sly spies

 when  persuadent want the scoop on what  foreign  countries are up to tuen to the superslersleuths at the central ineligence agency (Cia ) its agents use technology  to gather  intelligence  or informatin from around the world other  times Cia go undercover meaning they pretend to be someone ele learn whats happening overseas. pssst l,ve got intel. surprosomg spies Cia agents have  included spy pigeons and some agency dogs have been trained to sniff out bombs. from called book national geographic kids.

lantern festival

 while the origina of lantern festival is unknown one theoy says that  it began tow thousand year ago with ham Magdi. Han migdi was chinese emperor who  wanted to spread buddhism throughout  china.buddism monks would hang  lantrnd in theie termples to honor buddha on the fifteenth day of  the first lunar moth emperor Han mingdi said poeple through the country should do some. today the lantern festival  chinese citizens light and admire lanterns watch fireworks shows eat tangyuan a rice ball with fillings and enjoy lion dance performances  decorate your own lantern for the lantern festival. often lanterns  will have a riddle written  on them whoevere solves the riddle gets a gift. form a called book almanac of fan.

Akiko

 aikido is Japanese martial art that help praciatitioners master  their mind body and ki life energy by not  flaring up into angeer and reaction the aikido master is able  to be the master of  all the energies  at play starting  with his her own. rather than matching firce with force he she blends  with the montion of  the attacker in order to redirect their momentum. this requires less energy and also helps to protect the atacker from injury for this reason aikido is a about mastering oneself not hearmin others. from called book ptoject happiness habdbook.

wh did statue of liberty change color

 you may know her for fer famous green hue but this symbol of freedom wasn't  always that color in fact when she was unveiled in 1886 lady liberty was a shiny brownsish red just like a penny that because both the statue and the coin are made out of copper  by 1906 here  metal had oxidized and covering the figuer in green pationa Oxidation occure oxide waater interaact with the  molecules in copper forming copper oxide and coating the surface with the blue green color this can also hannen with things like  watering cans bicycles  chains and barbecue grills which will turn a dark red or brown otherwise know as rust. form called book popular science kids 

Theens win 4 H leadership prize

The national 4 H  Council has named the 2025 recipient of its Youth Action award. The  four  students age 16 to 18 ware recignizeed for outstanding  laeaderspip in the their communities Each will receive $5,000 scholarships and  serve as a national youth 4 H spokesperson  for the next year The name 4 H stands Head Heart Hands and Health Founded in 1902 in Ohio it is the nation's largest youth  development organization  and seek to empower young people by taeching them skills in agriculture science technology and  leadership since its founding more than 6 million students have participated  in its programs in 2010 4  H began began recognizing teenagers who were involved in its programs with the youth in Action Awards A panel  of judges evaluates the application and chose the winners based on their leadership skills and  community involvement  as well as positive  impact of their 4 H projects. The year's winner demonstrate a broad array  of accomplishments kate Culbert age 18 of New jersey conducted research om native plants and  honeybees that pubkished in Harvard's journal of emeging investigators Kingston Ryals age 16 Georgia founded  a nonprofit organization The rock project  that  heal black students become future laeders Kaycie hollrah age 16 of missikuri was honored for bringing a youth leadership program to her country  to  engage young people  in  craeting change in their community  ronak suchindar age 17 pensylvainia  founded kids connect which offers more than 50 stem workshops  that have reached 3,000 student worldwide Jill bramble  president and CEO of the national 4 H council expressed pride in the winners achievement we are  excited to see them continue and inspire their fellow 4 H members and make an impact in their comunities she said.The 4 H logo  Katie culbert Ronak Suchindra Kaycie Hollreh Kingston royals Fun fat The. 4 H logo began as three leaf clover but was changed to four leaf clover in about 1908. from the called book the week junior.

flower

 most flower on an orchid (monopodial ) a  phalaenopsis orchid grows by Kevin  endlisch (can) bore 131 blooms on 30 mar 2023 a verified  in Waterloo  ontario Canada monopodial orchids grow single upright stems with one leaf following another on alternating  sides phalaenopsis species are commonly known as moth orchids and include the flowers that appear to be mimicked by h coronaturs (above) from book called Guinness  world records.

squashing the competition

 a giant pumpkin named  Hank the tank won the nsyionsl pumkin weigh off earning first place at 2,453 pounds grown in a greenhouse in Oregon  hank was 296 pounds shy of a new word record. from book called the week junior. https://www.utahpumpkingrowers.com/

 

The big picture

 annumal tardigrade location black forest southwest germany by shannon  hibberd how do photograph a  critter that's smaller than a pencil point nat geo photographer  oliver mocks explains  how he used a  special microscope to capture  this this tardigrade a tiny water bear that lives in moss and soil. my team and i were in the black froestto collect microorganisms  animals that are too small to see without a microscope furst we gathered some soil  with a little moss at the lab we whashed out the organisms into a petri dish and found this tardinrade. we  were lucky  tardigrades are part of  this habitat  but theyre petty of this habitat but thay' re pretty rare. To lake the picture we lifted  the animal using  an eyebrow hair and placed the tardigrade under a microscope as we kooked at the cratture  through the lens we built  scenery around it with moss and wood then a special elec tron microscope scanned the scene to create  the image. it's so cool to see something that's practically invisble it's like your're get thing  a peek into a sceret world. from called book national geographic kids.  

water that is make from air

 water that is made from air a can of  sky wtr Most botter water  is taken from underground sources witch  are  limited resource. but  a new type of  canned water is pulling moisture from thin air at solar powered  water farm. Sky wtr uses hydropanel technology. Solar panels power  fans that draw in air and push it through a material that absorbs moisture.The moisture is collected as dean filtered water because  the process is powered  entirely by sunlight  it can the place in remote dry locations  The company  thatmakes sky wtr hopes it could help address a  global water shortage. 

blue ribbon baking

 a 7 year old makes the best pie in Texas Allen gage blueberry pie won first pirze the battle for the blue ribbons ath the Texas state fair  beating nearly  240 bakers of all ages and makeing him the  youngest person ever to qualify for the fair top cooking competition  in october  I was so happy he said sweet victory. form book called the week junior. http://www.blueribbonbaking.com

 

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cave discovered the on moom

 scentists studying images  of  moon surface spotted a cace with could one  day be used as a base by  astronauts  the  team of researchers aot university of  trento in Italy  were studying data from the lunar recibbaussabce orbiter lro a spacecraft  operated by nasa the us space  agency the  cave  is located in large flat aree on the moon called the sea of tranquility which is where nasa astronauts first  landed in 1969 its opening  about 148 feet  wide between 98 and 262 feet  long it cold between  426 and  558  feet deep  and is most  likely  one of many caves on the moon. further research into  the cave culd  help h moon  structure and  history in theory it could also a be good place to set up  a lunar base because it would protect astronauts from extreme temperatures and shidled from the sun rays. from called book the weed junior.