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Why do leaves change color in the fall? And why do different trees turn different colors? All leaves contain chlorophyll. Chlorophyll reflects green light making leaves look green. As the days shorten and the nights cool, trees form a layer of cork cells in the stem of their leaves. This causes the leaf to die
The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer The Our Father is not only a wonderful prayer that we can pray every day of our lives. It is also a pattern of prayer that we can use as a meditation and a conversation with our Father. Here is an example: Our Father Since you are the Father
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Why is summer hotter than winter? Summer is hotter than winter because Earth is tilted on its axis. The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun in summer and away from the sun in winter. The same is true for the southern hemisphere except that summer and winter come at different times of year than
Meet the Neighbors: Carder Bee For the introduction to this series, see here. This is a carder bee. These bees “card” wool off of fuzzy plants like lambs’ ears to make a nice soft nest. Humans comb sheep’s wool before making it into things. This is called carding. It cleans and aligns the wool fibers.
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St. James is one of the best-known apostles. He was called by Jesus and was one of the three apostles chosen to be present at important moments like the Transfiguration and the raising of Jairus’s daughter. Yet even with all of these gifts, the things we learn about St. James aren’t exactly flattering. He and
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What’s In My Backyard? Projects: Keeping a Nature Journal For the introduction to this series, see here. Keeping a nature journal is very important if you want to understand the wildlife in your backyard. It can be as simple as writing down what you see in the yard or as complicated as you like it
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