Inquisikids Daily
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Inquisikids DailyMar 01, 2024
The Everglades National Park
The Everglades National Park Join us today as we learn about one of the largest and most diverse National Parks in the United States.
Sources:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/pinelands/native-flora-and-fauna
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm
https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hardwoodhammock.htm
https://www.britannica.com/plant/bladderwort
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/everglades
https://www.nps.gov/places/florida-bay.htm
Connors, Kathleen. Everglades National Park. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016.
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Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Is Barack Obama? Join us today as we learn about the forty fourth President of the United States.
Link to Sonya Sotomayor https://anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/episodes/Who-Is-Barack-Obama-e1udj63
Sources:
https://kidskonnect.com/people/barack-obama/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Barack_Obama
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/barack-obama
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Barack-Obama/470904
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Who Is Mae Jemison?
Who Is Mae Jemison? Join us today as we learn about the first black woman in space--Mae Jemison.
Sources:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Mae_Jemison
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Mae-Jemison/327536
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison
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Who is Ruby Bridges?
Have you ever heard of Ruby Bridges? Ruby became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she was only 6 years old and she is still alive today! Learn more about Ruby in this episode.
Additional Resources:
Books for Black History Month: blog.sonlight.com/books-black-history-month.html
Digital download all about Ruby Bridges
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Who Was Patricia Bath?
Who Was Patricia Bath? Join us today as we learn about Patricia Bath, the first black woman doctor to receive a patent.
Sources:
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Patricia-Bath/633097
https://www.biography.com/scientist/patricia-bath
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Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells
Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells. Join us today as we learn about the scientific contributions of Henrietta Lacks.
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https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/importance-of-hela-cells.html
https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks
https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/henrietta-lacks-who-was-she-why-are-hela-cells-immortal.html
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Who Was Katherine Johnson?
Who Was Katherine Johnson? Join us today as we learn about Katherine Johnson who served as a human computer for NASA in the early years of the space exploration program.
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/scientist/katherine-g-johnson
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-katherine-johnson-k4
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katherine-Johnson-mathematician
https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography
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Who Was Gordon Parks?
Who Was Gordon Parks? Join us today as we learn about the first black man to work as a photographer for Life magazine.
Sources:
https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america/parks-photography.html To see some of Gordon Park’s photographs
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Gordon-Parks/276289
https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/biography
https://www.biography.com/artist/gordon-parks
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The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right
The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right Join us today as we learn about the man who spent his life standing up for equal rights for all, Thurgood Marshall
Sources:
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Thurgood-Marshall/353436
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/thurgood-marshall
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-sworn-in
https://www.biography.com/legal-figures/thurgood-marshall
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Who is Duke Ellington?
Who is Duke Ellington?
Did you know "Duke" was just a nickname for this was pivotal in jazz musician? Listen in to learn about Duke Ellington's pivotal role in the evolution of jazz music.
Additional Resources:
Free Online Course about Duke Ellington: Duke's Music School
Sources:
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Duke-Ellington/274162
https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/education/what-jazz#duke-ellington
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Who Was Frederick Jones?
Who Was Frederick Jones? Join us today as we learn about the man who invented the refrigeration truck.
Sources:
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/jones-frederick-mckinley-1893-1961/
https://www.thoughtco.com/frederick-mckinley-jones-4587799
https://www.biography.com/inventor/frederick-jones
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/frederick-mckinley-jones-28122.php
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Frederick-McKinley-Jones/471104
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Who Was Zora Neale Hurton?
Who Was Zora Neale Hurton? Join us today as we learn about Zora Neale Hurton
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zora-Neale-Hurston
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/zora-hurston
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Who Was Garrett Morgan?
Who Was Garrett Morgan? Join us today as we learn about some of the useful inventions of Garrett Morgan
Sources:
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/garrett-morgan-9935.php
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Garrett-Morgan/443679
https://www.thoughtco.com/garrett-morgan-profile-1992160
https://www.biography.com/inventor/garrett-morgan
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Who Was Madam CJ Walker?
Who Was Madam CJ Walker? Join us today as we learn about the first self-made black woman millionaire--Madam CJ Walker.
Sources:
https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker
https://madamcjwalker.com/about/
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker
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Who was Booker T. Washington?
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Booker T. Washington was born at a time when there were not many opportunities for African Americans to get an education. He devoted his life to learning and to helping others learn as well.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Booker-T-Washington
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/booker-t-washington
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Who Was Lewis Latimer?
