May 2016
From The Editor Hi Kids, Welcome to this May issue. Are you taking a family holiday this summer? I wonder how many of you will travel to Amsterdam. Even if you’re not due to visit this wonderful European city, you can read all about it in this month’s Travel Diaries. You can also read all about that delicious summer fruit, the strawberry. Did you know it’s the only fruit to wear its seeds on the outside? Continuing our study of planets, it’s Jupiter’s turn to be featured this month. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about this fascinating planet and test yourself (and your friends) with our quiz. Our Great Mind for May is Barbara Askins. Barbara was the first individual woman to be named as National Inventor of the Year. Read on to find out why. The zebra is the star of this month’s Animal Kingdom. There’s a lot more to this beautiful animal than its black and white coat. For instance, every zebra has its own distinctive pattern – a bit like our own fingerprints. Once you’ve read all of these special features, don’t forget to catch up with the latest movie, book and app news and keep yourself entertained with our numerous puzzles. Until the next time…..
8. What Is Your Ear? 9. Photosynthesis 10. Degrees Of Comparison
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12. Music Charts 14. Travel Diaries - Amsterdam 18. Animal Kingdom 22. Great Minds 24. Fruit Facts 28. Book Club 30. Clinic 34. Planetarium 36. Writing Prompts 38. From Around The World 40. Movies Night 54. Amazing Facts 55. Win 6 Dunkin Donuts 60. 10 Coolest Robots
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What Is Your Ear? Your ears are organs that help you receive and process all the sounds you hear. They also help to keep you in balance. Your ear has three sections: the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear.
Outer ear: collects all the sounds you hear. Middle ear: turns the sounds of the outer ear into vibrations
and sends them to the inner ear. Inner ear: helps you mantain balance.Turns the vibrations into signals your brain can understand.
Get ready for a word search! Do you remember the parts of your ears? Find the parts in the word search below. Remember to use the word bank to help you out
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TOYS & GADETS
Photosynthesis Complete the crossword puzzle using what you know about the subject. Refer to the word bank if you need help.
Word Bank oxygen carbon dioxide sugar green water sunlight chloroplast chlorophyll photosynthesis
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1. Part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll 2. Name of the entire process in which a plant produces its own food 3. One of the two compounds converted during photosynthesis; two words 4. Chlorophyll gives plant life this color 6. Other compound converted during photosynthesis; one word 9
DEGREES
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04 One Dance Drake, Wizkid & Kyla
05 Work From Home Fifth Harmony & Ty Dolla $ign
07 Be Alright Ariana Grande
06 Piece By Piece Kelly Clarkson
08 Panda Desiigner
09 Cake By The Ocean DNCE 12
10 Like I Would Zayn Malik
LOCAL NEWS
Fill in the “Relative pronouns� What (2)- where (8)- when (2) Nothing's ever.............. we expect But they keep asking................ we're going next All we're chasing is the sunset Got my mind on you Doesn't matter ........... we are are are are Doesn't matter ........... we are are are ar-are Doesn't matter no If there's a moment............it's perfect We'll carve our names As the sun goes down Hey As the sun goes down Hey As the sun goes down As the sun goes down Doesn't matter ............. we are are are are
Doesn't matter ............. we are are are ar-are Doesn't matter now You are so lonely now [x2] Nothing's ever .......... we expect But they keep asking ........... we're going next All we're chasing is the sunset Got my mind on you Doesn't matter ............ we are are are are Doesn't matter ............ we are are are are Doesn't matter no If there's a moment ........ it's perfect We'll carve our names As the sun goes down Hey As the sun goes down Hey You are so lonely now [x2] As the sun goes down.
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Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands. Its name is derived from ‘Dam of River Amstel’ and it is often referred to as the ‘Venice of the north’ because of its many canals.
It takes approximately 6 hours to fly to Amsterdam, direct from Kuwait International Airport. It is easy to travel to and around Amsterdam. They have an efficient rail, metro, tram and bus system. You may also like to take a canal cruise or open boat tour. You will land at Schiphol Airport, the fifth busiest airport in Europe.
