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Sonlight® Ultra Microscope Includes 110V bulbs. Do NOT use overseas. (Domestic - for use in the U.S. and Canada ONLY.) : Sonlight Curriculum

Rules for Determining a Leap Year

Rules for Determining a Leap Year

1. Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years.
   (For example, 2012 divided by 4 = 503: Leap year!)
   
2. Exception: Century years are NOT leap years UNLESS they can be evenly divided by 400. (For example, 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000, which are divisible by 400, were.)

Read more:  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/leapyear2.html

A Quick History Lesson: Leap Year

A Quick History Lesson

The Egyptians were the first to come up with the idea of adding a leap day once every four years to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year. Later, the Romans adopted this solution for their calendar, and they became the first to designate February 29 as the leap day.

Read more: Leap Year 101 – Next, When, List, Days, Calendar, Years, Calculation, Last, Rules — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/leapyear2.html#ixzz181RF1wRr

Yandell Photography: Last of the Tomatoes

Yandell Photography: Last of the Tomatoes: "We had a great garden this summer. I guess it is finally over. Time to prepare for next year."

Extreme Sheep LED Art

How to Create Your Own Printables

A great article from Homeschool Creations!

 

http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-i-create-my-printables.html

Why Dyslexic Brain Has Trouble Distinguishing Speech From Noise

Interesting article.

Most people have little trouble carrying on a conversation with a friend in a noisy restaurant thanks to the highly adaptive auditory system which manages to focus ....

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170733.php

Snap Circuits Rock!