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From The Editor I hope you’re all enjoying the summer holidays and finding plenty of fun things to do. Hopefully, this July issue of KidsLife will help to keep you entertained during these long, hot summer weeks. Included in this month’s issue is a special article all about the ostrich. This fascinating creature is the world’s largest bird – even though it can’t actually fly! We also bring you details of the wonderful city of Tokyo, home to the world’s largest fish market! Away from Earth, we head to the planet of Uranus, first discovered in 1781, and named after the ancient Greek God of the heavens. Closer to home, you can read all about the man who invented DNA. Sir Alec Jeffreys has helped to solve thousands of crimes, thanks to his discovery of genetic fingerprinting. Our featured fruit this month is the peach. Don’t forget to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables during the holidays to help keep you fit and healthy and ready for school in September. And to feed your brain, make sure you make the most of the many puzzles inside this month’s magazine. Enjoy yourselves kids!
8. Static Electricity 10. Funny Faces 12. Music Charts 13. Amazing Facts 14.Travel Diaries - Bangkok 18. Animal Kingdom - Polar Bears 24. Great Minds 28. Fruit Facts 32. Book Club 34. Clinic 38. Math Puzzles 40. Language Club 42. From Around The World 44. Movies Night 46. History 50. More Maths 52. Fun Time 54. Planetarium 56. Say Cheese 62. Mohammad Ali
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Electrical Circuits Tell whether the light bulb or bulbs will light or will not light based on the circuit.
ANSWERS: 1.will not light, 2.will not light, 3.will light, 4.will not light, 5.will light, 6.will light
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Electrical Safety
QUIZ
1. Where is the most dangerous place to use electrical equipment? A. In your bedroom B. Outside C. Near water D. None of the above 2. What should you do if there is an electrical fire? A. Stop, drop and roll until it stops B. Run away C. Take pictures D. Quickly get away from the fire and have your parents call 911 3. Is it important to have an emergency kit? A. Yes, so you’re prepared in case there’s a big lightning storm and the power goes out B. No, there won’t ever be an emergency C. What’s an emergency kit? D. Maybe 4. What should you do if a light bulb won’t turn on? A. Poke at it B. Turn the light switch on and off several times C. Scream D. Tell a grownup that the light needs a new LED light bulb
6. You notice the cord to the television is broken. What should you do? A. Play with it B. Tell a grownup so he or she can get it repaired or replace it C. Pull it out of the wall D. Turn the television on to watch your favorite show and leave the broken cord alone 7. What is the safest way to unplug your electronics from an outlet or surge protector? A. Grasp hard on the cord and pull hard B. Use your hand to remove the plug without pulling on the cord C. Ask a grownup to help you D. B and C are both correct 8. You want to fly a kite outside but there are power lines. What do you do? A. Fly the kite near the power lines. B. Find another place to fly your kite where there are no power lines around. C. Play with your kite inside. D. Forget about playing with the kite.
5. What should you never do? A. Stick your finger in an outlet B. Eat candy C. Run around the house D. Play outside
ANSWERS: 1. C, 2. D, 3. A, 4. D, 5. A, 6. B, 7. D, 8. B
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summer olympics E D Q S O L V R J T A W R E S T L I N G O P F X L M A G Y M N A S T I C S R S H O O T I N G W U B T X A Q B O F D O N O L H T A I R T E N N I S W T G I G N I M M I W S E R V X O E I K F A V A R C H E R Y K D T D K H N L B U I S N A I R T S E U Q E Z G F E N C I N G V A J A M N T G N I X O B T D DIVING
ROWING EQUESTRIAN
SHOOTING
GYMNASTICS
WRESTLING SWIMMING
TRIATHLON ARCHERY
JUDO
TENNIS
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BOXING
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Step right up! Test your word knowledge strength! Use these word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to construct as many words as you can. There are over 20 possible combinations. How many can you find? Color in the strength meter on the left after creating each word. Use a dictionary to make sure your creations are real words!
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Dangerous Woman
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07 Don't Let Me Down Chain Smokers & Daya
09 Never Forget You Zara Larsson & Mnek 12
Youth Troye Sivan
08 I took a pill in Ibiza Mike Posner
10 Exchange Bryson Tiller
LOCAL NEWS
Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
Otters sleep holding hands.
Caterpillars completely liquify as they transform into moths.
If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
Two-thirds of the people on Earth have never seen snow.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
The biggest tapeworm found inside a human body was 35 meters long.
Dogs are capable of understanding up to 250 words and gestures
Since 1945, all British tanks come with tea making equipment.
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Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.
