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Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This post was researched by Kathleen Lauer, a Visitor Guide at the United States Capitol Visitor Center. She worked with the Informal Learning Office during a detail with the Library of Congress in 2022. With the new year, it’s time to start making resolutions. If your kid likes solving problems, science, and technology, they might …
Posted in: Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
From its earliest days in the late 18th century, hot air ballooning caught the public imagination. Large crowds watched balloon flights, and aeronauts became celebrities. All balloonists were incredibly brave. Risking injury and even death with every ascent only added to their glamour and fame. The fliers, inventors and scientists involved in early balloon flights …
Posted in: Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Rachel Gordon
A fascination with flight dates back millennia. The allure of the air is evident in the mythological story of Icarus, the designs of Leonardo da Vinci and in the long history of kite flying. The Wright brothers are world famous as the inventors of the first successful plane. What’s less well known is how other …
Posted in: Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest blog by Mel Hawkins, Teaching with Primary Sources Intern at the Young Reader’s Center and Programs Lab. For information on this intenship opportunity, please follow this link. To celebrate Arbor Day today this year, maybe you and your family will go for a nature walk around your neighborhood or the local …
Posted in: For Kids, For Teens, Holidays & Celebrations, Researching, Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Why do I see my breath when it’s cold outside? Is it true that no two snow crystals are alike? Answers to these and other questions of the season from the Science, Technology and Business Division's Everyday Mysteries website.
Posted in: For Kids, Science, Technology & Math, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Using the Library's collections, children can practice their skills in measurement and calculating area using the same methods as early surveyors, including George Washington.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for creating mosaics using the Library's Thomas Jefferson building as inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Science, Technology & Math
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Images of Mars and resources about space exploration from the Library's collections.
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