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Digging to China and Other Adventures

Digging to China If you could dig to China, you'd have to begin in Chile or Argentina. If you started digging in Hawaii, you'd end up in the Kalahari Desert. If you started at the South Pole, you…

Schley, Winfield Scott

(Encyclopedia) Schley, Winfield ScottSchley, Winfield Scottslī [key], 1839–1911, American naval officer, b. Frederick co., Md. After serving with Union naval forces in the Civil War, he held various…

bee fly

(Encyclopedia) bee fly, name for the small- to medium-sized flies of the family Bombyliidae, many of which resemble bees in appearance and behavior. This mimicry provides bee flies with some measure…

Linklater, Richard Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Linklater, Richard Stuart, 1960–, American screenwriter, director, and actor, b. Houston. He dropped out of college and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, then moved to Austin…

DK Science: Birds

HOLLOW BONESFLIGHTLESS BIRDSCATCHING FISHCLASS: AVES (BIRDS)FIND OUT MOREBirds are endothermic (warm-blooded) animals that have feathers, beaks, and scales on their legs. They lays eggs, which…

Physical Science Projects

Science projects for all grades.   More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsBotany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science ProjectsRelated Links Physics (…

Geometry: Properties of All Quadrilaterals

Properties of All QuadrilateralsGeometryPutting Quadrilaterals in the ForefrontProperties of All QuadrilateralsProperties of TrapezoidsLet's All Fly a Kite!Properties of ParallelogramsThe Most…

Geometry: Putting Quadrilaterals in the Forefront

Putting Quadrilaterals in the ForefrontGeometryPutting Quadrilaterals in the ForefrontProperties of All QuadrilateralsProperties of TrapezoidsLet's All Fly a Kite!Properties of ParallelogramsThe Most…

clipper

(Encyclopedia) clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides…