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When the first phonograph was invented?
1877 In fact, the phonograph was Thomas Edison's favorite invention. The first phonograph was invented in 1877 at the Menlo Park lab. A piece of tin-foil was wrapped around the cylinder in the middle.
7 Questions With Haley Prince
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Brooke Prince. I am an eighth-grade science teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School. We are located in South Carolina. I have been here for five years. Why did you start a career in education? So I've always...
Florida Fun Facts For Teachers
Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass two national parks. You can hike through pristine Everglades National Park or ride on glass-bottom boats across Biscayne National Park. Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America. The name Punta Gorda, which means,...
Delaware Fun Facts For Teachers
Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787. Delaware shares a semi-circular border with Pennsylvania. The border was drawn at the time of the original land grants to William Penn from King Charles II and the Duke of York. The...
Which is the only continent where spiders don’t exist?
Antarctica Unfortunately for arachnaphobes -- those with a fear of spiders -- spiders inhabit every continent except Antarctica.
Which is the largest country in the world?
Covering an expanse of over 6.6 million square miles, Russia is the world’s largest country by landmass, beating out runner-up Canada by around 2.8 million square miles. It includes nine different time zones and shares land borders with 14 neighboring countries.
Space for Not Yet - by Laura McDonnell
Listen A delay is not a denial. (Vernon Wright) Embrace the Not Yet Space One of the most challenging things is not being where we want to be. It is difficult to realize that there is space between where we are and where we want to go. I choose to...