Archive · July 1999
A weekday digest of things worth looking at, written for students and teachers.
Instead of using your hockey stick to score goals, use it to play a musical score. Browse through this photo gallery to see how artists with a lot of imagination create ingenious inventions, like a cigar box guitar, or a building with 20 sides but no roof.#
Take a minute and test your skill by playing games in Dr. Seussville. Or if you're hungry and need some lunch, make green eggs and ham or Sneetch snacks to munch.#
Sydney, Australia will host the 2000 Summer Olympics. Keep track of all the latest Olympics news and follow your favorite athletes on the road to glory. Then, relive the medal moments of Atlanta and Nagano.#
Featuring unique designs from George Washington to the Georgia peach, new quarters will be issued by the U.S. Mint for each state. See the 1999 quarters, find out when your state's quarter will be released, and check out the new dollar coin.#
Learn about American history, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, while enjoying songs and clips from the cartoon classic, "School House Rock!"#
Whether you like paintings, photographs, or sculptures, the National Museum of American Art has over 3,000 images from its collection online. Search for your favorite artist, and then create your own art with a visit to the Kid's Corner.#
this summer with some fun math brain teasers. When you're sufficiently stumped, relax with a book and try to write a prize-winning review.#
Lost in the ocean for decades, treasures found in sunken pirate ships expose new information about pirate exploits of the past.#
Imagine you've just been elected President. As you settle in to the Oval Office, discover what the room can reveal about the people who occupy it.#
Uncover the mysteries of the Pyramid Age and the dynasty that ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago. Then learn the secrets of hieroglyphs, puzzling picture symbols used by ancient Egyptians.#
Step back one millennium as a stowaway on board the Snorri Viking ship and read day-by-day accounts of trouble and triumph on the high seas.#
USA TODAY has its eyes on the nation, with information on the latest scholarships and contests. Kids will enjoy the United Nations Cyber School Bus, filled with games about geography, economics, and health.#
It's not your mom's P.E. program anymore. Some high schools are abandoning traditional activities like wrestling and aerobics in favor of Generation X-style gym classes.#
Pack your brain and indulge your eyes with crazy, colorful movies about electricity, rainbows, your heart and other good things to know. Then tax your mind to the max with experiments, quizzes, and contests.#
Whom do you think were the most influential people of the 20th century? Peruse one journalist's choices for the 12 biggest pop culture icons of the 1900s; then see how many other ways the world might change with the millennium.#
Did you know that you can make giant soap bubbles using only a wire coat hanger, liquid dish detergent, and water? Follow Professor Bubbles as he blows bubbles around the world. Then, play games with cyberbubbles.#
While punctuation and grammar don't rank high on most people's lists of fun things to do, there are sure-fire ways to liven up language arts and make vocabulary and spelling score more than a snore.#
Jet from one country to the next at a furious pace, completing your whirlwind world tour in just 80 clicks of a mouse. Then gloat over your globetrotting in postcards to friends back at home.#
Even Star Wars: The Phantom Menace doesn't reveal all there is to know about the genesis of this intergalactic saga. At the root of this space story is a myth millions of years in the making.#
You'll never have to change the bulb or replace a battery in fireflies. They release excess energy as light after completing a chemical reaction in their cells.#
In 1903, the Wright Brothers flew the first powered aircraft 100 feet. Just 66 years later, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Follow the history of flight and discover the secret message one astronaut left inside the spacecraft Columbia.#
Ever wonder where energy comes from? We use many different forms of energy to make electricity for your house or gas for your car. Discover which types we use most and then learn how you can help conserve the planet's resources.#
The world's most famous bike race is underway with an American in the lead. Learn why Lance Armstrong is lucky to be in this year's race, and check out the course, a 21-day monster that winds its way through the French mountains and countryside.#
Not just for letters anymore, U.S. postage stamps are now your ticket to time travel. As a scavenger-hunt sleuth you'll track down the history behind this century's stamps and learn about the greatest people, places, and achievements of 1900-1930.#
You'll never get this up close and personal in a mirror. Poke around inside the human anatomy and get a look at muscles, bones, organs and even a beating heart.#
The millennium is around the corner but you can be one step ahead if you're wearing the right shoes. Say a fond farewell to the pumps of the past and kick up your heels to the footwear of the future as you parade through a century in shoes.#
Though inspiration may come from within, Claude Monet spent much of his life out and about soaking in the views that would become the subjects of his art. Visit Monet's favorite places and learn how this artistic genius used nature to nurture his imagination.#
When it comes to curfews, dress codes, and other restrictions, some teens feel that rules cramp their style and freedom. Teens speak out about which regulations are reasonable and which deserve to be ditched.#
If you think you've got an eye for art, test your eye-Q by identifying the peepers in these pictures. Or, see how styles set apart the major movements and eras of art history.#
You may not realize it, but you make history daily by what you do, wear, and eat. See how well you can you use everyday objects as clues to uncover the past.#
You'll be a monster on the baseball diamond if you can make sense of the math before it strikes you out. Or if baseball's not your sport, try playing power football.#
In a tank teeming with predators from the tropical Pacific, it's a good thing you can watch from a safe distance. Check out sharks, and other wild animals, with hidden cameras.#
Skip the sandwich and sink your teeth into a submersible submarine, such as the Pisces II of the 1960s or the state-of-the-art Remora 2000.#
Although most of the earth's surface is water, scientists used to know little about the sea. But recent technology has revealed new marine life, and researchers are discovering the extent to which humans affect the oceans.#
What lives in a colony, has a chalky skeleton, and bruises at the slightest touch? A coral reef! Although coral looks and feels like a hard sponge, it is actually alive and is considered home by many unusual fish.#
Sometimes called "devilfish" because of their size, manta rays got their real name from the Spanish word for blanket because they look like huge, floating blankets.#
When you're studying sea animals as super-sized as a 9-story building, there's a lot to learn. Study hard and you won't get stumped by these whale word puzzles.#
Imagine if work meant playing video games all day. Learn about the lives of two video-game reviewers and then drool over other dream jobs that sound too good to be true.#
Want to communicate with a friend who is deaf? Learn the basic fingerspelling alphabet or enter a word and the fingerspelling converter will show you how to speak without making a sound.#
As the temperature outside escalates, cool down inside with some online games that are kid-tested and teacher-approved. Then dust off your dictionary and create word puzzles to stump your friends.#
Are you the next Shakespeare, Judy Blume, or Brother Grimm? Show off your creative genius by writing your own poems and stories for others to read online. Correspond with an Internet pen pal or add your own paragraph to a never-ending story.#
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