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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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Movies (21st Century Skills Innovation Library)

Written by Annie Buckley

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

4th - 8th
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MP3 Players (Global Products)

Written by Robert Green

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

4th - 8th
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Music (21st Century Innovation Skills Library)

Written by Annie Buckley

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

4th - 8th
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Passenger Ships

Written by Judy Alter
Discusses the history of passenger ships and the emergence of cruise vacations.
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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 parts...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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 are...

4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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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...
4th - 8th
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DVDs

Written by John Matthews
Learn about the history of DVDs and how and where they are manufactured.
4th - 8th
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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 day...
4th - 8th

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