For the most part, Mozart and Constanze had a happy marriage. Often they struggled to make ends meet. There are stories about how the couple danced in their unheated house to keep warm and how they used their wooden furniture as firewood. When Mozart...
Beautiful handwriting was very important in the 18th century. People took pride in the look of letters and invitations. Pens were made from the tip, or quill, of the feather from a swan or turkey. Good writing paper was made from sheepskin. Letters w...
The instruments that make up an orchestra have changed since Mozarts time. The way that they are grouped together has changed, too. By the end of the 18th century, the harpsichord was no longer used. It was replaced by the fortepiano which could be p...
How does light get from the sun to the earth? How does music get from the stage to the audience? They move the same way in waves! Light and sound are forms of energy. All waves carry energy, but they may carry it differently. Light and sound travel t...
How can you tell which direction? By day, look for the Sun. It is in the east in the morning and the west in the afternoon. At night, use the Big Dipper to help you find the North Star. It would be better to bring a compass because its needle always...
What arc the parts of a flower? Flowers can have male parts and female parts. The female parts make eggs that become seeds. The male parts make pollen. Pollen is a powdery material that is needed by the eggs to make seeds. To make seeds, pollen and e...
You and all organisms live in an environment. An environment is made up of everything that surrounds an organism. It can include the air, the water, the soil, and even other organisms. An organism responds to changes in its environment. When an organ...
The captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pretended that he was a pilot because he nee...
In 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious. However, even today, many Southerners have not forgotten their...
Mr. and Mrs. Williams got married when he was twenty-three, and she was twenty. Twenty-five years later, they had a big party, and a photographer came and took some photographs of them. Then the photographer gave Mrs. Williams a card and said, They'l...
