WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin) back issues from October 2006:
Stay safe in the kitchen.(FIRE SAFETY)
Oct 06, 2006 ... Cooking can be fun, but it can also be a recipe for disaster. More fires start in the kitchen than in any other room in the home, says a national fire protection group. That is why the theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week is Prevent Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat. Kids ...
You decide!
Oct 06, 2006 ... My older brother Daniel wants to make grilled cheese sandwiches. We are not allowed to turn on ...
Pluto is out! Scientists kicks Pluto out of the planet family.(Cover story)
Oct 06, 2006 ... By now, you know you can ignore that section on Pluto in your science books. A group of the world's astronomers recently decided that Pluto is no longer an official planet. An astronomer is a scientist who studies space. Despite the change, a spacecraft named New Horizons is on ...
The new solar system.(READ A CHART)
Oct 06, 2006 ... The chart below shows the order of the eight planets and the three dwarf planets and their average distances from the sun. Read the chart. Then answer the questions below. <Pre> Planet 1. MERCURY36 million miles 2. VENUS 67 million miles 3. EARTH 93 million ...
Know the news.(READING COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY)
Oct 06, 2006 ... How much have you learned from this issue? Fill in the circle for the best answer to each question. 1. Which of the following statements is most likely true? (A) Earth will soon be renamed a dwarf planet. (B) Many science textbooks will need to be ...
Word hound.(BRAIN BUILDERS)(learning about plural nouns)
Oct 06, 2006 ... A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing, Most plural nouns end ...
Which planet am I?(Skill: Research)
Oct 06, 2006 ... Get to know the planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Read each riddle below and write the name of the planet it describes. Use an almanac, encyclopedia, or the Internet as your guide. 1. About 70 percent of my surface is ...
Who was Christopher Columbus?(Skill: Reading Comprehension)
Oct 06, 2006 ... Read the passage below. Then answer the questions that follow. Christopher Columbus was an explorer. Columbus and his crew left Spain in August 1492. At that time, people in Europe had to make long, difficult trips to get spices and gold in Asia. Columbus was looking for a ...
Art Smart.(arts education)(Brief article)
Oct 13, 2006 ... Is a picture really worth a thousand words? The answer is yes. A new study shows that learning about art helps kids improve their language skills. The study included hundreds of third graders who took part in an art program. It is called Learning Through Art. The program was set ...
Ready to rumble.(volcanoes)(Brief article)
Oct 13, 2006 ... A volcano in the Philippines has rumbled to life. It is Mayon, the country's most active volcano. The last time Mayon erupted was in 2000. Since August, it has been spewing ash and lava. Lava is hot liquid rock. The eruptions have destroyed crops and forests. Thousands of people ...
Stop making cents.(Cover story)
Oct 13, 2006; ... Pennies are not small change to Sylvester Neal. The Washington man is on his way to collecting a million of them. "Sometimes I walk with my head down looking for pennies" Neal, 62, told WR News. Will the penny collector have that chance much longer? The U.S. Mint reports that it ...
Coin costs.
Oct 13, 2006 ... The chart below shows how much it costs to make U.S. coins. Read the chart. Then fill in the circle in front of true if the statement is correct or false if a statement is incorrect. 1. It costs 3 cents to make a dime. (A) true (B) false 2. It costs more ...
Know the news.(penny, volcanoes)
Oct 13, 2006 ... How much have you learned from this issue? Fill in the circle for the best answer to each question. 1. What would most likely happen if the U.S. Mint got rid of the penny? (A) Cashiers would be upset. (B) The U.S. Mint would save money. (C) ...
Word hound.
Oct 13, 2006 ... A compound word is made up of two or more words. Somebody and backyard are compound words. Can you find and circle five compound words on page 3? Answer ...
Money math.(Skill: Applying Math)(Brief article)
Oct 13, 2006 ... A group of third graders are at the school store. Does each student have enough money to pay for what he or she wants to buy? Circle yes or no. If the answer is yes, write how much change, if any, will be returned. <Pre> 1. Does Isabel have enough money? yes no change ...
Ring of fire.(volcanoes)(Brief article)
Oct 13, 2006 ... Mayon is a volcano in the Philippines. It is part of the Ring of Fire, an area in the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's volcanoes are located. Read the map to learn more. Then fill in the circle that best answers each question below. 1. Near which of North America's coasts ...
An eye on asteroids.(Brief article)
Oct 20, 2006 ... Planets aren't the only things making their way around the sun. Our solar system is home to thousands of bits of ice and rock of all shapes and sizes, called asteroids. Some astronomers are keeping their eyes on the sky for asteroids. Astronomers are scientists who study space ....
