Article: Eons Challenges 50+Americans to Keep Brain Strong as 'Secret Sauce' to Longevity.

Article: BRAIN BUILDERS
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  September 10, 2008 ;     403 words ...The Franklin Institute's Resources for Science Learning has several tips on how to keep our minds healthy and alert throughout middle age and our senior years. Getting a lot of physical exercise and doing a variety of mentally-challenging activities each day is key. Here are some examples of

Article: Bird-brain builders are stars of book
Evening Times;  December 28, 2007 ;     317 words ...AGLASGOW University professor reveals the secrets of "animal architecture" in a new book. Professor Mike Hansell, honorary senior research fellow, looks at how birds and animals create nests and traps which amaze us by their ingenuity. In his book, Built by Animals: The Natural History of Animal

Article: Word power.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin);  December 14, 2007 ;     412 words ...Punctuation marks are symbols used in writing. Find and circle five different punctuation marks in this issue. What is the purpose of each punctuation mark? How might a different punctuation mark change the meaning of the sentence in which it is used? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answer Answers will vary.

Article: Know the news.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin);  December 21, 2007 ;     550 words ...READING COMPREHENSION/VOCABULARY Fill in the circle for the best answer. 1. What is the main idea of the story "Let's Party (A) Presidential primaries and caucuses are set to begin. (B) Iowa will hold the first caucus. (C) Members of the Democratic Party are called Democrats. 2. What is another

Article: Super stats.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin);  October 27, 2006 ;     574 words ...The chart shows malaria statistics for seven countries in Africa. Use it to answer the questions below. 1. Which of these countries had the most reported malaria infections in 2003? A Tanzania B Uganda C Mozambique 2. Which of these countries had the most reported malaria deaths? A Republic of the

Article: World wise: vocabulary.(BRAIN BUILDERS)
WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin);  November 10, 2006 ;     425 words ...Fill in the circle next to the word that means about the same as the boldfaced word from the story "Happy 100th, Mesa Verde!" on page 3. 1. commemorate (A) forget (B) honor (C) ignore 2. illuminate (A) darken (B) light up (C) dim 3. inhabited (A) deserted (B) abandoned (C) occupied 1. B, 2. B, 3. C

Article: What a mess!(BRAIN BUILDERS)
WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin);  April 3, 2009 ;     548 words ...READ A GRAPH Scientists are worried about the buildup of space junk. This graph shows the types of debris floating around Earth. Study the graph. Then answer the questions. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1. According to the bar graph, debris from missions makes up about what percent of space junk? (A) 15 (B) 19