Author Archives: Renee Duke
HISTORIC WATERWAY: SUEZ CANAL
Not the safest one to traverse at the moment. Or during some other points in history. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Suez-Canal/353819 https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Suez-Canal/277946
HISTORIC ACTIVISM: THE ORIGINAL TREE HUGGERS
Happy Earth Day! But conservationism isn’t a new thing. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/chipko-an-unfinished-mission-30883
HISTORIC MOVIE: TITANIC (1943)
Teens might find the 1943 German version of Titanic interesting. According to it, a totally fictitious German First Officer was the hero, and all the non-Germans villains. But the German liner used for this Nazi propaganda film (the Cap Arcona) met as bad an end as the Titanic. For that story, visit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3606747/How-German-Titanic-transformed-Hitler-luxury-ocean-liner-Nazi-barracks-floating-concentration-camp-mistakenly-blown-RAF-pilots.html.)
HISTORIC MYTHS: ANCIENT EXPLANATIONS FOR SOLAR ECLIPSES
Today’s astronomers and scientists know how to explain total eclipses. But people of ancient times had some explanations, too. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2024/04/05/giant-frog-swallows-the-sun-ancient-eclipse-folklore-is-wild https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-explain-aprils-total-solar-eclipse-to-kids https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/history
Time Travelling With Kids 