Weekly Editing 4th Grade Q3

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Weekly Editing 4th Grade Q3
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Week 1- Monday

• You may no the meaning of "leap year," but has
  you herd of the leap second. In paris, a special
  groop of experts tracks the rotation of Earth
  from day to day. On December 31 each year, they
  may chose to add or subtract a second from clock
  time. It is necessary to add a leap second nearly
  onse a year on that day or june 30. All leap
  seconds since the first in 1972 have been aded to
  clock time. Subtractions are unlikely, but they
  are possible.

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Day 2

• Many people told her it was impossible four a
  woman to be a doctor, but Elizabeth Blackwell
  proved them wrong. First, she atended New Yorks
  Geneva Medical College. Than in january 1849, she
  became the first women in America to earn an M.D
  degree. Blackwell helped open the New York
  Infirmary for Women and Children, which provided
  training for women doctors and medecal care for
  the poor. Even after she retired from medicine,
  she continue to support womens rights.

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Day 3

• A blizard is different from a snowstorm because
  blizzards have really strong wins that blow at
  over 35 miles per our. Blizzards dont always
  produce a lot of snow, but blowing snow make it
  very hard to see. Blizzards can last for three
  hour or more. Severe blizzards have three
  qualities winds over 45 Miles per hour pour
  visibility, and tempatures that are 10 degree or
  below.

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Day 4

• Alan Alexander Milne authored a series of be
  loved childrens books about a stufed bear named
  Winnie-the-Pooh. the storys were based on his
  son, Christopher robin Milne. E.H Shepard
  illustrated the books using his own sons bear,
  Growler, as the modle. Originally named Edward,
  the bear was renamed Winnie-the-Pooh after
  Winnie, a Canadian World War I mascot who went to
  live at the london zoo.

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Week 2- Monday

• Ellis Island, an immigration station in New York
  harbor, opens for the first time on January 1,
  1892. During its' busyest days, thousands of
  immigrants entered the United States there. More
  then 100 million Americans can trace there roots
  to an ancestor who past through Ellis Island.
  Today, Ellis island is a Museum. Museum visitors
  can lern what it was like for 12 million
  immigrants who arrived in America at the turn of
  the century.

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Day 2

• Alaska, what is nicknamed The Last Frontier,"
  became a state on Janaury 3, 1959. Did you now
  that in 1867 the United States purchased Alaska
  from Russia four a price of 7.2 million. At just
  2 cents an acre, that was a bargain! Alaska is
  rich in forests wildlife and minerals such as
  gold. The king salmon is the state fish, and it's
  state gem is jade Dog mushing, once a mane form
  of transportation in Alaska, is its official
  sport.

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Day 3

• On January 3, 1903, president Theodore Roosevelt
  named Wind Cave in South Dakota the nations
  seventh national park. Tails of American Indians
  described caves that "blew wind," but the first
  recorded discovery of such a cave was in 1881.
  Two brother's were drawn to the cave by a
  whistling noise when they reached the cave, the
  wind blowed the hat off one of the boy. Upon
  there return, the changing wind sucked yet an
  other hat into the cave! - See more at

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Day 4

• At age 19, Carl Sandburg left his boyhood home
  in Illinois he took no bag or supplies. He was
  headed for the open rode where he would live as a
  hobo. Sandburgs hobo experiences wood appear
  later in his writing. He become best know for his
  poetry. He also wrote folk songs and a biography
  of abraham Lincoln. "Time is the coin of your
  life" Sandburg said. "It is the only coin you
  have, and only you can determine how it will be
  spent.

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Week 3- Monday

• What was floating above Philadelphia,
  Pennsylvania on January 9, 1793. It was
  Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard on the first
  manned hot-air balloon flite in American History.
  Observed by president George Washington, the
  balloon stay in the air for about 15 miles and 45
  minute. Blanchards flight sparked national
  interest in ballooning. Its reported that he take
  just one passenger with him on the flight -- a
  little black dog!

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Day 2

• On a stormy journey in the North Pacific ocean,
  thousands of rubber ducks and other bathtub toys
  were lost when a container was sweeped off a
  ship. Free to rid the ocean waves since January
  1992, many of those ducks have found their way to
  Alaskas shores others still remain at see.
  Scientists continue too search for lost ducks as
  a weigh to study ocean currents. Lucky finder's
  of one of the ducks may claim a 100 reward!

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Day 3

• Do you own a Pluto Platter. if you have a
  Frisbee in you're closet, you do! The original
  flying discs was actually pie tins from a bakery.
  In 1948, Fred Morrison manufacture the first
  flying discs made of plastic. Then, in January
  1957, a company called Wham-O introduced the
  Pluto Platter. The Pluto Platter was later
  renamed the "Frisbee" its estimated that more
  Frisbee's are sold each year than basketballs
  baseballs and footballs combined!

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Day 4

• Weather he is dangle from a balloon or searching
  for honey, Winnie The Pooh is a favorite
  character of young reeders. Pooh was created by
  author A. A. Milne, who was born in January 18,
  1882. The Pooh character was inspired by Milnes
  son, Christopher Robin, and the boys stuffed
  bear. Other character in the Pooh storys came
  from his son's toy collection, but the tiger
  named Tigger were actually patterned after a
  lively dog!

