What Is the Gold Standard?  Join us today as we learn about the meaning and history of the Gold Standard in our currency.

Sources:

https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/economics/gold-standard/

https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Gold_standard

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/gold/274588

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What Was A Mastodon?  Join us today as we learn about the mastodon, a large creature that is now extinct.

Sources:

https://www.wheaton.edu/community/perry-mastodon/discovery/-- Perry the Mastodon

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/mammoth-and-mastodon/275651

https://www.livescience.com/56708-mastodon-facts.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-mastodons-1093330

https://kids.kiddle.co/Mastodon

https://www.sdnhm.org/exhibitions/fossil-mysteries/fossil-field-guide-a-z/mastodon

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Who is Sonia Sotomayor? Join us today as we learn about the first Latina on the Supreme Court.

Sources

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/three-branches-of-government

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/symptoms-causes

Anderson, AnnMarie, and Gerald Kelley. Sonia Sotomayor. Scholastic Inc., 2014.

Who Is Sonia Sotomayor? Paw Prints, 2017.

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What Is the Hearst Castle? Join us today as we learn about William Randolph Hearst and how he became the owner of his very own castle.

Sources

https://hearstcastle.org/history-behind-hearst-castle/art/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/citizen-hearst-castle-san-simeon/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Randolph-Hearst

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The Great Chicago Fire  Join us today as we learn about one of the largest fires in the history of the United States.

Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martial%20law

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Chicago-fire-of-1871/609268

https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/great_chicago_fire.php

https://kids.kiddle.co/Great_Chicago_Fire

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-great-chicago-fire-of-1871-1774058

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What Is an Albatross?  Join us today as we learn about the albatross, the bird that has a very large wing span.

Sources:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/albatrosses?loggedin=true

https://www.livescience.com/albatross.html

https://www.britannica.com/animal/albatross

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What Is an Engineer?  Join us today as we learn about different jobs an engineer can have.

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https://www.mtu.edu/mechanical/engineering/

https://www.teachengineering.org/PDF/TypesOfEngineering/Aerospace_InfoFlyer.pdf

https://www.teachengineering.org/PDF/TypesOfEngineering/Biomedical_InfoFlyer.pdf

https://www.teachengineering.org/PDF/TypesOfEngineering/Civil_InfoFlyer.pdf

https://www.teachengineering.org/PDF/TypesOfEngineering/Mechanical_InfoFlyer.pdf

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Who Was Mark Twain?  Join us today as we learn about Mark Twain, one of America's most famous writers.

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https://marktwainhouse.org/about/mark-twain/biography/

https://www.biography.com/writer/mark-twain

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Pets in the White House  Join us today as we learn about the pets that have joined the First Family as they lived in the White House.

Sources:

https://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/millie/

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/02/politics/white-house-pets/

Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1000 Facts about the White House. National Geographic, 2017.

Kennedy, Marge M. Pets at the White House. Children's Press, 2009.

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What Are Zip Codes?  Join us today as we crack the code of ZIP codes.

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https://www.womansday.com/life/a51100/the-history-and-meaning-of-zip-codes/

https://tedium.co/2017/10/31/telephone-area-codes-history/

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/our-numbered-days-the-evolution-of-the-area-code/283803/

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