GeoBee Finals at National Geographic

The top ten 2010 National Geographic Bee finalists faced off this morning at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The winner is Aadith Moorthy, an eighth-grader from Florida. Watch Alex Trebek of Jeopardy! ask Aadith the final question! embedSingleTitlePlayer("geobee2010-final-kids","blogskids","http://ad.doubleclick.net/pfadx/ng.kids/preroll_kidsblog;sz=400×300;tile=1",480,360,false,"geobee2010-final-kids"); Aadith…


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Eighth-Grader Scales Mount Everest

Photo: Jordan Romero

Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old from Big Bear Lake, California, has become the youngest person to scale Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak. He reached the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) summit with a team that included his father, his father's girlfriend, and three…


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EarthFest 2010 Fun!

Debbie and Friends at EarthFest 2010
Thanks to everyone who came out to share EarthFest with us last weekend. We had a great time with all of you! For those of you who couldn’t join us, the following is a video shot by our good friend Amber Bobnar of Boston Children’s Music. It’s the “Simon Says” [...]


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Maya City Revealed With Lasers

Photo: An aerial 3-D picture of Caracol's biggest temples and palaces

In April, planes flying over the ancient Maya city of Caracol used laser technology to look beneath the rainforest and see the remains of the city. The equipment, called Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), bounces lasers off the ground…


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Happy 30th Birthday, PAC-MAN!

Know what’s awesome? Wasting time playing PAC-MAN on Google! The game is 30 years old today, so celebrate by dropping a few quarters in your PC and listening to Buckner & Garcia’s re-recorded version of “PAC-MAN Fever” on your Walkman.


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New Lullabies for Babies

Sure, there are tons of lullaby albums out there. On one end of the spectrum you have classical music instrumentals performed either by humans or synthesizers, and on the other end you have traditional and original tunes sung by anyone from Rick Springfield to Nicolette Larson, from Jewel to Linda Ronstadt.

Over at KidsMusic.About.com, I compiled a short list of


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30th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Eruption

Photo: Mount St. Helens in 2006

On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State erupted. The eruption (which was heard hundreds of miles away) blew off the top of the mountain, destroyed miles of forest, and killed 57 people.In the 30 years…


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Earthfest 2010, Boston, May 22 @ 11am

Debbie & Friends on the Kids Planet Stage 11am!
Please join us on Saturday, May 22 @ 11am on the Esplanade in Boston for Earthfest 2010! It’s a FREE event and there are all kinds of fun things planned for kids and families in the “Kids Planet” zone including environmental activities, games, and of course… musical [...]


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One in Five Lizards Extinct by 2080?

Photo: Jeweled chameleon on branches

A new study predicts that one out of every five lizard species will be extinct by 2080 if global warming continues. When it gets too hot to be in the sun, lizards must hide in the shade and rest, because…


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Flowery Bee Egg Cases

Photo: An egg inside a bee's petal nest.

What appears to be a flower bud is actually a bee nest. One species of bee called, Osmia tergestensis, made it by "gluing" flower petals together with mud. Once the container is complete, the bee fills it with nectar and…


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