Who Was Lewis Latimer? Join us today as we learn about the Renaissance Man
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/question/What-does-Renaissance-man-mean
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lewis-Latimer/312102
https://www.thoughtco.com/lewis-latimer-profile-1992098
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Who Was Frederick Douglass? Join us today as we learn about a man who spent much of his life fighting for the freedom for all men.
Sources:
Slade, Suzanne, and Robert McGuire. Frederick Douglass: Writer, Speaker, and Opponent of Slavery. Picture Window Books, 2007.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass
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Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Join us today as we learn about the lady President Lincoln referred to as the "little woman who started the Civil War."
Sources:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/harriet-beecher-stowe
https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-beecher-stowe
https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/harriet-beecher-stowe/
https://kids.kiddle.co/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_beecher_stowe.php
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Who Was Nat Turner?
Who Was Nat Turner? Join us today as we learn about the enslaved man who led one of the bloodiest revolts against slavery in the history of the United States--Nat Turner.
Sources:
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/nat-turners-rebellion
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Nat-Turner/399991
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nat-Turner
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Who Was Elizabeth Freeman?
Who Was Elizabeth Freeman? Join us today as we learn about Elizabeth Freeman, the first African American woman to be granted her freedom by the Sate of Massachusetts in 1781.
Sources:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-freeman
https://www.elizabethfreemancenter.org/who-we-are/elizabeth-freeman/
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Who Was Benjamin Banneker?
Who Was Benjamin Banneker? Join us today as we learn about the man with the great memory who helped lay out the streets of our nation's capital.
Sources:
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Benjamin-Banneker/273098
https://www.biography.com/scientist/benjamin-banneker
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/benjamin-banneker
https://www.thoughtco.com/benjamin-banneker-profile-1991360
https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banneker-Benjamin.html
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Why We Celebrate Black History
Why We Celebrate Black History Join us today as we learn about the origins of this month-long celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of Black people to the history of the United States.
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1075623826/why-is-february-black-history-month
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-history-month
https://www.thoughtco.com/black-history-month-45346
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What Is Biotechnology?
What Is Biotechnology? Join us today as we learn what biotechnology is and some of the things that have been improved by biotechnology.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/science/penicillin
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/gene-therapy/about/pac-20384619
https://www.autodesk.com/design-make/articles/prosthetic-technology
https://kids.kiddle.co/Biotechnology
Jefferis, David. Biotech: Frontiers of Medicine. Crabtree, 2002.
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Who Are the Cajun People?
Who Are the Cajun People? Join us today as we learn about this people group that now lives in the bayous of Lousiana
Sources:
https://www.acadian.org/history/acadian-history/overview/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cajun
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It's National Puzzle Day!
It's National Puzzle Day! Join us today as we celebrate National Puzzle Day by learning about the origins of the jigsaw puzzle.
https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/the-stomachion-the-worlds-oldest-maths-puzzle/ template of Archimedes’ Stomachion puzzle
https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-jigsaw-puzzles/
https://empoweredparents.co/benefits-of-puzzles/
https://www.goodnet.org/articles/7-surprising-ways-puzzles-are-good-for-your-brain
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All About Western Sahara
All About Western Sahara Join us today as we learn about this territory in the northwest corner of Africa.
Sources:
https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en/nsgt/western-sahara
https://www.britannica.com/place/Western-Sahara
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The History of Dogs
The History of Dogs Join us today as we learn about how dogs have been companions for thousands of years
Sources:
https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-dogs/
https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog/Role-in-human-societies
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Who Was Nicholas Copernicus?
Who Was Nicholas Copernicus? Join us today as we learn about the man who had big ideas about how the universe is organized
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolaus-Copernicus/Publication-of-De-revolutionibus
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/
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Who Was John McCain?
Who Was John McCain? Join us today as we learn about John McCain--a man who faithfully served his country for many years.
Sources:
Burgan, Michael, and John Hinderliter. Who Was John McCain? Penguin Workshop, 2023.
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What Is the Magna Carta?