Whilst it is referred to as a city, it is actually a ‘metropolitan prefecture’. In 2014, it was ranked first in the ‘Best overall experience’ category of TripAdvisor's World City Survey.
It will take over 15 hours to fly from one city to the other, with at least one stop.
Tokyo’s Narita Airport is Japan’s most important international airport. It is situated 60kms outside the city but is easily accessible by multiple rail and bus lines.
You may want to avoid the rainy season (March to October). June is the wettest month and August is the hottest. January is the driest month but it is also the coldest.
A fish market may not be the most obvious tourist attraction but Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market (the world’s largest and busiest fish market) is a popular spot for visitors. Apparently, the live tuna auctions are not to be missed!
Distance Between Kuwait & TOKYO
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8316km or 5167 miles
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The official language in Tokyo is Japanese although you may also hear Chinese and Korean
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The Tokyo National Museum is the largest museum in Japan. Established in 1872, it is home to over 110,000 objects. It is located inside Ueno Park.
Rainbow Bridge is an eye-catching suspension bridge that crosses Tokyo Bay. The bridge is 798 meters long and was completed in 1993. It is illuminated at night in red, green and white – hence it’s name. You may prefer to take a walk over the Tokyo Gate Bridge. Known as ‘Dinosaur Bridge’ because of its shape, you can walk the 1.6 mile stretch across Tokyo Bay.
The Tokyo Stytree is the second tallest structure in the world (634 meters) after the Burj Khalifa. It is broadcasting tower, restaurant and observation tower and was first opened in May 2012.
POPULATION
It has a population of 126,315,934 placing it at number 11 in the world.
The Japanese flag is white with a red circle in the centre. It is commonly known as the ‘Hinomaru’ which means ‘circle of the sun’.
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No trip to Japan would be complete without witnessing a bout of sumo wrestling! If you’re not in town for one of the major tournaments, you may still catch a training session at a sumo stable.
Don’t forget to visit the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden where you will find gardens of English Landscape, French Formal, Japanese Traditional (including a teahouse) and the Mother and Child Forest.
The National Diet Building is situated in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is special because it was constructed entirely with Japanese materials (with the exception of the stained glass, door locks and pneumatic tube system).
If you like reading, you must visit Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighbourhood – it’s home to around 180 second-hand bookshops.
ANSWERS: 1.It is constructed entirely of Japanese materials, 2.634meters, 3.1872, 4.Japanese Yen, 5.Fried octopus balls, 6.Shibuya Crossing, 7.Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighbourhood, 8.True, 9.1.6 miles, 10.Circle of the sun.
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Shibuya Crossing is the world famous intersection outside Shibuya Station. When the lights turn to red, traffic from every direction stops to make way for the surge of pedestrians waiting to cross the junction. It’s quite a sight!
Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Before you leave, don’t forget to try some Takoyaki – these fried octopus balls are a popular street food in Tokyo.
If you prefer something a bit more refined, opt for one of Tokyo’s many Michelin star restaurants – the city has more Michelin Stars than another city in the world!
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The Ostrich is the world’s largest bird.
There are two basic types of Ostrich – one has a pink neck and pink legs, the other has a blue neck and blue legs.
The male is called a cock and the female is called a hen.
They can’t fly but they can run very fast – up to 43 miles per hour!
Their wings help them to balance when they are running and are useful for quick changes in direction. They also use their wings to communicate, for courtship and to shelter their young. The span of their wings is about 7 feet. They have very strong legs. This not only helps with running, but also self-defence. 18
Unlike all other birds which have three or four toes, the Ostrich only has two.
Ostriches eat insects and plants as well as small animals such as lizards. They don’t have teeth, so they store food at the top of their throat (the crop) until a lump forms which is big enough to slide down their neck. They swallow pebbles and stones to grind the lumps in a special internal pouch (the gizzard).
The birds are also farmed for meat, leather and eggs.
The Ostrich is native to Africa but it roams widely in search of food.
In the past, the Ostrich was hunted for its feathers and was almost extinct. Now, the birds are farmed for their feathers. Feathers are collected during the molting season, leaving the birds unharmed.
One Ostrich egg can weigh as much as 3 pounds – that’s the same as 24 chicken eggs! An Ostrich can lay as many as 60 eggs in one year.
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The largest Ostrich egg ever recorded was laid by a domestic bird in Sweden. It weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces.
They have 3 sets of eyelids! An Ostrich eye measures almost 2 inches across (the largest of any land animal). Their eye is bigger than their brain!
They have excellent eyesight and hearing and can sense danger from long distances.
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In the wild, they usually live for between 30 and 45 years. In captivity they can live for up to 70 years.
