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Have you been hearing loud sounds at night or in the mornings? Is the sound similar to that of a motorcycle? Do you hear this sound typically when walking or standing next to trees? Well, those are cicadas.

Did you know that sharks can be afraid of you? That may seem untrue, but to your disbelief, sharks do not hurt people for the fun of it. Sharks do it because humans can look like food to them, or they are just curious about what is in their territory.

On Friday, November 20, 2020, my classmate Eden Washington and I got to listen to National Weather Service Meteorologist, Tim Brice talk about how to prepare for certain weather disasters.

Let’s take a trip to Komodo Island—do you have $1,000? You might be saying no because that’s a lot to pay for one trip, but this price is for a membership to go to the island multiple times and it’s good for one year.

This article is about a few bugs that impact the world in an awesome way. These bugs might seem gross or annoying, but they help us every day in ways we may not know.

FEB 14, 2018: Hey guys, in the Fun Thinking Show (FTS) we get to talk about things we love. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about how to make fun stuff at home. So follow along. Today, we’re making fluffy slime.

I read this book called Amos and Boris by William Steig. It was about two friends...one lived on land and one didn’t. Amos is a mouse, and Boris is the whale. Amos built a boat and went on a trip to have the adventure to see how the ocean looked. Amos fell off the boat. Then he had to stay in the water for a whole night until Boris came in the morning.

Did you know most kids are nervous and a bit scared of the first day of school? Well, this year was different. Why?  The eclipse was a big deal this year and all the excitement took place on the first day of school.

When you hear the word, “space”, what do you think? Space, it’s a beautiful place. We as humans have been studying space since man could remember. Fifty million years from now the earth will be too hot for life as we know it to survive.

Ever see those people whose bodies are in complete paralysis? They can’t move, speak, blink or even eat. If you’ve ever had sleep paralysis you might be able to relate. If you actually have it you probably aren’t reading this. But what if you could still communicate to those people simply by reading their thoughts?

On a cloudy fall day in 1961, a Tupolev Tu-4 bomber flies over the island of Novaya Zemlya in the Soviet Union. Reaching a height of 35,000 feet, the pilot drops the Tsar Bomba. The Tsar Bomba was a 100 megaton nuclear bomb.That's like someone getting 100 million tons of TNT and detonating it....

Questions have been raised around news articles asking, "Should scholars dissect real animals?” We believe that we as scholars should dissect real animals. We believe that we should dissect real animals because if we don’t, we will never get the real experience with real animals....

On January 20, 2016, I was reading a little bit about the banning of foam containers in Washington, DC. Foam has been one of the most used materials for food containers in Washington, DC.... 

Have you ever wanted to create something edible at home by yourself or with friends and family? We’re  in the seventh grade at Friendship Chamberlain Academy and we are starting a series of do-it-yourself project videos called “MC’s Corner”.  

On February 28th, 2015 Friendship Collegiate Academy (FCA) hosted Friendship Public Charter School’s (FCPS) annual STEM fair. The FPCS STEM Fair’s main purpose is to inform kids about science, technology, engineering and math. By doing this, students must complete projects in which STEM is incorporated. It helps create a passion in the youth for STEM activities and learning.

Who doesn’t enjoy eating ice cream, especially on hot summer day, or just for a delicious treat? When students were told that they were going to be doing just that, hearts began pounding with excitement, then doubt. How is this possible at school? Not typical right?  Well, many of the 8th graders at Woodridge know that science in Ms. Beckwith’s class isn’t your typical classroom either.

On Friday April 4, the Air and Space Museum started its National Robotics Week event. National Robotics Week is April 4-12. You need to check this event out. It has happened the last few years at the Air and Space Museum and is worth the trip.