Holidays and Birthdays

Honor for a Viking

The Vikings were hardy, daring sea-farers from what are now Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. More than a thousand years ago, some Norwegian Vikings under Eric the Red ventured far out into the Atlantic…

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Once Upon a Time

How the Camel Got His Hump

from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the…

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Currents and Sparks

Current conductors

Materials What kinds of materials will conduct, or – bell wire (6 feet; 1.8 meters) – dry cell (No. 6) – flashlight bulb (1.5 volts) – knife – porcelain or plastic socket (small, for…

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