They rarely drink water as it is produced inside their body. Water is also extracted from the vegetation they consume. When they do find water, they like to bath in it!
The main predators of an ostrich are lions, leopards, hyenas and cheetahs.
Jackals, mongoose and birds of prey will hunt for young ostrich and ostrich eggs. In some African countries, Ostriches are used for racing – just like horses!
If they feel threatened, they lie down and stretch their neck along the ground. In this position, they look like clumps of bush or rocks.
ANSWERS: 1.Two, 2.The gizzard, 3.Lions, leopards, hyenas or cheetahs, 4.Meat, leather and eggs, 5.About 7 feet, 6.True, 7.Three, 8.5 pounds, 11 ounces, 9.Water is produced in their body, 10.Courtship and shelter.
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Can you tell the difference betweeb good and bad manners? Correct the bad manner o the left by circling the good manner on the right.
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A hyperbole is a figure of speech. It uses exaggeration, a statement that makes something seem much better or worse than it really is. Hyperbole is used to turn average descriptions into hilarious characteristics!
Directions: Identify different characteristics from the following images and write a descriptive hyperbole for each!
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Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France on 4th January 1809. At the age of three, Louis was playing in his father’s workshop when an awl (a sharp tool) struck him in the eye. Despite the best efforts of physicians, the eye could not be saved and Louis suffered in agony when it became infected. Eventually, the infection spread to his other eye and by the age of five, he was completely blind. His doting parents cared for their sightless son who learned to navigate with canes. Despite his disability Louis impressed his teachers and, at the age of ten, was admitted to the Royal Institute for Blind Youth – the first school for the blind in the world. Here, Louis was taught by Valentin Haüy who had developed a special reading technique for the blind which embossed heavy paper with raised imprints of Latin letters. The books helped Louis but he was frustrated by the lack of information available. Also, 24
because of the complicated method used to produce the words, the students could only read, not write. Louis was desperate to send letters home, so the school provided him with an alphabet of letters, cut from bits of thick leather. This allowed him to trace outlines around the letters and communicate with his parents. Valentin Haüy was particularly proud of his own reading technique but the school had only three books which were extremely large, heavy and very expensive to produce. So Louis set about developing his own system of reading, based on the sense of touch already designed by Valentin Haüy. Ironically, Louis created his own raised dot system using an awl – the very tool which rendered him blind in the first place! His first system was complete by 1824 (when he was just fifteen years old!) and it was first published in 1829.
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Louis never actually left the Royal Institute for Blind Youth. After completing his studies, he was asked to remain at the school as a Teacher’s Aid and by 1833, he was a Professor. He went on to teach history, geometry and algebra. However, due to the small-mindedness of Valentin Haüy’s successor, his Braille system was not adopted within the school.
Louis wrote many books about his Braille reading technique – a technique which is still widely used today. Many of his original printed works remain on display in a museum in Coupvray. He also had great musical talent. He became an accomplished cellist and organist and in his later life, played the organ in churches all over France. He soon extended his reading system to include Braille musical notation ensuring it was flexible enough to meet the unique requirements of any instrument. ANSWERS: 1.Coupvray, France, 2.Five, 3.An awl, 4.Hisbory, geometry and algebra, 5.Cello and organ, 6.Leather, 7.1829, 8.Canes, 9.Valentin Haüy, 10.Respiratory illness (tuberculosis).
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Unfortunately, Louis had never been blessed with good health and at the age of 40, he was forced to resign from his position at the school. In 1852, two days after his 43rd birthday, Louis died from a respiratory illness, thought to be tuberculosis. Two years after his death, his Braille system was introduced to the Royal Institute for Blind Youth. Today, new variations in Braille technology continue to grow and, almost two centuries after its invention, it remains an essential, powerful and enduring facility.
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Did you know there are over 700 varieties of peach?
The fruit originates from China where it is a symbol of good luck, protection and longevity. 28
China is still the world’s biggest producer of peaches, with Italy coming in second. The peach tree is often referred to as the ‘tree of life’. It can be identified by its flowers which have five pink petals.
The peach is a member of the rose family.
A peach has less than 70 calories and is a great source of vitamins A and C. It also good for digestion.
There are two basic types of peach – clingstone and freestone. In clingstone peaches, the flesh ‘clings’ to the stone making it difficult to separate. In freestone peaches, the flesh separates easily from the stone, making it easier to eat!
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Nectarine is a type of peach – it has smooth skin instead of the velvety skin usually associated with peaches.
