kid scoop sept 2014

a KID-TESTED PUBLICaTIOn OF THE LUDInGTOn DaILY nEWS

At more than 2,000 years old, the yo-yo is the world’s second oldest toy after the doll. Find out who invented it and how it became so popular.

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Games, Puzzles and JokesSeptember Calendar of ActivitiesSmart Ideas for Teachers

From aardvark to zucchini, learning how to use a dictionary can be a lot of fun. Can you find the meanings

of galumph, brumal or perhaps turnverein?

The brain is the control center of everything we do – like a big computer in our heads. Find out

if you are right-brained or left-brained inside this

issue!

Which of these leaf shapes appears most on this page?

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Radio and TV career:Commentator for FOX NFL Sunday

Family Man: He has �ve children and two dogs

Role Model: Speaks to kids around the country about the importance of getting a good education, reading more and having a good character

What motivated you to begin writing books for kids?I had been writing suspense novels for adults with Warner Books when I got a call from an editor at HarperCollins. She’d read a book of mine called Exact Revenge and really loved it. She saw I was a former NFL player and came up with the idea to write stories set in sports for kids. She thought it would excite non-readers to pick up a book and it has!

As your fans eagerly await the release of your next children’s book, what details can you share with us?It’s called Lost Boy and will be released in spring of 2015. It’s the story of a boy whose mother has had a terrible accident. She needs a costly operation to save her life. The boy has to find the father he never knew to try and save her. With only an old love letter and an autographed baseball to go on, he learns his father is a famous major league baseball player. With the clock on his mom’s life ticking down, he has to try and not only connect with his famous father, but convince him that he is his son.

What is your advice to the millions of kids who want to grow up to play pro sports?I’ll tell you what I tell my own kids: the most important thing is to be a good and kind person. That’s true success and with it comes relationships with wonderful people you love. Next, education is critical, go as far and as high as you can. I urge my kids to get graduate degrees, not just college. Make sure you focus on both of those things first, then devote yourself to lifting and running and out-working everyone around you in sports. Realize though that to make it to the NFL requires more than just talent and hard work. It takes luck. You have to be at the right place – with the right coaches and teammates AND stay healthy!

What is your favorite sport to watch? To play? To coach?Football. Football. Football.

What motivated you to begin What is your advice to the What motivated you to begin What motivated you to begin writing books for kids?What motivated you to begin What motivated you to begin What motivated you to begin

Radio and TV career:

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A former All-American football player, Tim was the Atlanta Falcons’ top defensive player for eight years. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

Tim Green is an athlete, author and lawyer!

Tim’s �rst book, Football Genius, was a New York Times bestseller. He now has two series of young reader novels set in the sports of football and baseball.

“I love sports and I love to read, just like Tim Green. As a child, Green dreamed of becoming a professional football player and a best-selling author. Through hard work, perseverance and dedication, his dream came true! For me, interviewing Tim Green for Kid Scoop News was a dream come true!”

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About our Young Reporter, Murphy Roberts

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Imagine how hard it would be to look up a word like woofits if the dictionary words were not in ABC order. (Yes! Woofits is a word. Want to know what it means? Look it up in the dictionary!)Number each set of words below in alphabetical order.

If balloon were the first word on this dictionary page and basket were the last word, which words would be on this page? Think up as many as you can or look some up in a dictionary and write them on the lines.

balloon: a brightly colored rubber sac that can be blown up with air or gas.

basket: a container made by weaving together materials such as reeds, straw or strips of wood.

The oldest dictionaries ever found were _____________ in the Middle East and China. The first European dictionaries ______________ words in several _____________. The first English dictionary included French, Italian and __________ words with their definitions in English.

Help the Word Wizard make the missing

words appear!

__ friend__ farm__ flag__ fish

__ pig__ part__ play__ plan

__ kite__ kick__ kind__ king

__ move__ mash__ mice__ movie

__ ball__ bounce__ block__ bowl

__ dash__ dance__ dish__ doll

__ help__ hide__ house__ hurt

__ wish__ wizard__ word__ wash

In 1825, a man by the name of Noah Webster completed a dictionary containing 70,000 words. Twelve thousand of these had never been in a dictionary before.

