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1-18 of 18 results for All Resources

Airplanes

Written by Nancy Robinson Masters

Did you know that a jet engine can be made of as many as 25,000 different parts and that those...

4th - 8th

Bill and Melinda Gates

Written by Dana Mechen Rau

Looks at the life of the founder of Microsoft, discusses the history of the company, and describes the charitable works done with his wife through their foundation.

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Cargo Ships

Written by James M Flammang

We hear a lot about the new global economy. How does it work? How are we able to transport so many...

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Cars

Written by Robert Green

You may have traveled thousands of miles in your family's car. Did you know that some parts of that...

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Cars

Written by James M Flammang

Your new family car looks very different than the Model T developed by Henry Ford. Cars of today...

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Computers

Written by Kevin Cunningham

Find out how and where computers are manufactured and the journey they take before they end up in homes, schools and offices.

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DVDs

Written by John Matthews

Learn about the history of DVDs and how and where they are manufactured.

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Emergency Care

Written by Susan H Gray

When a medical emergency occurs, seconds often make the difference between life and death. Every...

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Disease Control

Written by Susan H Gray

There is a war raging that you may not be aware of, the fight to prevent the spread of diseases....

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Cyber Cop

Written by Patricia Freeland Hynes

Law enforcement is keeping up with technology - and the criminals attempting to take advantage of it. Cyber cops use the latest electronic devices to track and find the bad guys.

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Interactive Whiteboards

Written by John Matthews

Learn more about the Interactive WhiteBoards, how they are made and how they end up in schools and offices around the world.

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Written by James M Flammang

Discover how Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two ordinary computer science graduate...

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MP3 Players

Written by Robert Green

Walk down the street of just about any city in the world and you will see someone listening to...

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Music

Written by Annie Buckley

Kids have always loved music. But the way they make, access, buy, and listen to music has changed...

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Passenger Ships

Written by Judy Alter

Discusses the history of passenger ships and the emergence of cruise vacations.

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Pencils

Written by Kevin Cunningham

You probably use a pencil almost every day. Did you know that the 'lead' in pencil is really a...

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Photography

Written by Annie Buckley

Photography is so much a part of life today that the average person my encounter more than 1,000...

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Movies

Written by Annie Buckley

Kids have always loved movies. But the way they make, access, buy, and listen to movies has changed...

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