Recently added articles from WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin):
Toy story.(LEADERSHIP)
May 01, 2009 ... Sure, scooters can be fun to ride, but Jessica Liddicoat has an idea to make them even better. The third grader from Tucson, Ariz., wants to add a kite and a drink holder! The young inventor and her classmates are building toys for a school project. First, the students visited a ...
Guard duty.(SOCIAL STUDIES)(Interview)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hold on to your popcorn. The Smithsonian is coming to life! That is a group of museums in Washington, D.C. In his new movie, Night are the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, actor Ben Stiller (above) tries to stop an evil king who comes to life at the ...
You decide.(interpersonal relations)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... My class is going to a water park. My friend Lea can't swim. She wants me to hang out in the arcade with her, but I would rather ride the waterslides. I don't want ...
Hang on, baby! A special hospital cares for endangered orangutans.(Cover story)
May 01, 2009 ... The babies at a hospital in Asia are a little strange. They wear giant white diapers and have dark red hair that sticks up. They even flip out of their cribs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Why all the monkey business? The troublemaking patients are orangutans! An orangutan ...
Orangutangs' home.(READ A MAP)
May 01, 2009 ... Where do orangutans like to hang out? In Indonesia and Malaysia! This map shows where the great apes live. Study the map. Then answer the questions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. According to the map, on which island are wild orangutans not found? (A) Sumatra ...
Know the news.(READING COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY)
May 01, 2009 ... Fill in the circle for the best answer. 1. What is the main idea of the story "Hang On, Baby!"? (A) Orangutans' habitats are shrinking because people are destroying the rain forests. (B) There are only about 62,500 orangutans left in the world. ...
Word power: critical thinking.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
May 01, 2009 ... Review the story "Hang O Baby!" As a class, brainstorm a list of other animals that are endangered. Then discuss why ...
The wild, wild Web.(Skill: Develop Web Literacy)
May 01, 2009 ... With some Web sites, you never know what kind of "ape" may have created them. That's because some Web sites are biased, or present only one point of view. Can you figure out which Web sites you can trust? Study the real and fictional "orangutan" search results below. Then answer the ...
It's toy time!(Skill: Critical Thinking)
May 01, 2009 ... Inventing toys isn't child's play! Just ask Liz Bradshaw's students. They sketched blueprints and put a lot of thought into the toys they are building. What kind of toy would you like to create? Using the space below, sketch a drawing of your toy invention. Then answer the questions that ...
WR News edition 3 end-of-year survey.
May 01, 2009 ... Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below or online at www.weeklyreader.com/survey/grade3. Respondents will be entered in a drawing to win a free classroom subscription to WR News. 1. How long have you been teaching? () 0-3 years () 4-7 years ...
Journey to Malaysia.(Skill: Reading Comprehension)
May 01, 2009 ... Some orangutans receive care at a special hospital in Malaysia. Read the chart to learn more about the Asian country. Then answer the questions. 1. According to the chart, what is Malaysia's official religion? (A) Christianity (B) Hinduism (C) ...
Comprehension.(Skill: Reading Comprehension)
May 01, 2009 ... Read this issue's cover story, "Hang On, Baby!" Then fill in the circle for the best response. 1. Which statement is a fact? (A) An orangutan is a type of great ape. (B) Baby orangutans are sweet and playful. (C) People should not destroy ...
Start your engines!(Skill: Solve Math Problems)
Apr 24, 2009 ... Name -- Harris, Hannah, and Harper are members of the Happy for Hybrids racing team. The three friends recently hit the track for a race. Who won? And what did that person say at the end of the race? To find out, solve the math problems by adding, subtracting, or multiplying ....
It's rhyme time!(Skill: Write Poetry)
Apr 24, 2009 ... Name -- April is National Poetry Month. There are many types of poems. A limerick is one type. That is a funny five-line poem. The first, second, and fifth lines of a limerick rhyme. Those lines have eight to 10 syllables each. The poem's third and fourth lines also rhyme. They ...
Counting cars.(Skill: Reading Comprehension)
Apr 24, 2009 ... Name -- In 1900, there were only about 8,000 cars in the United States! Read the graph to see how that number has grown. Then fill in the circle for the best answer. <Pre> Numbers of cars in the U.S. Year Millions of cars 1920 8 million 1940 ...
Comprehension.(Skill: Reading Comprehension)
Apr 24, 2009 ... Read this issue's cover story, "Charged!" Then fill in the circle for the best response. 1. Which statement is a fact? (A) Plug-in cars are better than gas-powered cars. (B) The Chevrolet Volt will travel up to 40 miles on electricity. (C) There are too many cars on ...
Polly want a book?(SOCIAL STUDIES)
Apr 24, 2009 ... The third-grade class at Mulberry School has gone to the birds! A dark gray parrot regularly visits the Los Gatos, Calif., classroom to sit in on students' reading lessons. The parrot's name is Starbuck. He perches, or sits, on a chair and listens to the students read aloud ....
A step in time.(SCIENCE)
Apr 24, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This discovery will knock your socks off! Scientists recently found footprints that are more than a million years old. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The footprints are in Kenya. That is a country in Africa. An early human ancestor, or ...
Charged! Automakers race to build plug-in cars.(Cover story)
Apr 24, 2009 ... No matter how much Jay Friedland drives his car, he never has to buy gas. Instead, the California resident plugs his Toyota RAV4 EV in to a regular electrical outlet in his garage each night. By morning, the vehicle is recharged and ready to roll. Friedland owns a plug-in car ....
The history highway.(READ A TIME LINE)(Chronology)
Apr 24, 2009 ... Name: -- Inventors have been building motor vehicles for more than 200 years. This time line shows some events in car history, Read the time line. Then answer the questions. 1769 French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot builds the first self-propelled, or moved, ...