Webster started that project in 1807. Do the math to reveal how many years it took him to create his dictionary.

ANSWER: ___________ years!

Standards Links: Spelling: Put words in alphabetical order.

Standards Links: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.

Standards Links: Research: Use guide words in a dictionary.

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Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; Mathematical Reasoning: Understand the basic logic of language in mathematical situations.

Number of holes in a standard golf course + number

of eggs in a dozen

Number of ounces in a pound +

number of cups in a quart

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Complete the math problem next to each name. The correct answer is an even number.

The 18-hole putting green built for the Ladies' Putting Club in St. Andrews, Scotland is considered to be the world’s oldest miniature golf course.

2 1/2" + 1 3/4" =

To find out each golfer’s score,

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golfer with the lowest score.

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To sink the golf ball, follow the path with numbers that count by 3s.

Make a hole in one by getting it right the first try!

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Dragonflies knew about fast food long before humans did. While flying, the dragonfly positions its legs and the bristly spines growing on the legs to form a basket scoop. It collects mosquitoes and other bugs in this bristly basket and then munches its catch, all while still airborne! The dragonfly’s approach to dinner is like picking up and wolfing down an order of “bugs in a basket” to go!Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that organisms have distinct structures that serve specific functions in survival.

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals progress through life cycles of birth, growth, development and reproduction.

After a dragonfly egg hatches, a tiny, wingless creature called a nymph wriggles out. The dragonfly nymph breathes with __________ located at the rear of its abdomen.

The nymph is a _________ predator that eats mosquito larvae, worms, tadpoles and even small _______. It hides in the mud or weeds and waits for supper to wander by. When a _________ morsel comes into view, the nymph shoots out a large lower lip with lightning speed and pulls the food into its mouth.

This _________ lower lip is one of the things that has earned dragonfly nymphs the name “pond monster.” The lip is made of two hinged pieces that fold up under its face. The lip is so large, it partly covers the face and is sometimes called a _______. When it shoots out, the lip can be half as long as the nymph’s entire body.

ragonflies have been around since before the dinosaurs! In fact, dragonflies were flying across the landscape about one hundred million years before dinosaurs walked the earth.

And, they were BIG bugs. Prehistoric dragonfly wings measured nearly three feet across! Scientists claim these were the largest insects that the world has ever seen.

Dragonflies are still some of the world’s largest flying insects. They have wingspans measuring 1 to 5 inches. There are more than 4,000 kinds or species.

Many are colored likejewels. Their shiny colored bodies and wings reflect the sunlight, making them a delight to watch in flight.

Dragonflies are famous for their flying skills. They can change direction in an instant, hover like helicopters in mid-air, zoom along at 35 miles per hour and dart up, down and even backward.

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EaRLY LEaRnERS EaRLY LEaRnERS

V is for vulture,A big bird of prey.Veronica saw himAnd soon ran away!

V is for Vulturev is for vultureLearning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter V. Say the letter as you trace it.

Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the

questions. Touch and count to find the answers.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the V sound like the word vulture?

How many ?

How many ?

vines

vases

How many differences can you find between Viktor Vulture and his reflection?

A vulture is a very big bird. It can have a

wingspan of 6 feet!

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HEaLTHHEaLTH

The cerebral cortex (se-re-brell core-tex) has two parts, the left and right cerebral hemispheres (se-re-brell hem-iss-fears).

Your cerebral cortex is where you think, remember, solve problems, imagine, speak, listen, dream, read and learn.

Doctors who study the brain are called:

Your cerebellum (se-re-bell-um) is in charge of your movements. Thanks to your cerebellum, you can walk upright, touch your finger to your nose, jump rope and wink!

Your brain stem controls your breathing and heartbeat so that you don’t have to think about them. Imagine what it would be like if you had to remember to tell your heart to beat! Thankfully, your brain stem takes care of that for you.

The brain is the heaviest organ in your body. It has three main parts.

The brain has two halves or hemispheres. The right side of the brain controls the left side of your body, and the left side of your

brain controls the body’s right side.

Some people think that many of us have one hemisphere that is stronger than the other.

Another way to say this is that many people have one side of the brain that is dominant.

The brain of a newborn human weighs to ounces. (340–400 grams). In one year, the brain weighs to ounces (1,020–1,200 grams). By age five, the brain is nearly its adult size of pounds (1,350 grams).

Answer these questions: Which hand do you use to brush your teeth? Which hand do you use to throw a ball? Which foot do you use to kick a soccer ball?

If you use your right hand and foot, the left side of your brain may be dominant. Some people don’t have a dominant hemisphere. They use both sides equally.

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Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that living organisms have distinct structures that serve specific functions in growth and survival.

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t more than two thousand years old, the yo-yo is the world’s second oldest toy. The yo-yo’s popularity, like the toy itself, has gone up and down.

There are varied opinions about which culture invented the yo-yo. Some people think that different cultures may have come up with it independently of each other at about the same time in history.

ome historians say 16th century hunters in the Philippines used the yo-yo as a weapon. A hunter would fling the disk at his prey and use the string to pull back the disk. Others say this isn’t true and believe the yo-yo was just used as a toy as in other countries.

We do know that the person who made yo-yos popular in the modern era was a young man from the Philippines named Pedro Flores.

He was a yo-yo expert who could do amazing tricks. He started his yo-yo

company in 1928 with 12 copies of the handmade toy he called the Flores Yo-Yo. Eighteen months later, he had three factories employing 600 workers who produced 300,000 yo-yos daily. The name and the toy were a hit!

ccording to Asian historians, toys similar to yo-yos that date to about 1000 B.C. have been found in China. These take the form of two sculpted ivory disks connected by a central peg and suspended from a silk cord.

Drawings of yo-yo shaped objects have been found in ancient Egyptian temples.

Standards Link: Reading: Students use reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of informational texts.

Standards Link: History: Understand similarities between cultures past and present.

Standards Link: Readng Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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CaLEnDaRCaLEnDaR2014

Get some construction

paper, scissors and tape and cover your books for school.

Look through your local newspaper for events in your area

this weekend. If you can’t find an

event, plan a visit to a local museum or

art gallery.

Make a miniature golf course using

cleaned tin cans for holes. For ideas go

to boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/718/fore/

Gather up some newspapers

today and make a craft using paper mache.

Talk with your family about

careers that interest you. What kind of

education or training do those

jobs require?

Write a poem for a grandparent

and draw a picture to go with it.

Be a super secret superstar!

Do something really nice for

someone without them knowing it. Keep it a secret!

Discuss the services of your

local library. Why are libraries

important?

“Tremendous things are in store for you!” Look up the stories

of Roald Dahl. Have you seen any of the

movies of his books?Roald Dahl was born on this day

in 1916.

Tidy your bedroom today. Make your

bed and leave your room as nice as

possible.

Arrrrrr!Look in books and online for

some great pirate phrases to get

ready for “Talk Like a Pirate

Day!”

Celebrate the signing of the

Constitution by flying the flag

and reciting the Preamble.

Think of 10 things in your life that are really good. Then think of something not-so-good and a

way it could be improved.

Gather the family for an evening of

your favorite board or card games.

What is your birthstone?

If you were born in September,

your birthstone is a sapphire. Find your birthstone

online.

Tonight, see if you can write down all the names of the kids in your class from

memory. Did you forget anyone?

Combine 3 scoops of chocolate ice

cream, a squeeze of chocolate syrup

and ½ cup of milk. Blend these

together to make yourself a shake.

This is the first day of autumn.

Use a crayon and a sheet of blank paper to gentlydo some leaf

rubbings. Ask a parent to help you.