The fruit is considered a natural aid for refreshing skin and is often used in moisturizers and cosmetics. Peach stones are large, oval and woody. They also contain hydrocyanic acid which is poisonous so stick to eating the flesh, not the stone!
QUESTIONS
1.Which country is the second biggest producer of peaches? 2.When is national peach month in the US? 3.By what name do they refer to peaches in Hungary? 4.Name the two basic types of peach. 5.What colour are the flowers of a peach tree? 6.What was built in Gaffney, USA in 1981? 7.The peach is a member of the tulip family – true or false? 8.The peach tree is often referred to as what? 9.What shape is a peach stone? 10.Why are peaches used in moisturizers? 30
Peaches are deliciously sweet and can be enjoyed straight from the tree, in juices or desserts. They are also great in ice-cream, yogurts and jams.
The world’s largest peach was produced in Gaffney, South Carolina. It weighed over 10,000 pounds! A peach-shaped water tower was built in the city back in 1981.
In Hungary, they believe the peach to be a good stress-reliever and refer to it as the ‘fruit of calmness’.
In the United States, August is national peach month! So many peaches are grown in Georgia, it became known as the Peach State. It is the third most popular fruit in America.
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ANSWERS: 1.Italy, 2.August, 3.The fruit of calmness, 4.Clingstone and freestone, 5.Pink, 6.A peach-shaped water tower, 7.False (rose family), 8.The three of life, 9.Oval, 10.They are a natural aid for refreshing skin.
Lion Lessons The Voyage to Magical North by Claire Fayers
Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past--if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she's spent the past years keeping house for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Peter.
by Jon Agee
With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown’s Children Make Terrible Pets and William Steig’s Pete’s a Pizza, this funny, fierce picture book teaches kids just what it takes to be a great lion There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling Around, and Pouncing. Our young hero, a rather meek and scrawny human boy, does his best to learn the necessary skills during his training with a master instructor (who just happens to be a real lion).
Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari In the dark of the night, a mother coyote stalks prey to feed her hungry pups. Her hunt takes her through a suburban town, where she encounters a mouse, a rabbit, a flock of angry geese, and finally an unsuspecting turkey on the library lawn. POUNCE! Perhaps Coyote's family won't go hungry today.
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Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper
A feel-good middle grade debut with just a hint of magic about a girl who has a rare disorder that makes the words other people say about her appear on her body. Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was just "cute" and "adorable," but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like "loser" and "pathetic" appear, and those words bubble up and itch. And then there are words like "interesting," which she's not really sure how to feel about.
The Class by Boni Ashburn Count along with twenty young students from nineteen different homes as they get ready for their first day of kindergarten. Alarm clocks go off and students all over town wake up and get ready for their big day. Some feel eager, others are nervous, and a few are even grumpy! But they all get dressed, eat breakfast, pack backpacks, and make their way to school, where they will meet their new teacher and become a wonderful new class. Boni Ashburn’s snappy rhyming text and Kimberly Gee’s adorable and diverse group of children make this a great pick for little ones getting ready for their first day of school.
Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami
Nine-year-old Yasmin intends to read a book a day for the rest of her life. Book Uncle, who runs a free lending library on the street corner, always has the perfect book for her. But when Book Uncle seems to be in trouble, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. With the elections coming up and the grown-ups busy with their own affairs, what difference can Yasmin and her friends possibly make?
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ACNE
Acne is a skin condition that shows up as different types of bumps. They include whiteheads, blackheads, red bumps (pimples), and bumps that are filled with pus (called pustules). What causes these annoying bumps? Well, your skin is covered with tiny holes called hair follicles, or pores. Pores contain sebaceous (say: suh-BAY-shus) glands (also called oil glands) that make sebum (say: SEE-bum), an oil that moistens your hair and skin. If a pore gets clogged up, closes, and bulges out from the skin, that's a whitehead. If a pore clogs up but stays open, the top surface can get dark and you're left with a blackhead. Sometimes the walls of the pore are broken, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to get under the skin. This causes a small, red infection called a pimple. Clogged-up pores that open up deep in the skin can lead to bigger infections known as cysts.
Why Do So Many Kids Get Acne? A lot of kids and teens get a type of acne called acne vulgaris. It usually appears on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest. Teens and kids get acne because of the hormone changes that come with puberty. As you grow up and your body begins to develop, these hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands can become overactive. When there is too much sebum, that oil clogs the pores and leads to acne. 34
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What Can I Do About Acne?
