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K–2 Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Grade K-2: A feather in dino poop, NASA's whisper jet, Minecraft's fall forest & a fake volcano!

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About This Episode

This week on TechCheck for grades K–2: scientists X-rayed a piece of 66-million-year-old fossil poop the size of half a golf ball and found the best-preserved feather from the age of dinosaurs; NASA's X-59 jet finished its 25th test flight, flying faster than sound while built to make a soft thump instead of a window-rattling boom; Minecraft's Wilderness Bound update added an autumn forest with red, orange, and yellow poplar trees, straw beds, and abandoned camps; and a real volcano in Indonesia erupted while a computer-made fake video fooled people around the world — we learn the three clues that gave it away. Kid-friendly, classroom-safe, and ready for circle time. IN THIS EPISODE

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Teach with this episode

A reusable K–2 printable — print-first by design for early learners. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.

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4 quick polls, a story-of-the-week vote, and a 3-question quiz. Answers are anonymous and count toward your class on the grade-band leaderboard. This one has closed — results and answers are up.