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Below you will find many resources that support your journey through the eBook or Print copy of " A is for Action".

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If you want to make a Change , at the end of the day, it all starts with you.

It's important to be Knowledgeable about the topic or issue and be inclusive of all different angles.

Ask Yourself: Is new technology ALWAYS the best way to share our action? What makes you say that?

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if
ever single person, both young and old,
shared a little of what he is good at doing.
-Quincy Jones, musician and producer

"What?" and "So what?" are good questions to ask. But as you continue there is also, " Now What?" This question will drive you on.

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EPISODE 12: MEET A PLANT DOCTOR + PUMPKINS

Hello young scientists. I'm Dr. Universe and if you are anything like me, you've got lots of big questions about our world. Today's special guest is Lydia Tymon who is really curious about plants and why they get sick-yes, you heard that right, plants can get sick, too. We'll also investigate some questions about pumpkins along the way.

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How did the sun form?
Dear Krystal,

Our sun may be one of the billions of stars in the galaxy, but it's the only star right here in our solar system. It keeps us warm and gives us light, which is important for all kinds of living things on our planet.

To find out more about how stars like our sun form, I talked to my friend Jose Vazquez, an astronomer at Washington State University.

He reminded me that when we talk about the size of stars, we often talk about their mass. You can think of mass as the amount of "stuff" or matter that makes up an ... " More ...
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What are the strings inside a pumpkin?
Dear Maggie,

If you open up a pumpkin, you would see all kinds of different things inside. Some people call all this gooey stuff the pumpkin's "brains" or its "guts."

There's the meaty orange flesh, sticky pulp, lots of seeds, and, of course, all those little strings. The strings actually have a really big job.

My friend Lydia Tymon is a plant pathologist. That means she is like a doctor for plants-and she was happy to hear about your question.

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Take a deep breath. As air travels through your nose and mouth into your lungs, it brings oxygen into the body. To find out exactly how it all works, I talked to my friend Kim Chiok, a researcher at Washington State University.

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You're right: frost can sometimes form patterns that look like the ferns or flowers we find in nature.

Those frosty shapes we see on the surface of windows start out as water in the air, said my friend Kai Carter. Carter is a meteorologist with Washington State University's AgWeatherNet team.

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EPISODE 12: MEET A PLANT DOCTOR + PUMPKINS Hello young scientists. I'm Dr. Universe and if you are anything like me, you've got lots of big questions about our world. Today's special guest is Lydia Tymon who is really curious about plants and why they get sick-yes, you heard that right, plants can get sick, too.

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