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Christmas Bird Count has 120-year history
 Dec. 12, 2019 - Nestled in front of a warm, cozy fire is not the be-all and end-all for millions of birders who relish being out in the cold to watch - and count - their fine-feathered friends. Now in its 120th year, the National Audubon Society is hosting its annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Counting begins Saturday!  Word of the Dayrelish: verb;enjoy, look forward to; can also be a noun; Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive. Writing ProgressTrack your progress all year. For your Student Summary Report Form: Weekly VOCABWeek of December 09 astrophysics: noun; the study of physics in space, a combination of astronomy and physics;NASA announces first findings of Parker Solar Probe auction: noun; an event during which an item is offered for sale to the highest bidder; Inaugural copy of Marvel Comics sells for $1.26 million glaciologists: noun; people who study and become experts about glaciers; Expedition searching for Endurance shipwreck wreckage: noun; something, such as a ship, that has been destroyed and rendered inoperable; Crew says finding sunken ships is 'humbling' Today In HistoryDecember 14 1911: Roald Amundsen and four companions discovered the South Pole as the first team to reach the elusive spot. All five men and 12 of their 52 sled dogs returned safely to their base camp. The next team to reach the South Pole was also a team of five men led by Captain Robert Scott but they all perished on the return trip after reaching the South Pole on Jan. 17, 1912. Their frozen bodies were found eight months later.1897: Margaret Chase Smith, first woman to be elected to both houses of Congress (1941 to the House and 1949 to the Senate), was born in Skowhegan, Maine. 1896: James "Jimmy" Doolittle, U.S. Army pilot and aerospace engineer who led his "Doolittle's Raiders" in air raids on Tokyo in 1942 during World War II, was born. 1799: After a brief illness, George Washington, the first President of the United States, died at his Mount Vernon home in Virginia. More from Student News Net
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Studio glass art is a recent development but creating functional glass from silica sand is thousands of years old. Through this Student News Net video, tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington to marvel at the beauty of glass and the chemical elements! Student News Net was there in 2017. Read More: Seattle sights are simply stupendous Pink diamonds are rareOver 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds come from The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Pink Diamonds are very rare and very expensive, but all diamonds are tetrahedrons of carbon atoms.  A rush for gold ended quicklyThe story of the short-lived Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) is told at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle.  Glass: a hot and cool combo of art and scienceGlassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News Coast Guard carries on for the Schuenemann brothersDec. 9, 2019 - The Christmas Tree Ship honors the Schuenemann brothers who brought Christmas trees to Chicago in the late 1800s and early 1900s.  Dec. 7, 1941: Pearl HarborDec. 7, 2019 - Today is the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into WWII.  Inaugural copy of Marvel Comics sells for $1.26 millionDec. 3, 2019 - Heritage Auctions just sold a copy of the first Marvel Comics, published in 1939, for $1.26 million.  Dec. 1, 1955: Sit with Rosa Parks on Bus #2857Dec. 1, 2019 - Sixty-four years ago today, Rosa Parks decided she would stand up for her civil rights by remaining seated on Montgomery City Bus #2857.   |
