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Thursday, 10 September 2020
by David
- Published in Ancient History, Animal History, For Students, For Teachers, History General, Languages, Modern History, Post-Antiquity, Prehistory, Teaching Stragegy, Western Civilization
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distance learning, high school history, history education, history for kids, social studies
This week in history: Groundhog Day
Wednesday, 05 February 2020
by David

This past Sunday, the U.S. and Canada celebrated Groundhog Day (along with the Super Bowl). According to legend, if a groundhog sees its shadow on February 2nd, after emerging from its burrow, winter will continue for six more weeks. If the groundhog sees no shadow, spring will arrive early. So Groundhog Day involves a reversal
- Published in American History, Animal History, For Students, For Teachers
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american holiday, bill murray, candlemas day, german tradition, groundhog, groundhog day, hedgehog, pennsylvania dutch, us holiday
New Novel: Secrets of Hominea
Friday, 26 July 2019
by David
- Published in Animal History, Early Modern Europe, For Students, For Teachers, Modern History, Prehistory
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evolution, fantasy, middle grade, middle grade novel, middle school, science, social studies, unicorns
Who Thought Up Dog Domestication, People or Dogs?
Thursday, 11 January 2018
by David

Scientists used to think prehistoric people domesticated the dog by adopting wolf pups and breeding the friendliest of them or the most obedient. But more recent thinking says dogs domesticated themselves. Caveman Wolf-Breeding? Dogs were first domesticated in Europe or Asia 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. But how? The traditional wolf-breeding theory has some problems.
- Published in Animal History, For Students, For Teachers, Prehistory
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