Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment.
Today’s website is How Stuff Works. Jonathan loves this site more than I do. When ever he asks why, how, what happens when… this is the site we turn to. I don’t allow him to surf this site on his own just because you never know; however, he knows when I say “We’ll have to look that up,” this is one of the first places we go. Learn how to give first aid to your dog, how to track NASA’s starshine satellite, and EVERYTHING in between.
Word of the day: sybarite \SIB-uh-ryt\, noun:
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
This Day in History Oct. 8th
1604 : The supernova called “Kepler’s nova” is 1st sighted
1822 : 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley
1840 : 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed
1862 : Battle of Perryville, KY-Confederate invasion halted
1871 : Great Chicago Fire begins
1912 : 1st Balkan War begins
1918 : Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans
1933 : Coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters
1939 : Germany annexes Western Poland
1957 : Turkish & Syrian border guards exchange fire
1972 : Possible breakthrough at Paris peace talks
1962 : Algeria admitted as 109th member of the UN
1982 : Poland bans Solidarity
1998 : U.S. House of Representatives initiates Clinton impeachment inquiry
Journal Prompt:
When I get scared…
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Note: At the time that this was written and published, the websites linked here are kid friendly. However, due to the changing nature of the web, we always recommend that the first time you visit a site, you check it out alone, without children present. This way, you are assured that the content is appropriate for your child.