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CURRENCY
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re are separate bike lanes on Many locals travel by bicycle. The least one bike for every one of most major streets. There is at sterdam! the 800,000 people living in Am
Amsterdam has over 1,500 bridges! It also has over 100 kilometers of canals. The three main canals are called Prinsengracht, Herengracht and Keizersgracht.
One of the most popular destinations is the Anne Frank House. Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who kept a diary while hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II. The house now contains a permanent exhibition of Anne Frank’s life.
The city attracts over 7 million international visitors every year – it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
There are lots of things to see in Amsterdam – it has over 7,000 registered historic buildings!
Look out for the Dutch national flag – a horizontal triband of red, white and blue.
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The Van Gogh Museum is another must-see. It displays the largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world, including the famous ‘Sunflowers’.
Another popular museum is Rijksmuseum. This boasts Rembrandt's ‘Night Watch’ and Vermeer's ‘Milkmaid’ amongst its exhibits.
Did you know, Amsterdam’s Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world? It is located in the centre of the capital.
The oldest building in Amsterdam is the Oude Kerk (Old Church), consecrated in 1306. The roof of the church is the largest medieval wooden vault in Europe and the floor consists entirely of gravestones! The National Monument is also situated in Dam Square. This World War II monument was opened in 1956 and its pillar stands at 22 meters tall.
ANSWERS: 1.Venice of the north, 2.Dam Square, 3.Red, white and blue, 4.Over 1,500, 5.Albert Cuyp Market, 6.Oude Kerk (old church), 7.1956, 8.True, 9.Schiphol, 10.Van Gogh.
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Amsterdam has many parks, the largest of which is Vondelpark. Around 10 million people visit the park every year. It is named after the 17th century Amsterdam author, Joost van den Vondel. As well as a playground, the park has an open air theatre.
The main square in Amsterdam is called Dam square. It sits on the site of the original dam and is home to the Royal Palace. The palace was originally built as a City Hall during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century.
You can find a large number of open air markets in the city. The busiest is the Albert Cuyp Market which is apparently the biggest daytime market in Europe. You can buy everything here from fruit and vegetables to clothing and cameras. When in Amsterdam, you must try the famous Dutch stroopwafel. This waffle is made from two thin layers of baked dough with a caramel-like syrup filling in the middle. Yum!
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Zebras are wild animals found in Africa. They belong to the same family as horses and donkeys (the equidae family). A male zebra is called a stallion and a female is called a mare. When a baby zebra is born (a foal), the mother keeps all other zebras away until it can recognise her by sight, voice and smell. There are three species of zebra – Grevy’s, Mountain and Plain. The Plain is the most common with a population of 750,000. Grevy’s zebra is named after a former French President, Jules Grevy, who was gifted the animal in 1882.
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No-one knows for certain why they have black and white stripes, although it is widely believed to be a form of camouflage. Their stripy coat can also disperse more than 70% of incoming heat, ensuring they don’t overheat in the African sun.
Underneath its stripy coat, a zebra’s skin is black.
Their tails are around half a meter long (that’s 18 inches).
Zebras eat mostly grass and leaves - and they sleep standing up!
Every zebra has its own unique black and white pattern – a bit like our fingerprints.
Zebras can run very fast – up to 65kmph! Sometimes, they run in a zig-zag pattern to try and evade predators.
They have excellent eyesight and hearing – and you can tell their mood by looking at their ears! They can turn their ears in almost any direction. If they’re pulled backwards, they’re angry!
For protection, they gather together in large herds. This makes it harder for predators to single out individual prey. Their biggest threat comes from lions and hyenas. When threatened, they use their hind legs to kick and their sharp teeth to bite.
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They usually live between 20 and 30 years in the wild and up to 40 years in captivity.
Every year, tens of thousands of zebras migrate across the Serengeti plains.
Zebra crossings (pedestrian crossings) are named after the black and white stripes of the zebra.
