Burns Sci-Tech

The Grahame-White Factory at Hendon is a virtual shrine to early aviation. Even setting aside the prominent rôle its founder, Claude Grahame-White, had in the establishment of aviation in the U.K., and the significance of the early factory buildings themselves (Grade II* Listed), the Royal Air Force Museum, London, has chosen to display some superb early aircraft (plus some replicas) in this wonderful setting.

"Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was always being told what she could and couldn't do. In an era when Jim Crow laws and segregation were a way of life, it was not easy to survive. Bessie didn't let that stop her. Although she was only 11 when the Wright Brothers took their historic flight, she vowed to become the first African-American female pilot. Her sturdy faith and determination helped her overcome obstacles of poverty, racism, and gender discrimination."

Just Hearing fluent and expressive reading of good literature expands your vocabulary; helps build your stamina and will make you a better reader. Click on any of the above links to listen to some wonderful examples of fluent reading.

interesting presentation format. Somewhat relevant to US history in early years

"Growing The Technology For Artificial Leaves Researchers are developing practical, low-cost materials that can use energy from sunlight to break water into oxygen and hydrogen. Daniel Nocera of MIT explains the science of 'artificial photosynthesis,' and describes his plan to create distributed power generation systems in developing countries."

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"Get ready to get blown away by our bridges. Most bridges are suspension bridges but there are some arch bridges and truss bridges. The bridges are made with ALL KINDS of materials like popsicle sticks, wire, cardboard, paper mache, pasta, metal, hockey sticks, and wood. Hailey's was the smallest and Janaya's was the biggest. All of our bridges were interesting and amazing. They showed what we knew about strength, decks, approaches, holding a load (weight), reinforcements and all kinds of bridge stuff."

"125 Great Science Videos: From Astronomy to Physics & Psychology "

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