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Introduction Spending time at home doesn’t mean you can’t improve your scientific skills! Many science experiments are simple to construct and can be completed using kitchen ingredients or household tools. Below is a list of twenty experiments, of varying difficulty, that you can attempt with your friends and family. Note: all experiments should be completed […]

Adjectives in writing serve a variety of different purposes. This is why it’s so important to have a big vocabulary filled with adjectives that start with I. If you are crafting your own piece, adjectives that start with I will add value and interest to your writing. This is often referred to as “snow” in […]

I am a freak for new school supplies. Something about the stores pulling out all of their office supplies in preparation feels like a fresh start to me. But this year, school supply lists are going to look different for 7th-grade students who are preparing for virtual learning.  Converting a home into a classroom takes […]

10-year-old boys can be challenging to shop for. Since they are too old for many toys but too young for popular gifts for teens. The great news is, 10-year-old boys have unique interests, and there are thousands of great options available. We have compiled our list of the 60 best gifts for 10-year-old boys in […]

As writers and students, understanding how to correctly use words is key to conveying your message to your readers. Verbs are a large, overarching part of speech that has many features to help writers perfectly capture their thoughts. Helping verbs, or auxiliary verbs, are another verb that helps (See what I did there?) extend a sentence’s meaning. […]

Any quick search will reveal some staggering pieces of data for you about words in the English language. The most recent record shows that there are over 170,000 words in the English language. This doesn’t include the 50,000 words that are now considered obsolete. The average native English speaking adult knows over 35,000 words. Native […]

My husband called me this evening on his way to work and let me know that he had been in a car accident. Thankfully, everybody is okay, but the car is a little banged up. Now, if we were in Mexico, and he had been involved in a fender-bender, he would’ve still called me, and […]

The English language functions through the use of various parts of speech. This list includes nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. But what are verbs? Are those essential to writing? The short answer is, yes, verbs are a crucial part of speech that you cannot ignore in writing. Just like you add sugar to cookies and expect […]