Stand close to a friend and toss them a football. For each successful catch, both of you take

one step backwards. How far apart will

you go?

Check the batteries in your

home smoke detectors today. Be sure to test them weekly.

Take a hike! Check out Guy Fieri’s

Cooking with Kids website for a

delicious recipefor trail mix.

Look for a recipe that uses citrus

and ask if you can help prepare it.

Help clean up in the garden today and

think about planting something now that

will bloom next year.

Take a hike to search for signs of autumn.

Comedy tonight! Rent a funny movie

for the whole family to watch.

InternationalLiteracy Day

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Dragonflies: Catching • Identifying • How and Where They Liveby Chris Earley

Dragonflies are as fascinating as they are beautiful. Readers will learn how to observe them in the wild and have them hover as close as their nose! One dragonfly species makes the longest migration of any insect in the world. Dragonflies can be found in wetlands, forests, fields and even backyards. This illustrated guide to dragonflies and damselflies is packed with facts. Close-up photographs reveal tips and tricks for how to properly catch, hold and let a dragonfly go. An identification section allows the reader to quickly and easily identify the most popular species.

To Catch a Dragonflystudent.societyforscience.org/article/catch-dragonflyScientists are discovering that not everything is known about dragonflies. Fitted with tiny radio transmitters, they researched migration. Puzzled as to a where a certain species stayed in winter, researchers discovered that crayfish burrows provided an ideal sheltering place.

Answers Your Questionsbiokids.umich.edu/critters/Anisoptera/BioKids Critter Catalog has the answers to lots of questions about dragonflies. From What kind of habitat do they need? to How do they communicate with each other?, there’s lots of valuable scientific information here.

A Short Explanationpbskids.org/video/?pid=SbKNIvC0sa6WurjfqZl_fu865VuTq2yq&category=Dinosaur%20TrainIf you’re just discovering dragonflies, this PBS Kids science video with Dr. Scott the paleontologist has a segment for you.

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PUZZLE PaGEPUZZLE PaGESPACE RACE: Choose a spacecraft and race against a

friend to reach the �nish. On your mark, get set... GO!

To reveal the answer, circle every third letter.

See how many words can you make using the letters in OUTER SPACE. Have a friend try. Who made

more words?

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In Tierra del Fuego, beavers have no predators and an abundance of food. Use the code to discover about how many beavers live in Tierra del Fuego today.

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I chewed the words right out of this article! Can

you put the words back where they belong?

Fifty years ago the Argentinean government brought in this animal to raise on commercial fur farms. When the project failed, the animals were released into the wild.

What animal was it? Beavers!

They have since chewed their way through the island’s forests, felling the trees they need for food and building dams that flood acres of forest and farmland, killing trees and crops.

Standards Link: Social Science: Students understand that history relates to events, people, and places of other times.

Terra del Fuego is a group of islands at the southernmost tip of South America. “Tierra del Fuego” means “land of fire” in Spanish. It got its name from Ferdinand Magellan who, when sailing past the islands in the year 1520, spotted a number of fires burning along the coastline.

These fires were probably made by the first people to live there: the Ona, Alakaluf and Yahgan (commonly called Yámana).

The Yámani Indians lived on the coasts of Tierra del Fuego and nearby islands. They ate mollusks, mussels, crabs and fish.

Entire families traveled together in canoes made of bark. The man of the family watched for the prey with harpoon in hand. The mother rowed while the children kept a fire burning in the canoe on a base of soil and stones. Each family lived in a hut made of branches built around a depression dug into the ground.

The Yámani Indians wore no clothes except for robes made of seal or otter skin. They kept their bodies covered with the blubber of seals. Some say their diet, which was heavy with the fat of seals, helped them to bear the cold.

The islands of Tierra del Fuego are owned by two countries. Circle every other letter to find out the names of these countries. (We did the first letter for you.)

Standard: Social Science: Describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the way people live, including the effects on their food, clothing and shelter.

Tierra del Fuego

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