What Is the Magna Carta Join us today as we learn about this important historical document
Sources:
www.history.com/topics/european-history/magna-carta
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magna-Carta/Reissues-of-1216-1217-and-1225
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Minnesota
Minnesota Join us today as we learn some fun facts about the state of Minnestoa
Sources:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/minnesota
https://www.startribune.com/native-american-dakota-ojibwe-history/600097050/?refresh=true
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/minnesota-facts/
https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/minnesota_history.php
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All About Tigers
All About Tigers Join us today as we learn more about these striped big cats
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https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tiger
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/tiger
https://www.britannica.com/animal/tiger
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The Discovery of DNA
The Discovery of DNA Join us today as we learn about how DNA was discovered.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Dewey-Watson
https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Double-Helix Picture
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/DNA/398123
https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/sc/feature/doublehelix
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/watson_and_crick.php
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Francis-Crick/476244
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Who Was Eva Peron?
Who Was Eva Peron? Join us today as we learn about this First Lady of Argentina who cared about her people
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Peron
https://www.evitaperon.org/evita_peron_legacy.htm
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The History Of Tanks
The History of Tanks Join us today as we learn about the war machines
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/tank-military-vehicle/Armour
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a17015005/history-american-tank/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-tank-produced
https://newsmilitary.com/unleashing-devastation-a-guide-to-the-us-armys-120mm-mortar
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Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr? Join us today as we learn about a man who changed the world, MLK.
Sources:
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/martin-luther-king-facts
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/martin-luther-king-facts/
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/353339
https://www.factsjustforkids.com/famous-people-facts/martin-luther-king-jr-facts-for-kids/
https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/martin-luther-king-jr-facts-for-kids/
https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/i-have-a-dream-speech Text of Speech included here
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Earl-Ray
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/49rIUSK2qwb Rosa Parks episode
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All About Atlases
All About Atlases Join us today as we learn some of the things you can learn on atlases
Sources:
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/atlas/
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All About the Maned Wolf
All About the Maned Wolf Join us today as we learn about this South American animal
Sources:
https://kids.kiddle.co/Maned_wolf
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/maned-wolf
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What Causes Stuttering?
What Causes Stuttering? Join us today as we learn some common causes of the speech disorder
Sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stuttering/symptoms-causes/syc-20353572
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/
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Who Was Alex Trebek?
Who Was Alex Trebek? Join us today as we learn about the iconic host of Jeopardy!
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https://kids.kiddle.co/Alex_Trebek
https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/alex-trebek
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The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1893
The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1893 Join us today as we learn about the train full of animals that derailed in 1893
Sources:
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134783
https://www.livescience.com/45252-circus-train-accident-mass-grave-tyrone.html
https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/walterlmaincircus.html
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica Join us today as we learn about the Central American country that has miles of beaches and tall mountains
Sources:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/costa-rica
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Costa-Rica/345671
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/costa-rica/
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/costa-rica-facts.html
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What Is the Humane Society?
What Is the Humane Society? Join us today as we learn about this organization that does more than just host pet adoption events.
Sources:
https://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/history/
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How Are Raisins Made?
How Are Raisins Made? Join us today as we learn how a grape turns into a raisin.
Sources:
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Raisins.html
http://tonsoffacts.com/24-fun-interesting-facts-raisins/
Ryan, Pam Muñoz, and Craig McFarland Brown. How Do You Raise a Raisin? Charlesbridge, 2003.
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What Is The Petrified Forest?
What Is The Petrified Forest? Join us today as we learn about the Petrified Forest National Park
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https://www.nps.gov/pefo/learn/historyculture/people.htm
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Join us today as we learn about Paul Revere's daring midnight ride
Sources:
Krensky, Stephen, and Greg Harlin. Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/paul_revere.php
https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/educational-magazines/people-new-world
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What Is a Sonnet?
What Is a Sonnet? Join us today as we learn about this type of poetry
Sources:
https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/an-introduction-to-shakespeares-sonnets
https://www.britannica.com/art/sonnet
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All About Fireflies
All About Fireflies Join us today as we learn about the fascinating firefly
Sources:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/firefly
Walker, Sally M. Fireflies. Lerner Publications, 2001.
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Who Were William and Mary?
Who Were William and Mary? Join us today as we learn more about this couple who once ruled England.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-and-mary-proclaimed-joint-sovereigns-of-britain
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Christmas in Hawaii
Christmas in Hawaii Join us today as we learn about some of the Christmas traditions of Hawaii
Sources:
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/hawaii
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bing-crosby/mele-kalikimaka
https://hawaiitravelwithkids.com/magical-hawaiian-christmas-traditions/
https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/hawaiian-christmas-traditions/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI Bing Crosby sings Mele Kalikimaka
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