The Snacker Slapper

Hi, my name is Abhishek Prasanna, and recently I did an engineering course made by Mark Rober. I have already written a post about this, but there were two other builds that we did for the course. This post is about the first build: a purely mechanical build. No electrical components allowed. We decided to

Rocky Mountains

About: The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains were formed 80 million to 55 million years ago when a few of tectonic plates began to slide under the North American plate. The angle in which the plates sunk was shallow, which resulted

The Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains, or Appalachians, are a system of mountains in North America. Geology The Appalachians first formed about 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They used to reach elevations like those of the Rockies and the Alps before natural erosion. Origin of the name While exploring along the northern coast of Florida

Charles R. Drew

About Charles Drew Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C. He was born into a middle-class African-American family. His dad was a carpet layer and his mom was a teacher. Drew and his brothers and sisters grew in in Washington DC in Foggy Bottom Neighborhood. He graduated from Dunbar high

The Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the third longest river in the world. It is the longest river is the USA. The source of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca in Minnesota. The Mississippi flows through the center of the USA. It flows through Missouri, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee, Minnesota, Arkansas, Illinois, and Mississippi. The Mississippi’s mouth

My Heritage

My Home State My Language தமிழ் My Religion My parents were born in India, but India has many distinct cultures. My parents are both from the South Indian city of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu. South India is composed mostly of Dravidian people, who have a distinctly different culture compared to people of

The Missouri River

The Missouri River is a river is the wester United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is longer than the Mississippi River and it is the longest river in North America. Geography Most of the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains, one of the driest areas in N.A. The Missouri’s

George Washington

Early Life George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732. George was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington’s father, Augustine Washington, was a tobacco planter who also did iron manufacturing. They owned a plantation with slaves. His dad died of a sudden sickness in 1743, when George was 11. Washington studied in schools at Fredericksburg