ANSWERS: 1.Grass and leaves, 2.Grevy’s, Mountain and Plain, 3.True, 4.Lions and hyenas, 5.They’re angry, 6.Stallion, 7.750,000, 8.Up to 65kmph, 9.Black, 10.The former French President, Jules Grevy.
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In Ancient Rome, Grevy’s zebras were trained to pull carts for the circus.
QUESTIONS 1. What do zebras eat? 2. What are the three species of zebra called? 3. Zebras sleep standing up. True or false? 4. What are the biggest threats to zebras? 5. What does it mean if their ears are pulled backwards? 6. What is a male zebra called? 7. How many plain zebra are there? 8. How fast can a zebra run? 9. What colour is their skin under their coat? 10. Who is Grevy’s zebra named after?
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Barbara Askins was born Barbara Scott in Tennessee in 1939.
She began her career as a teacher but after marrying and having two children, returned to school to study science.
She earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Alabama.
Barbara then went to work for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Marshall Space Flight Centre where she was asked to come up with a solution to improve the quality of photographs taken in space. She came up with the idea of using radioactive materials to enhance negatives. Her patent was for a ‘method of obtaining intensified image from developed photographic films and plates’.
She patented her invention in 1978 and it was used by NASA with great success.
ANSWERS: 1.Tennessee, 2.1978, 3.Radioactive, 4.Doctors gave them less radiation, 5.Old photographs, 6.National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 7.Alabama, 8.National Inventor of the Year, 9.Barbara Scott, 10.True.
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Prior to Barbara’s invention, many photographs were considered useless. When her method was put to use, images which were once invisible, became visible.
Her clever invention could also be used to restore old photographs and improve the clarity of x-rays. Medical underexposed images suddenly became readable resulting in a dramatic reduction in the amount of radiation doctors gave to their patients.
Due to the success of her invention, Barbara was named as National Inventor of the Year in 1978. She was the first individual woman to earn this honour.
Barbara is a member of the American Chemical Society and the World Future Society. So next time you see a wonderfully clear photograph taken from space, you can thank Barbara Askins!
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Strawberries come from a plant called ‘fragaria’.
They are the only fruit to wear their seeds on the outside.
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There are three different types of strawberry – Junebearing, overbearing and day neutral. Apparently, Junebearing strawberries are the tastiest.
The tiny seeds on the outside of a strawberry are actually a type of dry fruit called ‘achene’ that contain their own seeds!
Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring.
When ripe, strawberries are bright red, juicy and sweet. Unlike other fruits they don’t continue to ripen once picked.
The fruit is a member of the rose family.
When choosing strawberries, select those with a bright red colour, a natural shine and fresh looking green caps.
The green ‘cap’ that tops a strawberry is called a ‘calyx’.
The quality and production of strawberry plants deteriorates after a few years so they need to be replanted.
Strawberries are a hardy fruit and can survive in a range of conditions. Because of this, they grow happily in most places around the world. 25
California produces 2 billion pounds of strawberries each year - that’s a lot of strawberries!
Unfortunately, they are susceptible to a number of diseases, particularly fungal diseases. They are also popular with slugs and fruit flies.
Strawberry is also a popular flavoring, often used in yogurts, icecream, milkshakes and chocolate.
Strawberries are rich in vitamin C – there is more vitamin C in 8 strawberries than there is one orange. They also contain high levels of nitrate which increases blood and oxygen flow to your muscles. There are many different ways to eat strawberries in jam, in desserts, dried – but they are at their most delicious eaten raw with fresh cream!
Strawberries can also help whiten your teeth! The acids in the fruit help to remove stains.
In Belgium, there is a museum dedicated to strawberries! It’s called ‘Le Musée de la Fraise’.