Meerkat lessons.(SCIENCE)(Brief article)
Oct 20, 2006 ... You might know about meerkats from Timon, a character in The Lion King. Now the small animals are getting more attention. Scientists from England say that meerkats teach their kids, just as humans do. "Wild meerkats school their young," say the scientists. Meerkats live in ...
You decide!
Oct 20, 2006 ... We have substitute teacher today. My friend Joe dared me to put a plastics spider on her ...
The long road home: the war continues as thousands of soldiers return from Iraq.(Cover story)
Oct 20, 2006; ... Eight-year-old Hunter Hill watched as soldiers stepped off an airplane. He was on the lookout for someone special--his dad. A year ago, Sergeant Douglas Hill left for Iraq. Now he has come home. "We're going bug hunting, playing video games, and camping together," Hunter told WR News. ...
Where is Iraq?(READING A MAP)
Oct 20, 2006 ... Study the map of Iraq and its neighbors. Then answer the questions that follow. 1. What is the capital of Iraq? 2. Which country borders Iraq on the east? 3. In which direction would you travel to go from Iraq to ...
Know the news.
Oct 20, 2006 ... How much have you learned from this issue? Fill in the circle for the best answer to each question. 1. How does Hunter Hill most likely feel about his dad's homecoming from Iraq? (A) disappointed (B) joyful (C) worried 2. What does ...
Word hound.
Oct 20, 2006 ... A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. It starts with a capital letter. Hunter Hill and Iraq are proper nouns. Circle five other proper nouns on page 3. Answer Key ...
Largest U.S. military bases.(Brief article)
Oct 20, 2006 ... In issue 7, you read about 8-year-old Hunter Hill, who lives on the Fort Campbell Army base with his family. Read the chart below to learn which U.S. bases have the largest military populations. Then answer the questions that follow. <Pre> BaseState...
The same or different?
Oct 20, 2006 ... A Venn diagram is used to compare two or more things. Read this week's story called "Meerkat Lessons" How are meerkats and humans the same? How are they different? * Write the words that describe only meerkats in ...
The bat man.(SCIENCE)(Joseph D'Angeli, chiroptologist)
Oct 27, 2006 ... Meet Joseph D'Angeli, a real-life bat man. He is a chiroptologist (kigh-rop-TAHluh-jist), or a scientist who studies bats. D'Angeli can't get enough of the winged creatures. He lives with 19 of them at his home in New Jersey. D'Angeli takes his pet bats to schools and museums. ...
New world wonders.(SOCIAL STUDIES)
Oct 27, 2006 ... Do you recognize the monument above? Irs the Parthenon, an ancient temple in Athens, Greece. The temple sits on a famous hill called the Acropolis. A huge hot-air balloon recently flew over the area. The launch celebrated the New 7 Wonders of the World vote. The goal of the vote ...
Kids get healthy: a new U.S. law requires that schools provide healthier choices for students.(Cover story)
Oct 27, 2006; ... Public schools across the country are on a health kick. Students are saying good-bye to junk food and hello to better eating habits. Kids are also exercising more during the school day. It's up to school districts to decide how to enforce the law. Many schools are offering ...
Calorie counter.(READ A CHART)
Oct 27, 2006 ... A calorie is a measure of the amount of energy a food provides, People gain weight when they lake in more calories than they use up, How many calories do different activities burn? Read the chart, and answer the questions that follow, <Pre> Activity Average calories ...
Know the news.(READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY)
Oct 27, 2006 ... How much have you learned from this issue? Fill in the circle for the best answer to each question. 1. What is the author's purpose in writing "Kids Get Healthy"? (A) to persuade schools to stop selling junk food (B) to teach kids about a new U.S. law that ...
Word hound.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
Oct 27, 2006 ... A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word, For example, children and kids are synonyms. The word small, say, and fight are used in this issue. Can you ...
How much do you exercise?(Skill: Create a Graph)
Oct 27, 2006 ... Kids should exercise for at least an hour a day, say experts. Color in the graph to show how many minutes of exercise you get each day during a week. Then answer the questions below. 1. On which day did you exercise the most? 2. On which day did you exercise the ...
Vitamins at work.(Skill: Read a Chart)
Oct 27, 2006 ... Vitamins are substances found in foods. Vitamins help keep our bodies strong and healthy. People get the vitamins they need by eating nutritious foods. The chart below lists some important vitamins. Read the chart. Then fill in the circle for the best answer to each question. <Pre> ...
Literary lineup.
Oct 27, 2006 ... Get out detective hat! Can you identify your these suspects lurking in the library? Each is a different type of story, called a genre (ZHAN-ruh). Each genre belongs to one of two groups: * fiction (a made-up story) * nonfiction (a true story) Ready for ...