Reading
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Help Wanted: Detectives
Learn all about how to research history, including what happened on the day you were born.
Unscramble the Players
Unscramble these jumbled letters to find the names of 10 famous Negro Leagues baseball players.
Try Testing Gold
Use this experiment to discover one of the reasons why gold is so precious.
'Panning' for Gold
Figure out this word find puzzle, full of vocabulary from the California Gold Rush.
Reading Cattle "Brand" Names
Learn how ranchers in the Old West kept track of which cattle were theirs, then make up names and "code symbols" for your own ranch.
Let's Make Journey Cakes
Try this recipe to experience one of the more common foods eaten by troops in the Civil War.
Say What?
Read several wise sayings from Africa.