QUESTIONS 1. Strawberries are the last fruit to ripen in the spring – true or false? 2. What is the ‘cap’ of a strawberry called? 3. How many strawberries are eaten at Wimbledon each year? 4. What is Belgium’s strawberry museum called? 5. What are the acids in strawberries good for? 6. What type of creatures like to eat strawberries? 7. What is unique about strawberries? 8. What are the three types of strawberry called? 9. Who believed strawberries had medicinal powers? 10. Strawberries are members of the rose family – true or false? 26
California produces 2 billion pounds of strawberries each year that’s a lot of strawberries!
The ancient Romans believed strawberries had medicinal powers and used them to treat depression, fever and even bad breath!
In a survey, over 53% of 7-9 year olds picked strawberries as their favourite fruit. Are they your favourite too?
Around 27,000 kilos of strawberries are consumed during the Wimbledon tennis championships in the UK every year – WOW! 27
ANSWERS: 1.False, first, 2.Calyx, 3.Around 27,000 kilos, 4.Le Musée de la Fraise, 5.Removing stains from teeth, 6.Slugs and fruit flies, 7.They’re the only fruit to wear their seeds on the outside, 8.June-bearing, overbearing and day neutral, 9.The ancient Romans, 10.True.
The Firefly Code
The Hidden Oracle
Mori and her friends live a normal life on Firefly Lane in their utopian community, Old Harmonie. In a world this safe and perfect, they've never had to question anything . . . never had to wonder about how their lives came to be. Until a new girl named Ilana moves in. She's so perfect that Mori and her friends are curious . . . Where exactly did Ilana come from, and why does she act so strange sometimes? When Ilana's secret is revealed, the kids on Firefly Lane must decide: is it finally time to start questioning the only world they've ever known?
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour.
by Megan Frazer Blakemore
by Rick Riordan
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becomes a target of her attacks. While others have always seen Toby’s strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness. She will soon need to find the courage to stand as a lone voice of justice as tensions mount.
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Ruby on the Outside by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Ruby’s mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel that accurately and sensitively addresses a subject too often overlooked. Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start middle school, and only her aunt knows her deepest, darkest, most secret secret: her mother is in prison. Then Margalit Tipps moves into Ruby’s condo complex, and the two immediately hit it off. Ruby thinks she’s found her first true-blue friend—but can she tell Margalit the truth about her mom? Maybe not.
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart Sometimes our hearts see things our eyes can’t. Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you’re in the eighth grade. Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just moved from the New Jersey town he’s called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse.
Hippopotamister by John Green
The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself
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Mosquito bites are the itchy bumps that appear after mosquitoes use their mouthparts to puncture your skin and feed on your blood. The bump usually clears up on its own in a few days. Occasionally a mosquito bite causes a large area of swelling, soreness and redness. This type of reaction, most common in children, is sometimes referred to as skeeter syndrome.
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Bites from mosquitoes carrying certain viruses or parasites can cause severe illness. Infected mosquitoes in many parts of the world transmit West Nile virus to humans. Other mosquito-borne infections include yellow fever, malaria and some types of brain infection (encephalitis). 30
Causes Mosquito bites are caused by female mosquitoes feeding on
your blood. Female mosquitoes have a mouthpart made to pierce skin and siphon off blood. Males lack this blood-sucking ability because they don't produce eggs and so have no need for protein in blood. As a biting mosquito fills itself with blood, it injects saliva into your skin. Proteins in the saliva trigger a mild immune system reaction that results in the characteristic itching and bump. Mosquitoes select their victims by evaluating scent, exhaled carbon dioxide and the chemicals in a person's sweat.
Symptoms
Mosquito bite signs include: lA puffy, white and reddish bump that appears a few minutes after the bite lA hard, itchy, reddish-brown bump, or multiple bumps, appearing a day or so after the bite or bites lSmall blisters instead of hard bumps lDark spots that look like bruises
More-severe reactions may be experienced by children, adults not previously exposed to the type of mosquito that bit them, and people with immune system disorders. In these people, mosquito bites sometimes trigger: lA large area of swelling and redness lLow-grade fever lHives lSwollen lymph nodes
Children are more likely to develop a severe reaction than are adults, because many adults have had mosquito bites throughout their lives and become desensitized. 31
When to see a doctor If mosquito bites seem to be associated with more-serious warning signs such as fever, headache, body aches and signs of infection contact your doctor.
