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The polar regions are the areas that surround Earth's geographic North and South Poles. The area surrounding the North Pole is called the Arctic and includes almost the entire Arctic Ocean and northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. The... Read More

Why do volcanoes erupt? Volcanoes erupt when some of the hot magma (liquid rock) from below the Earth's surface squeezes up through holes in the surface. Magma is so hot that it melts solid rock in its path and makes a tunnel through the crust just... Read More

How is a baby made? A baby is made when two very tiny cells, one from a father and one from mother, join together. The male cell is called a sperm and the female cell is called egg. The cells are so tiny,  you can only see them under a... Read More

What happens at Jewish Passover? Passover is an important religious festival that Jews celebrate with special prayers and food. It begins with the Seder – a meal and a story about the history of Passover. Passover is the times to Jews were... Read More