April

The British are coming!

Patriots’ Day By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. from Concord Hymn by…

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Currents and Sparks

A pull from electricity

You can build your own electromagnet—and you can find ways to make your magnet stronger. This project will show you how. Ask a grown-up to use the knife to scrape about an inch (2.5 centimeters)…

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Holidays and Birthdays

Nigeria celebrates

> With a rat-a-tat-tat of drums and a blare of bugles, rows of soldiers > march smartly down the street. Overhead, there is a roar as a > formation of warplanes rushes through the sky. Later, there…

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