Tests and diagnosis Doctors can usually identify mosquito bites by sight. The red, itchy, painful swelling referred to as skeeter syndrome is sometimes mistaken for a secondary bacterial infection brought on by scratching and broken skin. Skeeter syndrome is actually the result of an allergic reaction to proteins in mosquito saliva. There's no simple blood test to detect mosquito antibodies in blood, so mosquito allergy is diagnosed by determining whether the large, red areas of swelling and itching occurred after you were bitten by mosquitoes.
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Prevention
You can take several steps to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
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Avoid and exclude mosquitoes Limit exposure to mosquitoes by:
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lAvoiding outdoor activities when they're most active, dusk to dawn lRepairing any tears in the screens on your windows, doors and camping gear lUsing mosquito netting over strollers and cribs or when sleeping outdoors
Use insect repellent Whichever product you choose, read the label before you apply it. If you're using a spray repellent, apply it outdoors and away from food. If you're also using sunscreen, put it on first, about 20 minutes before applying the repellent. Avoid products that combine sunscreen and repellent, because you'll likely need to reapply sunscreen more often than repellent. And it's better to use only as much repellent as you need.
Use protective clothing and gear Weather permitting, wear: lLong sleeves lSocks and closed-toe shoes lLong pants, possibly tucked into the tops of your socks lLight colors lA hat that protects your ears and neck or one with mosquito netting that covers your face
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JUPITER
Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System, with a mass more than 300 times the mass of the Earth. It is named after the ancient Roman sky-god, Jupiter, known to the Greeks as Zeus. Jupiter has a diameter of 88,700 miles, or 142,750 kilometres. Jupiter is the fifth planet in order from the Sun and is about 483 million miles, or 777 million kilometres from the Sun. Figure 1 shows the planets in order but the distances are not to scale. The Earth is much closer to the Sun than it is to Jupiter. Although Jupiter’s orbit, and therefore its year, is so much longer than Earth’s, its day is much shorter. The Earth turns on its own axis, turning away from the Sun and so giving us day and night, once every 24 hours. Jupiter spins round much faster, turning on its axis once every 9.84 hours! 34
This fast spinning gives rise to very strong weather patterns in the clouds which surround the planet and so its appearance changes rapidly. Jupiter is the stormiest planet in the Solar System. There is a permanent, but ever-changing whirlpool of storms, known as Jupiter’s Great Red Spot which can be seen using a telescope. The Red Spot was first seen by Robert Hooke in 1664. Jupiter is the first of the ‘gas giants’, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The gas giants are entirely composed of dense layers of gas. Jupiter is made of hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia. The cloudy sphere has bright belts on it which change their shape. There are 64 moons in total, 4 of which are large enough to be easily observed with a small telescope. The first person to discover and observe Jupiter’s moons was Galileo (15641642). Closest to Jupiter is Io, furthest away is Europa, and there are two large outer moons, Ganymede and Callisto. Io is so close to the planet that the pull of Jupiter’s gravity is constantly disturbing Io’s surface with volcanic eruptions. Europa is coated with smooth ice, while Ganymede and Callisto both have much older ice, deeply pitted with craters. There is still much to be learnt about Jupiter. On 5th August 2011 NASA, the US National Aeronautic and Space Administration launched the Juno unmanned spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter to try to learn more. Juno was a Roman goddess and the wife of the god Jupiter. The spacecraft Juno will take five years to reach the planet Jupiter. It is the first spacecraft to be solar-powered. Questions 1. How many moons does Jupiter have? 2. Can you name two of these moons? 3. What is the unmanned spacecraft launched in 2011 called? 4. Who was the first person to discover Jupiter? 5. What is the ever-changing whirlpool of storms called? 6. How long does it take Jupiter to orbit the Sun? 7. How far is Jupiter from the Sun? 35
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Complete the story using between 200 and 300 words. Be sure to include verbs and lots of adjectives. The best story will be printed in next month’s magazine! Send your completed story to kidzinekuwait@gmail.com along with your name, age, contact number, school and class. Please send your photograph too! Maximum age for entrants is 13.
