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Helping the Environment With Renewable Energy By Samantha Liu Grade 7 Have you ever wondered what the giant windmills in the mountains were for? What about the large dams people built? All around the world, people use these large structures to generate clean, renewable energy. What is clean and renewable energy? Clean energy is energy […]
Benefits and Drawbacks of Wind and Hydroelectric Power By Richard Xu Grade 8 Did you know that wind and rain could create electricity? Imagine a windy, rainy day. That same water and wind can power an entire town from hydroelectric and wind power! Both are clean sources of energy that do not create any pollution […]
Valuable Contributions in Cleaner Energy By Mingdong Liu Grade 9 Imagine the gusts by the shore or the roaring of waterfalls; both forces have the potential to power small towns or even large cities! But how do we use these forces for energy? Hydraulic power plants use the natural flow of rivers and waterfalls to […]
An Energy Renaissance By Leonardo Qin Grade 6 Energy plants that use water and wind to power them may seem like an unreliable resource and a bad option to many people, but they actually have been around for a long time. Today, scientists and engineers have made them popular—and reliable—energy sources that we are currently using regularly. […]
Benefits and Downsides of Natural Energy By Joyce Wang Grade 7 When I was little, I always wondered why there were long black wires that connected all the houses in my neighborhood together. After I learned they were used for electricity, I began to wonder where the electricity came from. Hydroelectric power and wind power are both important sources […]
The Amazing History of Spices By Emma L. Grade 5 In modern day, you know the delicious spices you put on your food, such as cinnamon or bay leaves, but have you ever wondered, how did spices come to how they are today? People have been using spices since the beginning of history. One reason is that Rome, Italy, became extremely powerful in the first […]
Spices Have a Big Backstory By Christina J. Grade 5 Imagine walking into your favorite restaurant, taking in the smell of salt, pepper, paprika, and condiments. You see a server, and you are ready to sit down at a table, and dig in. You taste savory, sweet, sour and umami flavors. Spices have a big […]
What He Needed Was Right In Front of Him By Serena O. Grade 4 Have you ever been extremely defeated by the homework your teacher assigned you? That’s how Jacob originally felt when his teacher assigned him to write the sounds he hears on a piece of paper shaped like an ear in the story “An Earful” […]