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Week 4- Monday

• Half you ever heard of Benedict Arnold? Born in
  Norwich Connecticut, on January 14, 1741, Arnold
  shown great promise as a military leader he rose
  to the rank of Major General. Soon, however, he
  faced charges that he stole military property.
  Those charges lead Arnold to sell military
  secrets to the emeny. Now when people call some
  body "a Benedict Arnold," they are saying that
  person is a traitor.

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Day 2

• The third monday of January is the annual
  observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King
  Jr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in
  Atlanta, Georgia. A minister and civil rights
  leader, King lead a bus boycott in Montgomery
  Alabama, in 1955. Devoted to nonviolence, he all
  so led a pieceful march in Washington, D.C,
  during which he delivered his famous "I Have a
  Dream speech King was kill in Tennessee in April
  1968.

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Day 3

• If you're birthday falls between January 20 and
  February 19, your astrological sign is Aquarius,
  the water carrier. The story of Aquarius come
  from greek mythology. It comes from the tail of
  Ganymede, a young boy who was kidnap by Zeus, the
  leader of the gods as the boy cared for his
  sheep. Ganymede was made the servant to the gods
  it is said that Zeus like the boy so much that
  the constellation Aquarius were created in his
  honor.

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Day 4

• January 21, 1976 was a historic day. On that
  day, two supersonic Concorde aircraft made there
  first flights. One took of from London and the
  other from paris. Later that year, the first
  Concorde flew to New York. The flight from London
  to New York took about three ours. Other planes
  took twice the time to make that flight! The
  fleet of Concorde's was retierd in 2003. Over the
  years, the planes had carryed more then 2.5
  million passengers. - See more at
  http//www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/edit/edit01
  15.shtmlsthash.uu9Mzlgn.dpuf

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Week 5- Monday

• In January 1929, Dorothy Eustis established The
  Seeing Eye, the first American training school
  for dogs' and there blind owner's. An experienced
  breeder, Eustis had already trained german
  shepherds to serve army and police units across
  Europe. Soon Dorothy started a school in Germany
  that trained dogs to assist blind veterans she
  new they could be used to aid others too. The
  schools first canine helper was appropriately
  name buddy!

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Day 2

• One of the most popular American poems, "The
  Raven by Edgar Allan Poe was published on January
  29, 1845. Once upon a midnight dreary," the poem
  begins. That poem braught fame to it's author,
  but it did not bring riches. Did you now that Poe
  was payed just 15 for his masterpiece! Each year
  in Baltimore, Maryland, a mysterious visitor
  leaves roses at Poes' grave on the eve of his
  Birthday.

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Day 3

• Carter G Woodson, Ph.D., was a teacher who
  studyed and wrote about African american history.
  When he saw that the accomplishments of black
  Americans where often left out of history books,
  he started a special week to help educate people
  In 1976, the week in february became a month-long
  celabration, known today as African American
  History Month. In school, have you learned how
  African Americans such as Harriet Tubman Martin
  Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks changed our world

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Day 4

• Grand Central Terminal opened February 2 1913,
  in New York city. People were amazed by the train
  stations marble staircase tall windows, and
  cieling painted with stars. The new electric
  trains were safer then older steam trains. Years
  later, some talked about nocking down the
  terminal. others fought to save it. Work was done
  to fix the station and bring back its beauty. To
  day, travelers enjoy this piece of history. - See
  more at http//www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/ev
  ery-day-edit/grand-central-terminal.shtmlsthash.P
  8AhuQyE.dpuf

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Week 6- Monday

• Matt Groening is a Cartoonist and screenwriter
  best known four creating the television show The
  Simpsons. He allso invented the show Futurama.
  The members of the cartoon Simpsons family was
  named after Groenings own parents an sisters.
  Bart was named buy moving around the letters of
  brat. there have been hundreds of episodes of
  The Simpsons. Groening winned many awards and
  got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
  2012 -

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Day 2

• Its really easy to make ice cream from snow. Go
  out side and get five cups of fresh, clean sno.
  Dont pack the snow! put it in the freezer until
  you needed it. In a bowl, mix together one cup of
  milk a ½ tea spoon of vanilla, and a ½ cup of
  sugar. Stir until the sugar disolves. Slowly add
  the snow to youre mixture, stirring constantly
  until its thick. Would you like to try this
  winter treat!

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Day 3

• On february 27, 1984, Bruce McCandless II and
  robert L Stewart were the first astronauts on
  history to make untethered space walks. this
  means they walked with out being attached to
  anything During Space Shuttle mission STS-41B,
  they used equipment called MMUs (manned
  maneuvering units). The astronauts tested there
  MMUs before doing repair exercises out side the
  spacecraft four almost six hours.

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Day 4

• In February 1893, Thomas Edison opened the first
  movie set. Edisons studio, witch was only 50 feet
  long, could be turned easily so the son were
  always shining on it, one of Edison's earlyist
  films was called Fred Ott's Sneeze." Others'
  featured Annie Oakley and stars from Buffalo
  Bills Wild West Show. Movies sure have changed a
  lot since the days of Thomas Edison!

