Have you ever wondered what makes a rainbow? This is a question that many children wonder about, and now, most parents have a ready answer (though some might encourage you to guess anyways!). But in the past, people didn’t know how these beautiful arcs of color formed...
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Bedtime HistoryHistory of Sally Ride for Kids
Did you ever find something you wanted to try so badly, that it was all you thought about? Maybe you wanted to hit a home run, or sing like your favorite pop star, or learn to juggle. If you tried that thing–and I hope you did, as long as it wasn’t too dangerous–you...
Whales and Dolphins Facts for Kids
What do you know about whales and dolphins? Do you know what the biggest animal ever to live on our planet is? It's bigger than an elephant. Bigger than a T-Rex. It's even bigger than the biggest known dinosaur, Argentinosaurus (if you're measuring by weight). And...
History of Benjamin Banneker for Kids
Have you ever been given a chore to do, but found yourself doing something very different to get through it? Sometimes, jobs you have to do can be a bit boring. But you can make them fun by playing little games while you do them. Maybe you arrange your shirts into the...
History of the Antikythera Mechanism for Kids
Have you ever come across something odd, and wondered what it was supposed to do? Did you wish you could open it up and find out what was inside? In 1900, a team of divers went looking for sponges off the coast of Greece. But what they found proved to be much,...
History of Louis Pasteur for Kids
Have you ever seen the word “pasteurized” on a carton of milk? You might think it means something about pastures – big grassy fields where animals graze. That’s usually how people pronounce it. But while it’s nice to think of the cows that gave us the milk sunning...
History of Dippy the Dinosaur
Every summer, a wonderful holiday called the “4th of July” is celebrated in America and it is a joyous time filled with parties and barbecues, and street parades to celebrate America’s independence from Britain in 1776. And do you know another historic event...
History of Wangari Maathai for Kids
Imagine you’re surrounded by lush, green, rolling hills. A gentle rain is falling, but the clouds aren’t just overhead, they seem to gently kiss your cheeks. Clouds blanket the far-off, jagged peak of Mount Kenya, or Kirinyaga, the bright place, the second-highest...
History of Sophie Germain for Kids
In the middle of the eighteenth century, change was in the air. New ideas about independence, how people should work and govern themselves, were spreading. Colonists in North America were fighting a revolution against British rule. In England, factories were popping...
History of Bees and Beekeeping
What was the last sweet thing you ate? How long ago was it? Earlier today? Yesterday? Maybe last week? If your family is anything like mine, you've probably eaten something sweet within the last few days. Throughout much of human history though, it was very rare to...