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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
Parades, fireworks, picnics, flags proudly displayed, these are just some of the things which come to mind with celebrating the Fourth of July. Back in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776. When the document was read in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, people rang bells, fired off guns, candles were lighted and bands performed in celebration. Similar celebration occurred throughout the colonies as people learned about the document's adoption. In 1791, the name "Independence Day" was first used. In 1870, Congress declared the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted, July 4th, a holiday!
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New Short Readings posted 5/09: The Woman Who Helped Build the Brooklyn Bridge and the Vegetable Orchestra
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IN THE NEWS! 6/30/09
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You've probably heard about the piranhas, a flesh eating fish native to fresh waters of South America. Well, a paleontologist has found a fossil of a whopper of a piranha that once swam in the waters of northeastern Argentina. With seven long and pointed zigzagged teeth, the piranha fossil is about three foot long. That's about 4 times bigger than those living today! It is estimated that the gigantic piranha called Megapiranha paranensis lived about eight to ten million years ago. Read more and see the fossil at this site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31553901/ns/technology_and_science-scie Learn more about the piranha at this site:http://animal.discovery.com/fish/piranha/
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About Gail:
As of June /2006, I have retired from teaching after 33 1/2 years in the classroom. Of that time, I taught Grade 6 Social Studies teacher for 31 1/2 years.I earned my BA in early secondary education with a concentration in social studies from SUNY Oneonta, New York, and my MST in social studies education from Binghamton University in New York. In 1988, I was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Additionally, in 1988, I was also awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award by the National Council for the Social Studies.
My work has appeared in most children's publications including:
Appleseeds,Scholastic's Super Science,Scholastic's Science World, Highlights for Children, National Geographic World, Ranger Rick, Cobblestone, Faces, Muse Magazine, Contact Kids, US Kids, Action Magazine(Scholastic), Girls' Life, Boys' Life, American Girl, Instructor, Creative Classroom, Middle Years, Time for Kids, Scholastic News, Scholastic News Zone, Time for Kids , Ask Magazine
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
A quote by Ben Franklin
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