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American #mastodons lived in North American forests. They were shorter than woolly mammoths, but they also had long curving tusks. They consumed about 200 pounds of grasses and plants every day. Check out our #IceAge Unit to learn more: https://t.co/hnglHBqDLT
Music was a huge part of @CurtisLMayfield's life from the beginning. At the age of three, his mother recalled, Curtis would stand on a tree stump and #sing to the engineers driving the trains that passed by.
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When #RayCharles was three, he climbed onto a piano stool in a café and sat next to Mr. Wylie Pitman, the owner. As Ray recalled, “I’d climb up there and listen to him, just waiting ’til I got the chance to start bangin’ on the keys.”
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In our Christianity and Rome's Legacies Unit, kids learn about the early days of The New Testament and religious turmoil in Rome. Read today: https://t.co/IrQdn4sKBP
#Volcanoes often take shape along the edges of two #TectonicPlates. This explains why many oceanic islands are found in chains, called an "#archipelago." #Japan is an #archipelagic nation, made up of thousands of #islands.
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#OTD 49 years ago, the #Russian #spacecraft Venera 7 touches down on #Venus, becoming the first #space probe to soft land, and send data, from the surface of another #planet. It had launched earlier that same year, on August 17.
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Practically every creature on the planet has #muscles, including #insects! In fact, for their size, insects are some of the #strongest critters around.
Check out our Topic "#Animal Muscles" to learn more!
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TRUE or FALSE: The word “#mummy” originates from the #Arabic #language?
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Check out "What Is a Mummy?" to find out!
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#ConstitutionDay is one week from today. In addition to using our Unit on the "#Constitution" to teach kids, we also have a FREE InfoPacket on the #BillOfRights with easy-to-understand descriptions for students!
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#OTD in 1513, #explorer Juan Ponce de León claimed #Florida for #Spain. He had just left #PuertoRico--where he was governor, in search of new land. Learn more in this Topic from "Exploring the Americas"
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