If you're worried about acne, here are some ways to keep pimples away: lTo help prevent the oil buildup that can lead to acne, wash your face once or twice a day with warm water and a mild soap or cleanser. lDon't scrub your face. Scrubbing can actually make acne worse by irritating the skin. Wash gently, using your hands instead of a washcloth. lIf you wear makeup, moisturizer, or sunscreen, make sure they are "oil-free," "noncomedogenic," or "nonacnegenic." lWhen you wash your face, take the time to remove all of your makeup. lIf you use hair sprays or gels, try to keep them away from your face because they can clog pores. lIf you have long hair, keep it away from your face and wash it regularly to reduce oil. lBaseball caps and other hats can cause pimples along the hairline. lAvoid them if you think they are making your acne worse. lWash your face after you've been exercising and sweating a lot. lTry not to touch your face. lDon't pick, squeeze, or pop pimples.
Many lotions and creams are sold at drugstores to help prevent acne and clear it up. You can try different ones to see which helps. Products with benzoyl peroxide (say: BEN-zoil pehROK-side) or salicylic (say: sal-uh-SIL-ick) acid in them are usually pretty helpful for treating acne. 36
Even if you get acne, you don't want to make it worse. That's why it's important to keep your hands off your pimples. Try not to touch, squeeze, or pick at a pimple. When you play around with pimples, you can cause even more inflammation by poking at them or opening them up. Plus, the oil from your hands can't help! The worst part, though, is that picking at pimples may lead to scars on your face.
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Some people will tell you that sitting out in the sun helps acne. But this isn't true. A suntan can make acne look less severe by hiding pimples, but it won't help them go away. And too much sun isn't a good idea anyway because it can give you a sunburn today and wrinkles and skin cancer later in life. Kids who have serious acne can get help from their doctor or a dermatologist (a doctor who treats skin problems). Doctors can prescribe stronger medicine than you can buy at the store. Acne prescriptions can include stronger creams that prevent pimples from forming or antibiotics that decrease swelling (puffiness) and kill bacteria that cause pimples. If you have acne, now you know some ways to improve your skin. And remember that you're not alone. Look around at your friends and you'll see that most kids and teens are in it together!
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Missing Number Puzzles Use 1 through 4 to finish each equation. Use each number only once. Each column is a math equation. Each row is a math equation. HINT: Multiply BEFORE you add and subtract!
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A Bird Came Down The Walk Emily Dickinson
A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw. And then he drank a dew From a convenient grass, And then hopped sidewise to the wall To let a beetle pass. He glanced with rapid eyes That hurried all abroad, – They looked like frightened beads, I thought; He stirred his velvet head Like one in danger; cautious, I offered him a crumb, And he unrolled his feathers And rowed him softer home Than oars divide the ocean, Too silver for a seam, Or butterflies, off banks of noon, Leap, plashless, as they swim.
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Q1. Why do you think Dickinson would describe the bird's eyes as "frightened beads"? Is this a simile or a metaphor? Q2. In the poem, Dickinson describes the bird's head as "velvet." Is this a simile or a metaphor? Q3. What other adjectives could be used to describe the bird's head?
Word Ladders Fill in the missing letters. Change one letter at a
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Used to cut wood
Look quickly at something
S A W
The foot of a cat
P A W
A crow makes this sound
C A W
Animal that says “moo”
C O W
L O W
Lacking power, frail A bird uses this to eat
The pointed top of a mountain
P E E K
W E E K
W E A K B E A K B E A D
ANSWERS: BLUE BALOON: Top To Bottom->SAD, SAW, PAW, CAW, COW, LOW YELLOW BALLOON: Top To Bottom->PEEL, PEEK, WEEK, WEAK, BEAK, PEAK
Opposite of high
A period of seven days
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Hammocks in the sky
Sleep comfortably at hundreds of feet high in the air Over 100 years ago, World War-I broke out in the mountains of Italy. The fighting was so terrible in this area that 18,000 young soldiers lost their lives during the war. Every year since 2012, young thrill-seekers head to these same mountains to build a line from one side to the other and hang out in their hammocks to take in the incredible views. Like-minded people from all over the globe hang their hammocks or walk on slacklines at hundreds of feet high in the air. In 2015, people who attended the International Highline Meeting in Monte Piana put hammocks across the mountains in all colors of the rainbow in order to show peace and unity in the world today. The meeting lasted from September 10 to 15 and was a rather relaxing affair. The 100th anniversary of World War I in 2014 had very special meaning, though. At that time, people could just relax in their hammocks and think about how much the world had changed in a century. The hammocks ended up being a symbol of building bridges between places instead of destroying them.
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ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd must leave their home and embark on a quest full of comedy and adventure, traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.
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THE LITTLE PRINCE A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.
