March


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**Venera 3 became first manmade object to reach Venus, 1966** Label the planets in our Solar System. **St. Davids Day, Wales** Read about, color, and take a quiz on the Welsh flag **Nebraska became a state, 1867** Read a page on Nebraska, then take a quiz. **Ohio became a state, 1803** Read a page on Ohio, then take a quiz. || 2 **Dr. Seuss (author) born, 1904** Color a cat and [|make a big, silly hat] in honor of Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss' real name). Or do a cloze activity on Seuss. || 3 **Mars at Opposition (Closest to Earth)** Read about Mars, then take a quiz. **Iditarod Starts**First Saturday in March Read about the Iditarod, then do a cloze activity on this Alaskan dog sled race. **Girls Day, Japan** Make a Japanese origami doll. **Florida became a state, 1845** Read a page on Florida, then take a quiz. || **Voyager 1 discovered that Jupiter has rings, 1979** Read about Jupiter, then take a quiz. **Vermont became a state, 1791** Read a page on Vermont, then take a quiz. || 5 **Gerardus Mercator (mapmaker) born, 1512** Read about map projections, then label a map of the world. || 6 **The Alamo Falls to Mexico, 1836** Read about and color the Alamo. **Valentina Tereshkova (cosmonaut) born, 1937** Read about the first woman in space, then take a quiz on her life. || 7 **Luther Burbank (botanist) born, 1849** Read about Burbank, then label the parts of a plant. **Piet Mondrian born, 1872** Read about Mondrian, then do an art activity. || 8 **Full Moon** Read about the phases of the moon. **International Women's Day** Name historic women. **Plant a Flower Day** Label the parts of a flower. || 9 **Europe Day** Take a quiz on European flags. **Amerigo Vespucci born, 1454** Label a map of North America. || 10 **Rings discovered around Uranus, 1977** Label our Solar System. **Harriet Tubman (abolitionist) died, 1913** Read about Harriet Tubman, then answer questions about her life. || **Daylight Saving Time Starts in US** 2nd Sunday in March Label a map of the US time zones **Urbain le Verrier (astronomer who discovered Neptune) born, 1811** Read about and color Nepture. **Johnny Appleseed died, 1844** Read about Johnny, then take a quiz on him. || 12 **Gandhi leads civil disobedience march to the sea against British rule in India, 1930** Read about the flag of India, color it, and take a quiz. || 13 **William Herschel discovered Uranus, 1781** Read about Uranus then take a quiz. || 14 **Pi Day** Learn about Pi. **Learn about Butterflies Day** Label a butterfly's life cycle. || 15 **Ides of March** **National Day, Hungary** Take a quiz on Hungary's flag. **Maine became a state, 1820** Read a page on Maine, then take a quiz. || 16 **Robert Goddard Launches the First Liquid-Fuel Rocket, 1926** Do a cloze activity on Goddard. **Everything You Do Is Right Day** Write an "I'm an Expert" essay. || 17 **St. Patrick's Day** Make a leprechaun marionette. || **First Space Walk, by cosmonaut Alexsei Leonov, 1965** Label the Earth's atmosphere, marking the orbit of Leonov's spacecraft (Voskhod 2), 167km to 475km. **Birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog (Official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association)** Read about Dalmatians and color one. || 19 **First lunar eclipse recorded by humans, Babylon, 721 B.C.** Read about lunar eclipses, then draw a diagram of how they occur. **Absolutely Incredible Kids Day (3rd Thur. in March)** Write a letter to a friend. || 20 **Vernal Equinox: First Day of Spring** Read about equinoxes and seasons, then [|take a quiz on them]. **Libby Riddles became first woman to win the Iditarod, 1985** Take a quiz on the Iditarod. || 21 **Johann Sebastian Bach born, 1685** Read about Bach, then take a quiz on his life and work. || 22 **New Moon** Color a page on the moon. **World Day for Water** Label the water cycle. **International Goof Off Day** Write about the best day you could have. || 23 **Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty ot give me death" Speech, 1775** Henry gave his great speech on freedom from British tyranny, after which Virginia joined the American revolution. **National Day of Pakistan** Read about, color, and take a quiz on Pakistan's flag. **Juan Ponce de Leon sights and names Florida, 1513** Take a quiz on Florida. || 24 **Harry Houdini (magician) born, 1874** Make a magical, pre-sliced banana. || **Christian Huygens discovered Titan, Saturn's largest moon, 1655** Read about Saturn, then take a quiz. **National Family Day** Make a family tree. **Greek Independence Day** Take a quiz on Greece. || 26 **Robert Frost (poet) born, 1874** Write a poem about your favorite things (or your not-so-favorite things). || 27 **Photography Day** Make a frame for your favorite photo. || 28 **Second asteroid, Pallas, discovered (1802)** Read about asteroids, then take a quiz. || 29 **Spacecraft Mariner 10 took the first close-up photos of Mercury, 1974** Read about Mercury, then take a quiz. || 30 **Vincent Van Gogh born, 1853** Color a painting by Van Gogh. **Doctor's Day** Label the human skeleton. || 31 **Cesar Chavez (labor leader) born, 1927** Do a fill-in-the-blanks activity on Chavez. **Bunsen Burner Day** Label a Bunsen burner. ||
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