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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 11 1899: E.B. White, author of Charlotte's Web, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He died in Maine in 1985.
1804: Library of Congress: Political antagonists and personal enemies Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, to settle their longstanding differences with a duel. The participants fired their pistols in close succession. Burr's shot met its target immediately, fatally wounding Hamilton and leading to his death the following day. Burr escaped unharmed. This tragically extreme incident reflected the depth of animosity aroused by the first emergence of the nation's political party system. Both men were political leaders in New York: Burr, a prominent Republican, and Hamilton, leader of the opposing Federalist Party. Burr had found himself the brunt of Hamilton's political maneuvering on several occasions, including the unusual presidential election of 1800, in which vice-presidential candidate Burr almost defeated his running mate, presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson. In 1804, Hamilton opposed Burr's closely fought bid for governor of New York. On the heels of his narrow defeat, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel on the grounds that Hamilton had publicly maligned his character.
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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?   |