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THE eb ottli G l Pau ipkow N Television has become a huge part of our everyday life. It provides entertainment, news, advertisements and so much more for people of all ages. The television was not invented by just one person; many people throughout history contributed ideas and inventions to make TV what it is today. Over time people experimented with the idea of mixing electricity and radio to see what would happen. This was the starting point and the beginning of the invention of television. During the late 1800s, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, a student in Germany created the very first device to transmit pictures with light. He did this by sending pictures through wires which rotated on a metal disk. This was called the “electric scope.” Inspired by Nipkow, an
Nipkow’s “electric scope” was the first device to transmit pictures, in the late 1800s
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Charles
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American inventor called Charles Jenkins invented the first mechanical television system in 1923. He called this device “Radiovision,” which he preferred over the name television. It was known to have poor reception and a 40 to 48 line picture that tended to be cloudy. Jenkins publicly performed his first television broadcast in Anacostia, Virginia all the way to Washington only a couple years after. In 1926, A British inventor named John Logie Baird transmitted the first moving pictures through the same mechanical disks that Nipkow had experimented with. This was followed by the very first TV studio which was located at the Crystal Palace in London. He used transparent rods and reflected light rather than back-lighting silhouettes.
Philo Taylor Farnsworth’s invention of the very first electrical television.
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Philo Taylor Farnsworth created the first electronic television system which got rid of the metal rotating disks. By 1934 all the televisions sets had been converted to electronic device, which is what we are still using to this day. Black and white TV was the standard, with color television showing up much later.
aylor Philo T orth Farnsw
RCA was the founder of color television and had its first broadcast on December 17, 1953. These progressions in modern television set up the foundation for the plasma and HDTV screens you see today!
Who was the first person to create mechanical television?
In what year?
Do you think the invention of television was a positive or negative occurence? Write one paragraph on how TV has helped or hurt society today...
FUN FACT: Did you know that in 1953 Ray Bradbury, wrote Fahrenheit 451, where his world banned books and people watch "parlor walls" where televisions dominated.
Baird used reflevtive light rather than back-lighting on his version of the television in 1926.
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Solve and write down your answers.
1. David has 6 dozen golf balls. How many golf balls does he have? __________________
7. Carter has 11 dozen ants in his ant farm. How many ants does he have? __________________
2. Daniel bought 3 dozen eggs.
8. Davion sold 8 dozen tennis balls. How many tennis balls did he sell? __________________
How many eggs did Daniel buy? __________________ 3. Olivia baked 4 dozen cupcakes. How many cupcakes did she bake? __________________ 4. Alyssa saw 2 dozen birds in a tree How many birds did Alyssa see? __________________ 5. Samantha made 7 dozen bracelets. How many bracelets did she make? __________________ 6. Rafi cut 9 dozen lawns last summer. How many lawns did he cut? __________________
9. Madison’s story has 12 dozen words in it. How many words are in her story? __________________ 10. Briana has 4 dozen pencils. Ashley has 6 dozen pencils. How many more pencils does Ashley have? __________________ 11. A.J. has 7 dozen crackers. Dylan has 10 dozen crackers. How many crackers do they have in all? __________________ 12. Noah collected 8 dozen pennies. Karleigh collected 50 more than Noah. How many pennies did Karleigh collect? __________________
ANSWERS: 1.72 golf balls, 2.36 eggs, 3.48 cupcakes, 4.24 birds, 5.84 bracelets, 6.108 lawns, 7.132 ants, 8.96 tennis balls, 9.144 words, 10.24 more pencils, 11.204 crackers, 12.146 pennies242, 243, 244
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Round each number to the nearest ten.
a. 34 ________
i. 99 ________
q. 549 ________
b. 87 ________
j. 56 ________
r. 351 ________
c. 7
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k. 23
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s. 788 ________
d. 15 ________
l. 17
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t. 655 ________
e. 65 ________
m. 3
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u. 920 ________
f. 32
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n. 40
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v. 416 ________
g. 26 ________
o. 75
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w. 36 ________
h. 56 ________
p. 86 ________
x. 19 ________
Write all of the numbers that round to 50. ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, 50, ______, ______, ______ Write all of the numbers that round to 80. ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, 80, ______, ______, ______ Write all of the numbers that round to 240. ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, 240, ______, ______, ______ ANSWERS: a.30, b.90, c.10, d.20, e.70, f.30, g.30, h.90, i.100, j.60, k.20, l.20, m.0, n.40, o.80, p.90, q.550, r.350, s.790, t.660, u.920, v.420, w.40, x.20 round to 50: 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 - round to 80: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 - round to 240: 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244
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Insert the correct symbol next to each missing piece
How many words can you make using the letters in this word wheel puzzle, making sure that you include the central letter 'R' in each word?
