February Computer Lab Activities:
Valentine's Day Activities:
The World's Smallest Valentine
Steps to Make a Valentine's Card--Sequencing
The International Language of Love
Chocolate Facts:
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The ancient Mayans and Aztecs of the Americas consumed chocolate. These people drank cacao, or the chocolate bean, which was ground into hot water, like the hot chocolate we drink today. However, their cacao was rather bitter and had chilies in it. For those of us who hoard our chocolate candies, it is easy to understand why the Mayans and Aztecs used cacao beans as currency. Imagine using candies instead of coins!
- The first chocolate bar was manufactured in England by Cadbury's in the year 1842.
- In all, there are 500 different varieties of flavors of chocolate. Milk chocolate is the favorite for maximum number of people in the world.
- As per the Guinness World Book of Records, the largest chocolate bar of the world was made by Elah-Dufour United Food Companies of Italy in the year 2000. The weight of the chocolate bar was about 5000 pounds!
- When we eat chocolate, it melts inside our mouth mainly because the melting point of cocoa butter present in it is slightly lower than our normal body temperature.
- Studies on world's total chocolate consumption has revealed that on an average every individual consumes about 12 pounds of chocolate in a year. Among them, Swiss people eat maximum chocolates in the world. On an average, every Swiss eats 19 pounds of chocolate every year.
Groundhog Day:
Can we count on the groundhog's prediction?
Check out
how
accurate
he's been.
Research Skills:
What is "job shadowing"?
Research careers that interest you. Try to find
out what education you'll need.
The
K-12 Section
is a good place to begin.
Kids Work: Explore Community and see the connection between schoolwork and work after school.
Black History Month Research Project:
MLK Jr. Webquest
Use Microsoft Word to write a report on any of these famous Americans.
Design a Civil War Period Home Interior
President’s Day:
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George Washington Portrait for Kids* The Life of George Washington* Test Your Knowledge About Abraham Lincoln* George Washington - An Internet Treasure Hunt President for a Day from PBS America's Presidents crossword research activity
Read about Electing a President
Presidential Fact Finder worksheet |
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