January 8 reading ideas
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Explore Stephen Hawking’s ideas about black holes, read about the people and places of New Orleans, and find out how Earth’s rotation creates day and night.
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Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942. Explore how scientists use ideas and observations to investigate the universe.
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Use Explore the Solar System: Planets for Kids! as related background or for comparison.
Open collectionUse Scientist Biography Reading Passages as related background or for comparison.
Open collectionFind a detail that explains what makes black holes hard to study.
Read passageExplore Einstein’s ideas and how observations help scientists investigate the universe.
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Discover New Orleans through readings about its architecture, civil rights history, and music.
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Explore this topic through Rights & Reformers Reading Passages.
Open collectionExplore the preservation of the French Quarter’s architecture.
Read passageRead about Homer Plessy’s planned protest in New Orleans.
Read passageDiscover Louis Armstrong’s childhood and music in New Orleans.
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Explore how Earth’s rotation causes day and night in different places.
Explain how Earth’s rotation creates day and night.
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In the Hawking passage, find a detail that shows what makes a black hole difficult to study. Use a globe and a flashlight to explain day and night, then compare the question that each science passage helps answer. In the New Orleans readings, pick a person or place that tells you something about the city.
