https://freerepublic.com/tag/bookofanimals/ en-us Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:18:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2745690/posts CROWN POINT | When Atlantis takes off on the last U.S. space shuttle mission Friday, there will be a few local paramecium on board, thanks to students at tiny Avicenna Academy. "This project is important because it tests a very important issue -- the struggle for existence," said student Maria Khan in a student blog about the space shuttle experiment she helped design as a fifth-grader at Avicenna Academy. "It's a wonderful experience," Principal Amanda Arceo said as she headed to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to witness the launch along with four students who developed the experiment for the... Northwest Indiana Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2745690/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:18:01 GMT