![fyi_g03_u06_edison_link.jpg A lightbulb shines in a dark room.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u06_edison_link.jpg)
Thomas Edison: Inventor and Entrepreneur
Source: PBS Learning Media
Thomas Edison’s inventions changed people’s lives. Discover the many creations Edison made!
![fyi_g03_u06_invention_link.jpg A scientist helps a girl build a project in his workshop.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u06_invention_link.jpg)
Little Inventors Brings Children’s Imaginative Ideas to Life
Source: DOGO News
Have you ever thought of a great new invention? Now you can share your cool or wacky ideas!
![fyi_g03_u05_astronauts_link A girl wears a space suit and smiles are she holds up her space helmet.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u05_astronauts_link.jpg)
NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits Report for Training
Source: DOGO News
New astronauts are in training for missions to space! They tell what they look forward to doing – and eating – in space.
![fyi_g03_u04_zoo_link A boy smiles and feeds a giraffe at the zoo.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u04_zoo_link.jpg)
The Future of Zoos
Source: Time for Kids
The Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania is making sure that animals are able to explore, even while they have visitors!
![fyi_g03_u03_nasa_link A view of Planet Earth from space.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u03_nasa_link.jpg)
Gravity Assist
Source: Time for Kids
Nine-year-old Jack Davis applied to work for NASA. While he didn’t get the job, his hard work is paying off!
![fyi_g03_u03_skydive_link A skydiver jumps from an airplane.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/fyi_g03_u03_skydive_link.jpg)
A world record 217-way 3 points skydive over Arizona in 360°
Source: The Kid Should See This
217 skydivers had to use a LOT of teamwork to break a world record together!
![View of the Earth from space View of the Earth from space.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g04_u05_kidheroes_2_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Helping Others
Source: Time for Kids
Discover how Alex Knoll’s creative idea for a new app will help make the world a better place.
![fyi_g04_u04_space_link.jpg space shuttle flying over Earth](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/465616294.jpg)
10 Questions for Jessica Watkins
Source: Time for Kids
Meet Jessica Watkins, the youngest member of NASA’s 2017 astronaut-candidate class.
![fyi_g04_u05_STEM_link.jpg students working together on a STEM project](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/871228136.jpg)
Bodybuilding
Source: Time for Kids
Learn how some middle school kids are helping change people’s lives with STEM.
![fyi_g04_u06_spider_link.jpg close up view of a jumping spider](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/102750311.jpg)
Festo’s Bionic Flying Fox Bats and Somersaulting Robotic Spiders Are Incredible
Source: DOGO News
People studied animals in nature and then built amazing robots—a bat that flies and a spider that rolls. Prepare to be amazed!
![fyi_g04_u04_earhart_link.jpg Amelia Earhart in a plane](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/238057645.jpg)
Amelia Earhart
Source: Library of Congress
What does it mean to break down barriers? Find out by learning about the life of Amelia Earhart.
![fyi_g04_u02_latitude and longitude_link.jpg Navigational equipment. Composition with barometer, compass, navigational map.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/545584279.jpg)
Latitude and Longitude
Source: ABCya
Ahoy Matey! Use the coordinates to discover where the pirate’s treasure is hidden. Arr!
![fyi_g04_u01_glove_link.jpg smiling deaf girl learning sign language](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/06/332513879.jpg)
Award-Winning “SignAloud” Glove Translates American Sign Language To Speech
Source: DOGO News
Meet two college students who created an amazing invention that converts sign language into speech.
![fyi_g05_u01_moon_link.jpg astronaut standing on the moon](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/313435052.jpg)
Moon Landings
Source: DK Find Out
President John F. Kennedy believed in rising to the challenge. He said, “We choose to go to the moon… and other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
![fyi_g05_u06_vision_link.jpg cheerful girl wearing glasses](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/166663625.jpg)
Revolutionary Vision Correcting Eye Drops Could Replace Eyeglasses
Source: DOGO News
Scientists may have discovered a new way to correct eyesight!
![fyi_g05_u05_log cabin_link.jpg cabin in the woods](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/216019231.jpg)
How Do You Build a Log Cabin?
Source: Wonderopolis
Early pioneers needed to build homes for their families as they settled across America. Read about how these pioneers built log cabins!
![Astronauts working on the International Space Station as it orbits Earth. Astronauts working on the International Space Station as it orbits Earth.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g05_u06_spacestation_2_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
History of Space Travel
Source: National Geographic Kids
Read about the history of space travel, and find out what the future might have in store!
![An old-fashioned black rotary phone from the 1950s. An old-fashioned black rotary phone from the 1950s.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g04_u05_technology_1_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Technology Over Time
Source: PBS Learning Media
Travel through time and learn about how technology has advanced and changed our lives.
![View of a man looking at an iceberg in a bright blue sea in Antarctica. View of a man looking at an iceberg in a bright blue sea in Antarctica.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g04_u03_antarctica_2_174x116@2x-320x190.jpg)
Where Is the Coldest Place on Earth?
Source: Wonderopolis
Just how cold does it get at the South Pole? Find out how to survive on the world’s least-populated continent.
![Young woman using a smart phone while walking down a city sidewalk. Young woman using a smart phone while walking down a city sidewalk.](https://hmhfyi.com/3-5/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/03/fyi_g03_u02_chinasidewalk_3_174x116@2x.jpg)
Texting and You!
Source: PBS Learning Media
Watch as Ruff Ruffman explores the good, the bad, and the just plain silly sides of communicating by text.