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Where does an e-mail go when you hit send? Code zooms it through the millions of connections in the Internet!

Did you know that the average car has more than a dozen computers inside? Without computers and the coding that controls them, today's transportation would look a lot different.

How do your favorite video games work? The coding insides creates backgrounds, plays music, and controls how each character and items move.

Thanks to Siri and Alexa, we've gotten pretty used to coding in our home. But did you know a company offered automation for lights and appliances as early as the 1970s?

Many students may use computer labs or tablets in school. But coding can also be found in science classrooms, the library, and even the lunch room!

A forecast warns us of possible weather conditions. It shows temperature, wind, humidity, and more! Whether hot and sunny, or cold and breezy, knowing the forecast can help you prepare for a day.

Humidity measures the water vapor level in the air. If levels are high, the air will feel damp. When levels are low, the air feels dry. Check your forecast for each day's humidity prediction!

When you think of precipitation, rain may come to mind. Did you know that precipitation could be a solid, too? Whether rain, sleet, hail, or snow, all precipitate from the sky!

Severe weather can happen over land or water. With varying degrees of severity, it's important to be aware!

The temperature for a day depends on a few things. Is it windy? Are there clouds? What season is it? As your part of the world circles the sun, the temperature will change.

Jacques Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Though he didn't go to college, his love for the ocean and film led him to become a great ocean explorer.

John James Audubon did not have any formal training as a scientist. He had very little training as an artist. What he did have was a dream.

During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women.

Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read take readers on an expedition into the wondrous and mysterious underwater world of the Great Bear Sea.

In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle.