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It's Thursday, July 1st. American flags are flying and fireworks are fizzling as the country gets ready for Independence Day.

So let's dive in and explore some fun Fourth of July traditions.

After many events were canceled last year, some Fourth of July fireworks celebrations are back

in cities and communities around the country.

Fireworks are loud and colorful, but what is it that makes them so explosively cool?

Jacob and Olivia Rosenzweig from the Curious Kid podcast are here to tell us all about the science

behind fantastic fireworks.

When I think about the 4th of July, I think about so many wonderful traditions, including

barbecues with family and friends and wearing red, white, and blue.

There is another spectacular 4th of July tradition that I look forward to every year.

I love watching a beautiful fireworks display on the night of July 4th.

Fireworks are magical.

They might seem like magic, but fireworks involve lots of science.

Cool!

In order to understand how fireworks work, it helps to know the different parts of a firework.

There's a stick, a fuse, an explosive, and little colorful pellets called stars.

The explosive and stars are located inside a spherical shell.

If you've ever had the chance to see fireworks live, you may have noticed that the firework shells are launched from cylinders on the ground.

Each cylinder holds a single shell.

Sticking out of the bottom of each shell is a stick.

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