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TARGET: Good 10+ Excellent 14+ Outstanding 18+
Find the correct shadow.
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URANUS
Uranus cannot be seen from the Earth without a telescope.
The seventh planet from the Sun, it was not known in ancient times, unlike the planets from Mercury to Saturn. Uranus was first seen by William Herschel in 1781 during a survey of the sky using a telescope. In 1782 George III appointed Herschel as Astronomer Royal. William Herschel was born in Hanover, Germany. He moved to England in 1757 in order to follow a career as a musician but after buying a book on astronomy he became interested only in watching the sky. Herschel also discovered 2 of Uranus’ moons with a larger telescope. Uranus has a total of 27 moons, most of which are named after characters in 54
Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. The five major moons are called Titania, Oberon, Miranda, Ariel and Umbriel. Umbriel is not from Shakespeare but is the ‘melancholy sprite’ in a poem by Alexander Pope. Most of the centre of Uranus is a frozen mass of ammonia and methane, which gives it the blue-green colour. The atmosphere also contains hydrogen and helium. Uranus orbits the Sun lying on its side and takes 84 years to complete one orbit. The Earth goes round the Sun in 365 days - one year. Because Uranus is lying on its side as it orbits the sun, for nearly a quarter of its orbit one pole of the planet is in complete darkness. Uranus takes 17.9 hours to turn once on its own axis, faster than the Earth, which takes 24 hours and gives us the change from day to night. Uranus was the ancient Greek God of the heavens whose sons were the Giants and Titans. Uranus is the smallest of the four ‘giants’, but is still several times larger than the Earth. It has a diameter of 29297 miles, or 47,150 kilometres, compared to the Earth’s diameter of just under 8000 miles, or 12,760 kilometres. Uranus is 1782 million miles, or 2869 million kilometres from the Sun. Distances in the Solar system are measured in Astronomical Units (AU), with the Earth’s distance from the Sun being 1 AU. Uranus is 19.2 AU from the Sun. In 1977 Uranus passed in front of a star and astronomers observing the planet through giant telescopes saw nine rings around the planet. These are very faint and not easily seen, unlike the rings around Saturn. Photographs sent back by the Voyager spacecraft in the 1980s showed a further two rings round the planet. The Hubble Space telescope found two more very faint rings, very distant from the planet, between 2003 and 2005, so we now know of a total of 13 rings. Scientists do not yet understand exactly what causes these rings or exactly what they consist of. From the time when Uranus was first observed, scientists noticed that at certain points in Uranus’ orbit the planet was being pulled further out into space. In the 19th century certain astronomers worked out that this must be because of the pull of gravity from another planet beyond Uranus. By making mathematical calculations based on the observations of Uranus, two astronomers, Adams and Le Verrier, identified where this other planet must be. The planet which was exerting a gravitational pull on Uranus was Neptune, 10.9 AU further out into space. 55
Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate veli consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero e et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril de dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta n option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placera assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis i How much do you know about the New Seven Wonders of the World? Let’s find out. e o rRead u m the c l question; a r i t a t then, e m .circle I n vthe e scorrect t i g a answer tiones demonstraverunt lectores l quod ii legunt saepius. Claritas est etiam processus dynamicu mutationem consuetudium lectorum. Mirum est notare quam l quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum fo tis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo n o b i s v i d e n t u r p a r u m c l a r i , fi a n t s o l l e m n e s i n f u t u r u m .
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Duis iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate veli 10. Name the popular monument ini Petra q u a t , v e5.lChichen illum d o l o r e e u f e u g a t nthat u lmeans l a f a“the c i castle l i s i sof a t v e r o e r o s e t Itza was built by whom? Pharaoh's daughter.” a. n Egyptians odio dig i s s i m q u i b l a n d i t p r a. a eKhazneh sent luptatum zzril delenit au b. Incas b. Al-Siq f e u g a i t c.nMayans u l l a f a c i l i s i . N a m l i b c.e Qasr r t eal-Bint m p Firaun or cum soluta nobis eleif 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.a, 5.c, 6.b, 7.b, n i h i l i m p e r d i e t d8.a,o9.b, m10.ci n g i d q u o d m a z i m p l a c e r a t f a c e r p o s s i m a habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui facit eo vestigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod i itas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem rum. Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putam teposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta d decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum cla f u t 56 urum. ANSWERS: 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.a, 5.c, 6.b, 7.b, 8.a, 9.b, 10.c
A. Leaning Tower of Pisa B. Great Wall of China C. Machu Picchu D. Taj Mahal
E. Coliseum F. Stonehenge G. Easter Island
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Children use tissue paper, construction paper and a feather to make this paper plate pirate. After adding a googly eye and a feather eye patch, you have a cute pirate. If done in a classroom, these pirates look great on a large pirate ship on a bulletin board. What you'll need: l l l l l l l l l l
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Brown construction paper Paper plate Half a circle that has been traced from the paper plate Feather Large googly eye Scissors Glue Colorful tissue paper Small ribbon Small piece of black pipe cleaner