Adjectives
Adjectives make stories more exciting. Add adjectives and some more interesting information to make the story more exciting.
My Day It was a day. The alarm rang. I got up, had a shower and got dressed. I put on a skirt and a shirt. I drank some juice in a cup and ate a piece of toast. I hurried out the door to go to school. I ran to my class because I was late. There were students in my class. I sat next to one. I wrote in my notebook and on the board. I looked at my books, pens, and pencils. Later, I got paper and paint from the cupboard to make a project. The teacher gave us homework. After school, I walked home. I went into my house to do my homework. I finished in two hours. I played with the kids until dinner.
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Hey Neighbor! Complete each word with ie or ei. Remember, i usually comes before e, except: when it comes after c as in ceiling when e and i make a long a sound as in freight 1. Another word for “get” is “rec__ __ve.” 2. person who steals is a th__ __f. 3. The knight carries a sword and a sh__ __ld. 4. When you step on a scale, you can see your w__ __ght. 5. Your pal is also your fr__ __nd. 6. Santa rides on a red sl__ __gh. 7. The opposite of floor is c__ __ling. 8. The ch__ __f is the leader. 9. You should be qu__ __t in the library. 10. The number after seven is __ __ght. 11. The al__ __n is not from planet Earth. 37
Walls of Kindness Near the end of 2015, something started in Mashhad, Iran. A blue wall appeared with a message in Farsi: "If you don't need it, leave it. If you need it, take it." The message referred to the clothes hanging on the wall that were left for the homeless. Most people love the idea and hope it spreads across Iran. It has already happened in at least one other city, and more cities are starting their own kindness walls. The clothes are left behind by regular citizens who want to donate directly to the homeless. Winters in Iran can be very cold, and many homeless people sleep outside. The clothing donations help them stay warm. There are a growing number of homeless people in Iran due to the poor economy. This is also not the first plan to help the homeless in Iran.
There is also another project called Payan-e Kartonkhabi where people set up refrigerators in public spaces. Citizens leave food in these refrigerators for the homeless. Both ideas are going a long way in helping those who are having a difficult time. 38
SPORTS
PEOPLE ARE CHECKING OUT THIS UNIQUE HOUSE FROM THE CEILING TO THE FLOOR. People walking up to a certain house in the Austrian village of Terfens immediately know something is wrong with it. This is because the house is built completely upside down. In the dining room, the tables are on the ceiling. In the garage, a Volkswagen looks like it could fall onto the floor. In the bathrooms, even the toilets are upside down. This creative place for people to visit has been the inspiration for an exhibit in Taipei. The Upside Down Wonderland Exhibition was held at the National Taiwan Science Education Center from the middle of December 2015 until the end of February 2016. The exhibition featured one room that was totally upside down, just like the Austrian one. Also, the exhibit had five other rooms that ensured the visitors were having a lot of fun. These were the Tree House, Twisted House, Mushroom House, Candy House, and Dwarf House. Thousands of kids, young and old alike, enjoyed their time at the Upside Down Wonderland Exhibition. They used their imaginations when they went from house to house and all came out with smiles on their faces. The Upside Down Wonderland Exhibition was something that was truly amazing in Taiwan. 39
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland and her friends the White Rabbit, Absolem, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Mirana sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past, she comes across friends – and enemies – at different points in their lives, and embarks on a perilous race to save the Hatter before time runs out.
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS The Ninja Turtles comes into conflict with T.C.R.I. scientist Dr. Baxter Stockman with the association of the Foot Clan and the return of the Shredder, who has hired Stockman to create mutants of their own in the form of Bebop and Rocksteady and an unknown invasion above New York City. To prevent the end of the world, the turtles and their human friends April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick comes to the aid with vigilante Casey Jones.
