congress: The Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty by a vote of twenty-four to seven. The agreement, which provided for the purchase of the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France at a price of $15 million, or approximately four cents per acre, doubled the size of the country and paved the way for westward expansion beyond the Mississippi. Spain had controlled Louisiana and the strategic port of New Orleans with a relatively free hand since 1762. However, Spain signed the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800. News of the agreement eventually reached the U.S. government. President Thomas Jefferson feared that if Louisiana came under French control, American settlers living in the Mississippi River Valley would lose free access to the port of New Orleans. On April 18, 1802, Jefferson wrote a letter to Robert Livingston, the U.S. minister to France, warning that, "There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans…" More News
Extra! Extra! Feature Article Hands-on, heads-up, hearts-in learning permeates INSPIRE DaySept. 18, 2017 - The Norman Borlaug Boyhood Home in Cresco, Iowa served as an outdoor classroom Friday for more than 250 fifth graders. Read More
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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 rareSept. 3, 2013 (update: 2016) Over 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 quicklyMay 12, 2016 - The 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 scienceMarch 22, 2016 - Glassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News How mighty is the Mississippi?Oct. 19, 2018 - As the second longest river in North America, the Mississippi is mighty because of its length, width, speed, volume, watershed size, and economic impact. Metrics prove the Mississippi is mighty but it's also mighty beautiful, especially at sunset.  Peek at peak fall colors this weekendOct. 18, 2018 - This weekend will be a perfect time to experience peak fall colors, even from space!  The Phoenix rises to the top at ArtPrizeOct. 17, 2018 - Recently at ArtPrize Ten, "The Phoenix" greeted thousands of visitors in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Art speaks for artistsOct. 15, 2018 - Wherever visitors stroll at Artprize, they are steps away from a work of art and sometimes, the artist. |
