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Tell Me Why: Customs, Superstitions, Sports And Games Video
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Tell Me Why: Customs, Superstitions, Sports And Games Video
  • Introduces younger students to science
  • Simplified explanations serve as a basis for inquiry
This program answers questions as "Why do we have Christmas?" "Why do men raise their hats to ladies?" "How did weddings start?" It also answers such questions as "How did athletics begin?" "Did baseball really originate in America?" "When were card games first played?" "How did chess originate?
   
 

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