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Week 7- Monday

• Will their be six more weeks of winter? That is
  exactly what one pennsylvania groundhog announces
  each year in February 2. Groundhog day is a
  poplar American tradition that probably come from
  Europe. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, he
  expects six more weeks of winter. If he don't see
  it, he predict an early spring. Did ya know that
  Phil is quite famous. He met President Reagan and
  has appeared on Oprah!

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Day 2

• In 1925, an sickness threatened the children of
  Nome Alaska. The only medicine that could save
  them was all most 1,000 miles away. Travel by air
  wasnt posible, so Gunner Kaassen traveled by
  sled. A husky named balto lead Kaassen and a team
  off dogs through wind and cold. On February 2,
  Kaassen return to Nome with the medicine. His
  life-saving trip inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled
  Dog Race, which is held in Alaska each march.

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Day 3

• How did Hank Aaron earn his Nick name. He earn
  the name "Hammerin' Hank" by hittin an amazing
  755 homeruns. Aaron was born in mobile, Alabama,
  on February 5, 1934. He would go on to play for
  baseball teams in Milwaukee and Atlanta. He was a
  grate batter and a strong team player. He held
  records for most games played most at-bats, most
  total bases and most runs batted in he also play
  in 24 all-star games!

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Day 4

• "Government is not the solution to are problem,
  government is the problem, explaned president
  Ronald Reagan. Reagan tried to make government
  better by cuting taxes and spending less. Reagan
  was born on February 6 1911 in Tampico, Illinois.
  A former movie actor, Reagan was known for being
  a excellent speeker. When he was shot just 69
  days into his term, he joked with his wife,
  Honey, I forgot to duck!

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Week 8- Monday

• On November 4, 1922 english archaeologist Howard
  Carter made one of the most important discoverys
  of modern times. While on an expedition to Egypt,
  Carter discovered the tomb of king Tutankhamen.
  King Tut had became Egypts ruler when he was 9
  years old he died just a few years later.
  Discovered 3,000 years after Tuts's death, the
  tomb contained many priceless treasures that are
  now display in a Museum in the city of Cairo.

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Day 2

• On what holiday do many people sharing cards
  flowers and chocolate. Those are all sign's of
  Valentine's day. Valentine's Day is a time for
  family, friends and love! Celebrated on February
  14, no one knows for sure how the special day got
  it's start. Some say a saints named Valentine may
  have secretly married young roman couple's. A
  note written in prison in 1415 by Charles, the
  Duke of Orleans is the oldest known valentine.

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Day 3

• Born on February 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony
  learnt early in life about the value of justice.
  A teacher four many years, she become active in a
  movement that encouraged people not to drink
  liquor. Since Susan was a women, however, she
  was'nt allowed to speak at that movements rallys.
  So she found other causes. She traveled the
  country as a speaker against slavery and for
  womens rights Did you no that she was once
  arrested for voting.

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Day 4

• Basketball has many fine players, but Michael
  Jordan is one of the best who has ever play the
  game. As a guard for the Chicago bulls, Michael
  lead his team to six championships. He also
  claimed gold medals two time as a member of the
  U.S. olympic team. Born on February 17, 1963,
  Michael jumps so high he is often called His
  Airness"! "I don't know about flying" he said,
  but sometimes it feels like I has these little
  wings' on my feet."

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Week 9- Monday

• People around the world celebrate Pi Day on
  march 14. We use the greek letter p (called pi)
  to represent the number we get when we divide the
  circumference of a circle by its diamiter.
  Because it is a Mathematical constant, the value
  of pi never changes That value rounds to 3.14,
  and the digits after the decimal point continues
  infinitly without repeating in any pattern. The
  best calculations of pi can be trillions of digit
  long! Will your math class do special activitys
  on Pi Day?

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Day 2

• St. Patricks Day celebrates a Catholic saint
  who livved long ago. The first St Patricks Day
  parade in the united States took place when Irish
  soldiers marched through New York City on March
  17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immegrant groups
  began to holed parades with bagpipes and drums.
  In 1848, several groups unite their parades
  Today, New York Citys St. Patricks Day parade
  was the nations largest. Each year, nearly three
  milion people attend.

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Day 3

• A persons a person, no matter how small, said
  author and illustrator Theodor Geisel, who was
  born on March 2, 1904. Geisels first book for
  children And to Think That I saw It on Mulberry
  Street, was rejected by 27 publishers before it
  was printed. At a time when many childrens books
  were dull, Geisel, who is also know as Dr. Seuss,
  published The Cat in the Hat since then, millions
  of Dr. Seuss books has been sold!

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Day 4

• They were the only airmen whom never lost a
  American bomber during there World War II
  missions. They were the Tuskegee Airmen,
  African-american pilots who took their name from
  the airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama where they
  trained. The 992 black pilots went to battle on
  March 22, 1941 they flew more than 15,000
  missions in North Africa Sicily and Europe. They
  shot down more then 100 enemy plains.