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CAN YOU SPOT THE SEVEN DIFFERENCES? ANSWERS: (1) Chesire Cat is missing (2) Ribbon on Tweedles’ hat misisng (3) White Rabbit’s watch face upside down (4) Red Queen’s wand is green (5) Logo is reversed (6) Mad Hatter’s ribbons are missing (7) Mushrooms are gone
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Practice calculating the area of a triangle with this helpful sheet. See an example of how to find a triangle's area, then put your basic multiplication and division skills to the test to find the areas of all the triangles.
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DECIMALS
MATHS CLUB
Rounding off to a decimal place is like giving a number a little trim. Round each decimal off to the place shown. Remember, if the number you are rounding off is 5 or more, round up. If it is 4 or less, round down.
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Fractions are everywhere, even in candy! Look at the boxes of candy below and simplify the ratios of the colors to the total number of pieces of candy in each bag. Look at the are number on the box andinthe number of at thethe color Fractions everywhere, even candy! Look boxes given and simplify the fraction. Be sure toofshow your work. of candy below and simplify the ratios the colors to the total number of pieces of candy in each bag. Look at the number on the box and the number of the color given and simplify the fraction. Be sure to show your work.
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Gummy Bears 21 yellow
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Activity: With your own favorite colorful candy, find the fractions of each color in the bag. Copyright 2010-2011 Education.com
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How many monkeys do you see?
How many words can you make using the letters in this word wheel puzzle, making sure that you include the central letter 'O' in each word?
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Multiply the number in the center by each of the factors surrounding it. Write the products in the outer circle.
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Did you know, 80 percent of vanilla flavored food (including the ice cream and essence) is made artificially, because natural vanilla beans are very expensive.
Did you know; the lighter was invented long back before the matchbox and matchsticks are invented.
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that rotates clockwise, whereas all other planets rotate anti-clock wise.
Hands and feet have more than half of the bones in the human body.
Did you know that Australia is the only continent in the world that has no volcanoes.
Did you know, we have a pool of bacterium stored in our body? Every adult human being contains around 10 pounds of bacteria in the body!
Did you know; sounds travel three times quickly in water than in surface?
Did you know, petrol is the most traded product in the world, which is closely followed by COFFEE!
Apples float on water. It is because apples are made of 25 percent air!
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The Ten Coolest Ro 1. Titan German industrial robot manufacturer KUKA Robotics created the world’s largest and strongest robot in June 13, 2007, which they named Titan. Finding a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, the KUKA KR 1000 Titan 6-axis robot delivers the power of a mid-sized car with its nine motors and a payload of 1000 kg. This record holding robot can bridge distances of up to 6.5 m and ensure precise handling of several heavy engine blocks, steel sections, components of ships and aircrafts and even precast concrete parts. It’s considered by some to be the world’s strongest robot.
3. KeepOn KeepOn is a small creature-like robot which is designed to perform non-verbal, yet simple and natural, interaction with children. Designed and developed in 2007 by Hideki Kozima, a cognitive science researcher at Miyagi University of Japan, KeepOn is an interactive toy designed to help children with autism in their social development and interpersonal co-ordination, and goes costs anywhere from $40 to $100, depending on the retailer.
4. Stanley An automated car created by the Stanford Racing Team from Stanford University together with the Volkswagen Electronic Research Laboratory (ERL), Stanley is one of the best automated cars, even winning the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge and its $2 million prize. Stanley was specially designed for the 132 mile DARPA Grand Chanllenge course in California’s Mohave Desert, where it finished the race in 6 hours 54 minutes, with an average speed of over 19mph. Stanley could analyze the terrain with its Sick AG LIDAR, and its GPS system helped in position sensing. Stanley is currently showcased at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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The Schaft robot is an award winning robot by Google presented in the 2013 DARPA Robotics challenge. A humanoid robot, Schaft could perform several autonomous tasks, able to navigate disaster areas and work with any tools and materials at hand. With the strength of 10 average people, the Schaft robot is able to lift and clear heavy debris during rescue operations, and as a HRP-2 built robot, Schaft has an extra level of articulation presented by the innovative motors used to power and perform its movements. This conventional robot, with its long arms and squat torso, weighs 209 lbs and is 4’10” high, capable of moving at a speed of 2km/hr. Operating drills, manipulating safety valves, and turning a doorknob are some of the skills many other robots cannot handle, but that this robot has mastered.
