The Moon is actually a little lopsided due to the lunar crust being thicker on one side than the other. When you look at the Moon, you will see dark and light areas. The dark areas are young plains called maria and are composed of basalt. The basalt flowed in and flooded the area created by a huge impact with an asteroid or comet. The light areas are the highlands, which are mountains that were uplifted as a result of impacts....
The Process On Jake’s official website, he says that he is a normal kid who wasn’t always interested in writing. Though he started at a young age, his practice didn’t come from his burning desire to write. In fact, his mom created a daily writing agenda for him. Eventually, Jake found a love for writing and during the summer of 2012 he began to write Just Jake. Once he was finished his parents published the book electronically on an online educational website....
The Constitution was signed on September 17—now known as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day—and was submitted to the states for ratification. Over the course of the following three years, it was ratified by all thirteen states then existing. The first ten amendments—the Bill of Rights—were added by the first Congress and ratified in 1791, to more explicitly safeguard individual rights. The Constitution of the United States of America Introduction | Encyclopedia Article The Preamble | Commentary The Articles: I II III IV V VI VII | Commentary The Amendments | Commentary Signers of the ConstitutionGlossary of Constitutional Terms...
Founded by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) in the 1860s and 1870s, Christian Science views creation as entirely spiritual. The church holds the Bible as authoritative yet interprets it in a distinct way, focusing on the life of Jesus as a model of healing by prayer, a necessary element of spiritual growth. According to the Christian Science concept of Mind-healing, physical illness and injury result from error or wrong belief and can be healed through one’s own prayer or the ministrations of a Christian Science practitioner....
Younger Readers Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt) I Face the Wind, by Vicki Cobb; illustrated by Julia Gorton (HarperCollins) Surprising Sharks, by Nicola Davies; illustrated by James Croft (Candlewick) The Racecar Alphabet, by Brian Floca (Atheneum) Diary of a Wombat, by Jackie French; illustrated by Bruce Whatley (Clarion) Little One Step, by Simon James (Candlewick) What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?, by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin) How I Became a Pirate, by Melinda Long; illustrated by David Shannon (Harcount, Inc....
A tournament of veterans Related Links 2018 Winter OlympicsJulie ChuIce Hockey Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Ice Hockey Memorable Moments The Miracle of 1980The Miracle of 1960 Ice hockey made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The first Winter Olympics didn’t take place until 1924. Ice hockey is believed to have originated from other stick-and-ball games that were popular in the United Kingdom, and brought over by Canadian settlers during the colonization of the Americas....
Fish breathe through gills, and live in water; most are cold-blooded and lay eggs (although sharks give birth to live young).Amphibians are cold-blooded and live both on land (breathing with lungs) and in water (breathing through gills) at different times. Three types of amphibians are frogs and toads, salamanders, and caecilians. Caecilians are primitive amphibians that resemble earthworms. They are found in the tropics.Reptiles are cold-blooded and breathe with lungs. They have scales, and most lay eggs....
Animals migrate for several reasons: to find food or water, to reproduce, or to seek more favorable weather. Many kinds of animals migrate, including bats, birds, large herbivores like caribou and elk, butterflies, fish, and marine mammals. Pacific salmon are born in freshwater streams and travel to the ocean to grow. When they reach adulthood, they travel back upstream (often up to 2,000 miles) to spawn. After overcoming obstacles like swift currents, fishing nets, and even waterfalls, they return to the exact spot where they hatched, lay their eggs, then die....
The anniversary of the battle, which is celebrated annually in Bennington, Vermont, on August 16, is held on the preceding Friday if it falls on a Saturday and the following Monday if it falls on a Sunday. Government offices in Vermont are closed and historic sites in Vermont are open free of charge to the public. Celebrations include a parade, and a battle reenactment. In addition, many museums and local organizations sponsor events throughout the town....
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Just because rabbits are little doesn’t mean they don’t need room to roam. A cage or a run for a six-pound rabbit should be at least 18 inches high, 24 inches wide, and 24 inches deep. Cages with wire flooring are hard on rabbits’ feet, which do not have protective pads like those of dogs and cats. If you place your rabbit in a wire cage, be sure to layer the floor with cardboard or paper....
From ancient cave paintings to graffiti artists today, painting has always been a part of human life. Some of the best-known artists, like Michelangelo and Picasso, were painters. For thousands of years, people all over the world have made masks to use in rituals, work, theater, and just for fun. Have you ever made a mask from a paper bag? Drawing is everywhere—in newspapers, books, posters, and more. It is an art by itself, but it is also the starting point for other kinds of art, like painting or sculpture....
The Day Jesus Was Crucified? Many Christians have long believed that Friday was unlucky because it was the day of the week when Jesus was crucified. The number 13 was believed to bring bad luck because there were 13 people at The Last Supper. Since there were 12 tribes of Israel, that number was considered lucky. Roots in Norse Mythology Thirteen was also a sinister number in Norse mythology. Loki, one of the most evil of the Norse gods, went uninvited to a party for 12 at Valhalla, a banquet hall of the gods....
