How Was Penicillin Discovered?  Join us today as we learn about the accident that lead to the discovery of penicillin.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520913/

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html

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Flamingos  Join us today as we learn about the bright pink bird--the flamingo.

Sources:

Riggs, Kate.  Flamingos Amazing Animals Series.  Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks, 2015.

Gish, Melissa.  Flamingos.  Creative Education, 2015.

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Why Do Beavers Build Dams?  Join us today as we learn about the animal kingdom's engineers, the beaver, and why they build dams.

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/articles/buildabeaverdam.htm

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/why-do-beavers-build-dams/

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/beaver-dam.htm

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/beaver

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Who Was Robert Fulton? Join us today as we learn about the inventor of the steamboat--Robert Fulton.

Sources:

Whiting, Jim. Robert Fulton. Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2007.

Gillis, Jennifer Blizin. Robert Fulton. Heinemann Library, 2004.

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Alaska  Join us today as we learn about the Last Frontier--Alaska.

Sources:

https://www.factsjustforkids.com/us-state-facts/alaska-facts-for-kids/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/denali/

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Denali/275594#

Bjorklund, Ruth.  Alaska.  Benchmark Books, 2005.

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Hippos  Join us today as we learn about the third largest land animal on Earth, the hippopotamus.

Sources:

https://www.hippoworlds.com/hippopotamus-facts/

https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/hippopotamus

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hippopotamus

https://www.britannica.com/animal/hippopotamus-mammal-species/Pygmy-hippopotamus

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What Is Symbiosis?  Join us today as we learn about relationships in nature--symbiosis

Sources:

https://kids.kiddle.co/Symbiosis

https://kids.kiddle.co/Lichen

https://www.softschools.com/examples/science/commensalism_examples/373/

https://www.pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/fleas/

Hanáčková Pavla, and Linh Dao. Amazing Animal Friendships: Odd Couples in Nature. Scribblers, a Salariya Imprint, 2018.

Rhodes, Mary Jo, and David Hall. Partners in the Sea. Children's Press, 2005.

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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?  Join us today as we learn about the sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Lincoln/Reputation-and-character

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What Was the Industrial Revolution?  Join us today as we learn about how the Industrial Revolution changed the way people worked and lived.

Sources:

Eli Whitney Episode  https://anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/episodes/Who-Was-Eli-Whitney-e15c09g

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Industrial-Revolution/353290

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

https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Industrial-Revolution/275053

https://www.britannica.com/technology/flying-shuttle

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What Happened at Ellis Island?  Join us today as we learn about the twelve million people who passed through Ellis Island on their way to a new life in America.

Sources:

https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/medical-examination-immigrants-ellis-island

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