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Women Reformers and Activists

  Abbott - Crandell | Davies - King | La Flesche - Sanger | Seton - Wright Mary Church Terrell Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…

All About Ozone

Source: The Environmental Protection AgencyI. The Ozone Layer The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several layers. The lowest region, the troposphere, extends from the Earth's surface up to about…

Electoral College v. The People

  Who elects the president? by David Johnson Related Links The Electoral College The Conventions Campaign 2016   The presidential…

DK Science: Fossil Sites

DistributionUnited StatesSouth AmericaIsle of WightSahara DesertGobi DesertAustraliaAntarcticaDinosaurs lived all over the world, but their fossilized remains are not easy to find, or even,…

DK Science: Long Necked Herbivores

Internal anatomyExternal anatomyTeeth for rakingTeeth for combingPillarlike legsProsauropodsThe biggest land animals to have lived on Earth were the sauropods, which means “lizard feet”. These…

DK Science: Electricity

AWESOME FORCEINSIDE AN ATOMSTATIC ELECTRICITYCURRENT ELECTRICITYFIND OUT MOREElectricity is not just something you buy in a battery. It is one of the basic ingredients of the Universe. Everything…

DK Science: Mammals

CLASS: MAMMALIADIVING PLATYPUSLEAPING DOLPHINFIND OUT MOREAll mammals are endothermic (warm-blooded), have some fur or hair on their body, and feed their young milk. They have a bony skeleton…

DK Science: Medicinal Plants

GATHERING BARKMEDICINAL JUICEFROM PLANTS TO MEDICINESFIND OUT MOREMany plants produce special substances in their roots, leaves, flowers, or seeds that help them to survive. For example, some…

DK Science: Solids

CHANGING SHAPESHAPE MEMORY METALStretchSTRENGTHCRYSTALLINE STRUCTUREFIND OUT MORESolids are one of the three states of matter and, unlike liquids or gases, they have a definite shape that is not…

DK Science & Technology: Elements

HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE? WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON ELEMENTS? METALSPERIODIC TABLEFIND OUT MOREA substance made up of one kind of atom is an element. Gold is an element because it only contains…