Virgin Space?

STS-135 is scheduled for July 8th. What does that mean? It's the very last flight of the United States Space Shuttle Program. Not only can't we send men to the Moon any longer, now we can't even send them into space without help from Russia. Somehow, I can't picture JFK's 1961 speech resonating so much if he had said "we're going to the Moon if the Soviets will take us on their rockets!" So where does that leave us...

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NASA's Interactive Climate Time Machine

At Wearing Backpacks, we're working toward making the world a better place for our kids. One way to do that is to educate them on what's occured in the past and to give them ideas on what might happen in the future so that they can better choose their own destiny.

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Kids Saving Energy!

Did you ever wonder how to get your kids to pay attention to something? You could read Chapter 3 (The Stickiness Factor) of Malcolm Gladwell's "Tipping Points" and learn how Sesame Street and Blues Clues turn the trick. Or you could turn to a little bit of pixie dust like the U.S. Department of Energy.

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An Interview with Two of our Favorite People

Children are the future of every society. Here at Wearing Backpacks, we think they're part of the solution to today's challenges. For some insight into what they think, read on...

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I'm Stuffed!

Continuing in our theme of "how much stuff do you really need?", we thought that you'd enjoy The Story of Stuff. Thanks to Annie Leonard and her folks for coming up with some great material!

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