tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27005549269301007682024-12-18T19:28:23.756-08:00Answer to questions that every kid wants to know. Great photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Packed with facts, experiments, and hands-on activities!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07874549612003372647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700554926930100768.post-56520633136462822482014-03-10T09:21:00.000-07:002014-03-10T09:21:02.316-07:00

Itsy bitsy spiders—and some that aren’t so itsy bitsy—live everywhere on Earth, except for the Polar Regions. They crawl around in dry deserts, on mountains, below ground, in oceans—possibly in some corners of your home. Most spiders are web masters. A gland in their abdomen produces silk. The silk is pushed through a body part called spinneret and comes out as a thread. Some spiders spin silk

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Brrrr! That's what most people shout when they jump into cold water. Humans can't swim very long in very chilly water without a wet suit. But marine mammals, like polar bears and walruses, have no problem diving into icy seas. How come? One word: blubber. Blubber is a thick layer of fat that insulates animals. It keeps their body heat from escaping into the cold water. There is blubber in many

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It’s not easy to get lost. Today, people have excellent maps and GPS satellite system that shows us where we are. A thousand years ago, people didn’t have either. When they were sailing on the ocean, it was tough to figure out their location. Around 1100 A.D., sailors came up with a way to help them navigate: a compass. Their compass was a magnetized needle that floated in a bucket of water.

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