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Engineering in History

April 15, 2019

Cities and towns need water. People use it for drinking, bathing, and growing crops. An AQUEDUCT carries water from one place to another. Engineers have been building these structures for thousands of years. Aqueducts were found long ago in places…

Technology

Hyper-Fast

March 21, 2019

In March, a transportation company was set to finish construction of a new test track in France. The company will use the track to test out its design for a Hyperloop. A Hyperloop is a huge tube. Inside are…

Technology

Kid Coders

December 28, 2018

On most weekends, you can find Zoe Stone (not pictured), 8, in front of a computer. But she isn’t playing games or watching videos. She’s learning how to code. Code is a set of instructions. It tells a computer what…

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Technology

Code At Work

December 27, 2018

Computers are all around us. We use them to play and to learn. Some make chores easier. Others help keep people safe. All computers work because of coding. Where do you see coding at work in the world around you?…

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Cities at Sea

November 29, 2018

People are building a new kind of city. This type of city will not be on land. It will float in the ocean. The first floating city will be in French Polynesia. That’s an island in the South Pacific Ocean.…

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Environment

Schools Go Solar

March 20, 2018

In Sheridan, Indiana, the sun fuels more than just plants. It also powers schools. Schools there have solar panels. The panels soak up the sun’s rays. Then they turn the sunbeams into energy. The panels “can power all of our…

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Science

Color Coding

March 9, 2018

People are using bioluminescent animals to solve problems. Take GARY and KATHY LUKER. They are scientists. They study cancer. Bioluminescence gives them information about the disease. This information would otherwise be invisible. In their work, the Lukers turn to glowing…

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Get Active for Good

November 18, 2016

Get active! It can help other kids. Learn how. Get active and save lives. That is the idea behind the UNICEF Kid Power program. How does the program work? Children earn Kid Power points by being active. Points are exchanged…

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Science

An Eye in the Sky

September 9, 2016

Scientists are building a powerful telescope. It will help them see deep into space. More than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei built a telescope. He was an Italian scientist. He used the telescope to study space. Since then, scientists have…

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