Free Topics For April 19th, 2019
It’s Good Friday and then Easter on Sunday and at the moment it’s a beautiful day–although, depending on where you live, the weather might not currently be indicative of this. Have a Happy Easter and I hope your able to use these Homeschooling Resources I’ve brought to you.
Did you know that the Hoover Dam was originally named the Boulder Dam? It was during this week in 1931 that construction first began on the massive structure. Dams have many practical purposes, like reducing flooding and making electricity, but other benefits such as as creating lakes for people’s recreational enjoyment. Learn more about the uses and varieties of dams in this Topic.
And then there were 50! It was 60 years ago, this week, that Congress approved Hawaii to be admitted as the 50th state in the United States. Learn more about the state’s modern history in this Topic.
During this week in 1781, William Herschel saw what he thought is a “comet.” Turned out, it was actually the discovery of the planet Uranus! Soon after, he builds the world’s first giant reflector. So how big was his reflector…find out in “History of Telescopes.”
The Revolution Reaches America
The U.S. was at a crossroads post-American Revolution: remain an agricultural country, or follow suit of Great Britain and France, and become a manufacturing country. Inventions like the cotton gin—which was patented by Eli Whitney, this week in 1793, helped the South justify sticking with a focus on agriculture.
Rotation, Revolution, and Eclipses
Did you know that the catalyst for the start of Spring is when a pole starts to slant toward the Sun? So does Fall begin when a pole starts to slant away? You’ll have to check out this Topic to find out!
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