An incredible humanoid robot, I- Sobot is one of the smallest humanoid robots, with a height of just 6.5 inches and a weight of 12 ounces. The ‘Robot of 2008’ winner in Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) also comes in at a price of $300. It has become the most-produced robot in the world. Its advanced technology, together with the entertainment value it offers, are based primarily on its 17 miniature servo motors. This small robot can walk, play air guitar, and perform about 200 moves. This robot uses the gyro sensors for balancing, and can be controlled by either remote control or voice commands.
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obots In The World 7. PackBot 6. BigDog Created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics with Foster Miller, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Harvard University Concord Field Station, the BigDog is the most advanced rough terrain robot on earth. Designed to serve military uses, the machine is around 3 feet long, 2.5 feet tall, and weighs 240 pounds, The robot can move on difficult terrain at a speed of four miles per hour, and is able to carry up to 340 pound of weight, navigating with its onboard LIDAR and stereo vision systems. This robot has also been renovated and updated with modifications that enhance its power and locomotive features.
PackBots are the robots made by iROBOT in 2001, and first used by the US military in Afghanistan in 2002 to find anti-personnel mines, search buildings, and clear caves and bunkers. Around 800 PackBot robots were used in total in several parts of Iraq and Afghanistan, helpful in gathering information and details during the war. With its unique propulsion system, the PackBot could run at a speed of 14km/hr, and could be even carried in a backpack to be deployed at a very quick rate. With its extensive GPS receiver’s different sensors, it could be controlled with ease via computer. The PackBots assisted with bomb disposal and improvised explosives detection, and could be used to analyze environmental conditions during warfare.
8. Pleo Unveiled by Caleb Chung in 2006, Pleo is one of the most appealing looking (though relatively useless) robots on the market. An animatronic pet dinosaur that has lifelike animations, the robot is designed with a sophisticated virtual intelligence that allows it to learn from its experiences, and the environment it is kept in. Pleo became especially popular among children, as it could be used for both entertainment and educational purposes. With its amazing sensors, Pleo could recognize colors and patterns, hear and respond to sounds, and even sense food or medicine. It also exhibits lively behavior like eating and sleeping. Though announced to be sold at a cost of $200, it is now available for purchase at a price of $469.
9. Curiosity Rover A car sized robot specially to explore the Gale Crater on Mars as a part of the NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL), Curiosity was launched on November 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral and landed on August 6, 2012 on Aeolis Palus in the Gale Crater of Mars. This robot became one of the most popular robots of 2012, made to investigate the climate and geology of Mars. The Curiosity robot will serve as the basis for a planned Mars 2020 rover mission, for which its two-year mission was extended indefinitely in 2012. This project is also a part of NASA’s longest projects, which involved 10 years of preparation and a total cost of $2.5 billion.
10. WheeMe The first body massaging robot in the world, WheeMe is a palm sized robot which caresses and massages the body with a slow and steady movement. An automated robot, WheeMe can steer automatically over the body without ever falling or losing its grip, providing a delightful sense of bodily pleasure. The WheeMe is made by DreamBots, an Israeli company operating in China and the USA since 2011. Weighing just 240 grams, this device has proven itself a great therapeutic device, and costs only $69.
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Dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago as predecessors of egg-laying reptiles. Some ate plants and some ate meat; some walked on two hind legs, some on all fours, and some were able to fly. Find the hidden dinosaur vocabulary. The words are spelled forward, backward, diagonally, and down.
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