1 Trace the circle half onto the bottom of the brown paper and cut out.
3 Glue the google eye next to the feather and the brown half circle over the top half of the plate as shown.
5 Glue the tissue paper pieces onto the pirate hat.
2 Glue the feather onto the top of the paper plate.
4 Bend the pipe cleaner to make a smile and glue on the bottom of the plate.
6 Tie the ribbon into a knot and glue to the side of the hat as shown.
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around the world School uniforms are specic outts and pieces of clothing required by several schools throughout the world. Students from primary school all the way up to high school (and sometimes college) can be required to wear them when attending schools with an enforced dress code. Some people believe uniforms will help students focus on their studies. They hope that by having a dress code, children won’t have to worry about owning the latest designer clothes and looking as cool as their classmates. Other people believe that students should be free to express themselves through dress, and that uniforms can be too expensive to purchase. They say that uniforms will not eliminate bullying; children will simply focus on things other than dress.
Uniforms in England and the United States School uniforms were rst introduced in England in the 16th century. They were originally only used for “charity schools,” where children from poor families attended. Over the years, other schools, even prestigious ones, started adopting their own school uniforms. Eventually uniforms became a symbol of status — you could tell where someone attended school simply from looking at what they were wearing.
China
School uniforms didn’t make their way to the United States until around 1970. They are nowhere near as widely implemented as in England. In the U.S., the majority of schools that require uniforms are private schools.
Great Britain
Most uniforms consist of a pair of slacks, a blazer, dress shirt, tie, socks, and sometimes a sweater for boys. Girls’ usually include a skirt, socks, dress shirt, jacket, sweater, and sometimes a tie as well.
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There will usually be a summer and winter version for both boys and girls.
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Uniforms in Japan School uniforms are much more common in Japan than in the United States. Many uniforms are considered fashionable and cool-looking. Sometimes, students will choose their high school simply based on how cool the uniform is! Uniforms have become more popular thanks to appearing in many well known cartoons or anime series, such as Sailor Moon. e sailor-style uniform worn by these characters is based on the British Navy’s uniform. is a popular style for Japanese girls’ uniforms. Sometimes, prestigious schools will even collaborate with high-end fashion designers to create their uniforms.
Do you think school uniforms are a good idea? Why or why not?
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William Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest English writer and poet to have ever lived. He wrote 38 plays for the theater and 154 sonnets. A sonnet is a rhyming poem with 14 lines. His works have been translated into every major language and are still performed more than those of any other playwrights. What's more, about 1,700 common English words were actually created by Shakespeare. There are also countless idioms, phrases, and figuresof speech credited to this amazing wordsmith. Compared with most famous people, very little is known about Shakespeare's private life. We do know that he was born in a small English town called Stratford-upon-Avon sometime in 1564. Many historians think his birthday was possibly April 23. There are no records of him ever going to school, but he probably did go to King's New School in his home town. He got married when he was 18 and had three children. Practically nothing is known about the next 10 years of his life, however. When he was 28, his family moved to London. Shakespeare then started to work as an actor in a theater company. He also started to write plays in which he sometimes acted. His plays were very popular and Shakespeare soon became wealthy enough to build his own theater. Even though he was popular when he was alive, he is even more so today. In many countries, Shakespeare is a standard part of the school curriculum. High school students generally read one of his plays every year and some college students must study Shakespeare to major in English. Shakespeare's plays are still performed in theaters all around the world. In fact, there are some major theater companies that only perform his work. There are several famous Shakespearean festivals that take place annually, and there have been 410 feature-length film and TV versions of Shakespeare's plays. This makes him the most filmed author in any language. Some productions use his dialogue, while others just use the plot. A couple of the movies are set in modern times, which makes them feel fresh and attractive to younger audiences. Shakespeare has remained popular because his stories have something for everyone. There is tragedy, historical drama, romance, and comedy, and sometimes a mixture of them is offered. In addition, the characters range from young lovers, as in Romeo and Juliet, to crazy kings, as in King Lear. These much-loved characters and stories guarantee that Shakespeare will remain popular for another 400 years.
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