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History is the study of events that
happened in the past.
Colonial
Williamsburg
Williamsburg,Virginia
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Williamsburg.
You hearthe ring ofablacksmith's
hammer. Awoman in along dress
and broad straw hat curtsies.
"Good day to you!"Two oxen pull
acart down the road. Asyou look
around, you can tell that important
things happened in this place. More than 500 buildings in ColonialWilliamsburg
Revolutionary patriots walked these have been restored or rebuilt.
streets in the 1700s. Colonial
Williamsburg tells the story of those
Inthe 1930s, partofthecityof
patriots.You can'twaitto see more.
Williamsburgwas restored tolook
What an exciting wayto experience
as it didin the 1700s. Restoremeans
history!
tomakesomething thewayitusedto
be. Manybuildings were stillstanding
from thetimewhenVirginiawas the
capital ofaBritish colony. Otherswere
rebuilt. The houses and shops in
ColonialWilliamsburg are authentic,
builttheway theywereinthepast.
Today, you canvisithomes and shops
tosee how peoplelived 200years ago.
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patriots meeting inWilliamsburg
werethe first to call for the
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Declaration of Independence.
• Even theanimalsin Colonial
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Williamsburg are authentic!
They are bred from the kinds
ofanimals thatwere common
inVirginia during colonial times.
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Pike Place Market
Seattle, Washington
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TVi so much rood or ^y
--v-fpj smelled so many
Since itwasbuiltin 1907,many
differentscents in your life. It's
consumers have come to Pike Place
noisy and busy. People rush past
Market. Consumers arepeople who
you in ahurry, carrying bags of
buyanduseproducts. Products are
bread and flowers. You stop to look
things that are made andsold. People
around. Restaurantchefs, local
like the productsat Pike Place because
people, and tourists like you fill
theyare usually fresher andmoreaffordable.
the streets ofthe enormousfarmer's
Producers, suchas farmers orfishermen, can
market in Seattle. "Heads up!"
sell theirgoods direcdy toconsumers atPike
you hear, justin time. Agiantfish
Place. Supermarketsspend money to ship,
whooshes byyour head. Thirtyfeet
display, andsell their products. This means
away, aman behind acounter
they mayhave tocharge more for the products
catchesit andwrapsitfor acustomer.
in the stores. Foods at Pike Place are not
The people selling fish shout and
shipped from far awayordisplayed instores.
joke with one another. It's only
Tuesday morning.The market is
justgetting started!
It
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During the 1960s, consumers
began shopping more in
supermarkets.The Pike Place
Marketwas almost closed
and demolished.
More than 20,000 people
visitthe market on weekdays.
More than 37,000 people visit
on Saturdays.
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Science and technology change people's
lives. These changes bring challenges
and opportunities.
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Edison Laboratory
Edison, New Jersey
y—1 You're in Edison, II
lcrc More than one
hundred years ago, Thomas Edison's
in1876,Thomas Edison brought a
laboratorystood whereyou stand
fcOftaifoMs
team ofworkersto a neighborhood
now. Itdid not look important.
called MenloPark.Theyplanned
Ifwas justabarn on afarm. But collapsed m 1913.
to inventthings. Inventmeansto
that barn was one birthplace of The Thomas Alva
makesomethingforthe firsttime.
the light bulb and hundreds ofother Edison Memorial
Theteam researched, orstudied,
Towerwas built on
incredible inventions. Edison called it
subjectsto findout newfacts about
the same site in1937,
the "Invention Factory." The building
them.Whentheyhadanidea,they
in honor of Edison's
is gone now. You can't help
would experiment, ortestit,to see
wondering: Whatwould Edison
ifitworked.Theteam worked in
inventtoday ifhe and his barn
Menlo Parkforfewerthan 10years.
were still here?
Edison and his team created more
than 400 inventions inthattime.
Thomas Edison obtained
1,093 patents for inventions
and improvements. That is more
than any other person.
In 1954, the Menlo Park area
was named Edison, New Jersey,
tohonor Thomas Edison.
Edison said his Menlo Parh
team mould "come up with a
small thing everu ten days and abig
thing about every six months."
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What aresome things
you use everydaythatwere
invented byThomas Edison?
The Kelso Dunes,
The Mojave Desert
California
You're hiking up
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agiantsand hill.
There1
It's hard work since
the sand gives way under every
step.When you finally reach the
top, you are exhausted. The sun
reflects offthe hotsand. Dunes
spread out all around you. Then you
hearalow groan, adeep rumble.
Blowing sand issliding across the
dunes. Itcreates asound you've
never heard before. Suddenly, you The Mojave Desert islocated primarily
understandwhythe Kelso Dunes in California but stretchesinto portions
inthe Mojave Desert are called ofNevada, Arizona, and Utah. TheMojave
"The Booming Dunes."
Desert has averyharsh climate. Climate
isthe kindofweather a place has,year
afteryear. Animals and plantsthat live
intheMojave musttolerate bigchanges in
temperature everyday, and fromseason
toseason. Days can be veryhot. Nights
canbevery cold. Summers arehot, dry,
andwindy. Winters areoftenfreezing.
Throughout theyear, animals and plants J
must also survive with little water.
