by STEAM Team | Jun 28, 2022 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 07/12/2021 When your English teacher says something like, “This [whatever ‘this’ may be] is the author’s pseudonym,” have you wondered what ‘pseudonym’ means? To answer the question, a pseudonym is “a fictitious name, especially one used by an author”...
by STEAM Team | Jun 28, 2022 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 06/12/2021 When we message someone for fun or respond to a text, we use emojis to express emotions that are hard to put into words. Who created emojis? His name is Shigetaka Kurita. He created the emoji in 1999 (Prisco par. 1) as a way of expressing...
by STEAM Team | Jun 27, 2022 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 03/12/2021 Would you like to practice something that helps you stay calm while still exercising your body? If so, consider trying yoga. What is yoga? According to the New York Times, “Yoga . . . [is] a set of specific exercises, called poses,...
by STEAM Team | Jun 27, 2022 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 02/12/2021 Have you ever seen any foods that say they were grown using pesticides? Have you wondered what pesticides are used for? According to the USDA, pesticides are used to “reduce yield losses to pests” (“Fertilizers & Pesticides” par. 10)....
by STEAM Team | Jun 27, 2022 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 01/12/2021 We use glue for many things, including crafts, school projects, and much more. Who created the first glue? According to Science Daily, “200,000 years ago . . . The world’s oldest known glue was made by Neanderthals” (“How...
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