I wonder about other kinds of things, too. I wonder: Why was I made? What am I on earth for? What does being alive mean? What makes me think? What makes me feel? How do I know what is right? ...
People are special
People are very special. They do lots of very special things. They make many different kinds of foods to eat, clothes to wear, and places to live in. They make all kinds of tools to use in their...
Bridges, mines, machines
A great, shining bridge across a broad river. A vehicle speeding through the cold darkness of space, toward another planet. A new kind of plastic, one that's tougher than steel. A giant electric...
How does a picnic cooler work?
What kinds of food can you take on a picnic? Any kinds you like---hot baked beans, steaming cocoa, chilled potato salad, or ice- cold lemonade. You can put the food in a picnic cooler, or in special...
Matter forever!
After a log burns in a fireplace, only a few handfuls of soft ashes are left. Most of the matter in the log seems to be gone. But is it really gone? No! It has simply changed into other kinds of...
Kinds of matter
How many kinds of matter are there? So many that if you started to count them, you probably would never finish! But if you could sort out the atoms in all of that matter, you would find that there...
Fun with Paper
Paper! It's easy to find and fun to work with. There are many different kinds of paper, but you will need only a few kinds to make the projects in this section. Become a paper collector. Save old...
WHAT A CASTLE REALLY WAS LIKE
All kinds of king\'s and all kinds of lords built all kinds of castles in Europe long before the United States became a country. Many castles are no more. Others have fallen apart and stand in...
To stay alive
We need to eat in order to stay alive. a house in the United States We need shelter to protect us from the weather. eating a meal in Tunisia > Navajo Indian children > > We wear some kind...
The “fin-footed” ones
It was September, and the beginning of spring in the southern part of the world. Near a small island in the Antarctic Ocean, the water was filled with bobbing brown heads. Hundreds of animals were...