By Rachael Stark
Why does the American school year start in September and end in June? It's something of a mystery. Did children once "bring in the harvest" on the family farm all summer in…
Caring for your cat Be A Responsible Cat Owner You're probably thinking, "How hard can it be? Cats can take care of themselves." But think again. Living with a cat may not involve much work…
Dogs Adopting a dog? Make the Right Choice! There's one problem with adopting a dog from an animal shelter: the selection of available canine companions can overwhelm you! Man's best friends…
Factoring with the Bomb Method
Algebra
Factoring Polynomials Greatest Common Factors Factoring by Grouping Special Factoring Patterns Factoring Trinomials Using Their Coefficients Factoring…
Almanac—Cool Stuff—Pets
Ferrets
How to Care for Ferrets
1: Pick Out Some Furniture
Ferrets' ancestors were den animals, so the home you create should be like a den, too. Use a wire cage that's at…
I Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentencesIntroductionI Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentence Structure: The Fab FourSentence Functions: The Four TopsAlley Oops Sentence: Stop! Sentence…
(Encyclopedia)
CE5
Cross section of skin
skin, the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…
