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Never Forget: Honor 9/11 Heroes
Sept. 11, 2021 - A long, winding, two-lane road traverses the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A posted speed limit of 25 mph on one section forces people to slow down. That is as it should be. The 2,200-acre rural site is sacred ground.  Word of the Dayincapacitated: verb;not able to function in a normal way; injured 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 September 13 educational: adjective; related to education, learning;Songbirds are snowbirds! muggy: adjective; very hot and humid, uncomfortable; High Heat, High Humidity = High Risk unattainable: adjective; not able to be attained, done, realized, accomplished; Happy Birthday NASA! upcoming: adjective; in the future, scheduled to happen in the future; Future is here as Resilience docks at space station Today In HistorySeptember 17 1862: The Battle of Antietam took place in Maryland near Antietam Creek. After the Union repulsed a late afternoon charge by the Confederates, both sides withdrew bringing the battle to an end without a clear victor. 1787: Delegations from 12 states voted unanimously to approve the U.S. Constitution. 39 of the 42 delegates signed it and the Constitutional Convention being held in Philadelphia adjourned. Library of Congress: Two days earlier, when a final vote was called, Edmund Randolph called for another convention to carefully review the Constitution as it stood. This motion, supported by George Mason and Elbridge Gerry, was voted down and the Constitution was adopted. The product of four months of secret debate, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and proposed an entirely new form of government. Adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, but not ratified by the states until 1781, the Articles of Confederation created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government.
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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 Never Forget: Honor 9/11 HeroesSept. 11, 2021 - A long, winding, two-lane road traverses the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A posted speed limit of 25 mph on one section forces people to slow down. That is as it should be. The 2,200-acre rural site is sacred ground.  Festival to celebrate 80th anniversary of the JeepJuly 23, 2021 - On July 15, 1941, Willys-Overland signed a contract with the U.S. Army to produce a 4x4 vehicle to carry personnel.  Rare birds capture hearts and hope for the speciesJuly 12, 2021 - On July 1, 2021, four Piping Plover, an endangered species, chicks hatched in Ohio.  July 4, 1776: Birth of a Nation and the 11 years beforeJune 27, 2021 - On July 4, 2021, the United States of America will celebrate 245 years as a sovereign nation.   |
