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MAP CORNER
DID YOU KNOW?
Enjoy these activities
that help you get
to know your St.
Louis American
newspaper.
Activity One — Margin of Victory: Use
the sports section of the
newspaper to compare numbers.
Locate the final scores of two different
games. Use pictures, objects, or
symbols to calculate the distances
covered.
Activity Two — Newspaper Road Map: With a friend,
choose a news story to be your make believe road map.
Both of you cut the story from two separate newspapers.
Your starting point will be the first word. Your partner
will give you cardinal directions (ex: 2 words
east, 4 lines south, 1
word west, etc.), while
they also navigate the
route. When they say
“stop,” compare your
maps. Choose another
article so you can
give your partner
directions.
Learning Standards: I can use the
newspaper to locate information. I can compare
numbers. I can follow directions.
The St. Louis American’s award winning NIE program provides
newspapers and resources to more than 7,000 teachers and
students each week throughout the school year, at no charge.
African -American Industrial Designer Earl Lucas
Earl Lucas was born in Dallas, Texas, 1970. As a kid, Lucas
loved to draw. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High
School of Performing and Visual Arts. At a high school career
fair, he met representatives from The College for Creative
Studies. Musicians Norah Jones and Erykah Badu attended
this school.
Lucas went to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit,
Michigan, to study 3D jewelry design. He later switched to
Industrial Design because of his interest in transportation.
While in college, he worked with friends to help design a
van to transport elderly citizens. After college, Lucas worked
designing car seats, panels for doors, and headliners for an
auto supply company. In Texas, he got to design extravagant
planes with gold, platinum, and jewels for the Sultan of
Brunei.
In 1999, Lucas was hired to design cars for Ford. He designs
the exterior of the car. Of his 10-20 designs, he will narrow
it down to one that works. He was part of the design team
that developed the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO, 2003 Lincoln
Navigator and Expedition. His favorite part about the job?
Lucas replies, “You get paid for sketching!” According to
Black Enterprise magazine, Lucas is one of 25 to 30 African-
American car designers in the world.
“Whether I’m designing cars for the average person or planes
for the world’s richest man, it’s those lessons I learned at
College for Creative Studies that helped me become the
designer I am today,” said Lucas. “I was used to working
in an atmosphere where pressure and competition were the
norm. Because I was not treated as a star student, I yearned
for better design solutions and attention. This forced me to
work harder.”
To read more about Earl Lucas and his designs, visit: http://www.ebony.com/life/the-brother-who-revived-
the-ford-taurus-earl-lucas#axzz3m32AUwm2.
Learning Standards: I can read a biography
about a person who has made a contribution in
the fields of science, technology, engineering
and math.
Teachers, if you are using the St. Louis American’s NIE program and would like to nominate your class for a Classroom Spotlight, please email: [email protected].
SCIENCE CORNER
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT SCIENCE STARS
MATH CONNECTION
This special Newspaper In Education initiative is made possible, and delivered to classrooms, through The St. Louis American Foundation and its NIE Corporate Partners:
Designing A Car!
In 2008, The
Little Tikes
Company sold
more than 457,000
Cozy Coupes®.
The most expensive car, Lamborghini Veneno
(Italian for “venom”), is priced at $4.5 million
dollars. Only 9 of the cars were produced. The cars
have 740 horsepower and can achieve speeds of 220
miles per hour.
Answer these questions about cars.
z A local car show sold 12,000
tickets its first year and 14,000 tickets
its second year. On the third year, it
sold 50% more than first two years
combined. How many tickets were sold
in the third year? ______
x An 800 car parking lot is divided
into three sections. There are 270 spots
in section 1, and there are 150 more in
section 2 than section 3. How many
cars are in section 3? ______
c Angela’s parents buy a used car for
$3,500. They agree to sell it to her
if she can pay it off
in 16 months. How
much will Angela need
to pay per month?
______
v Andrew rented a
car. The charge was $19/day plus $.10/
mile driven. If he had the car for two
days and drove a total of 180 miles,
how much did he spend? ______
b Ben’s car gets 28
miles per gallon. If he has to
drive 350 miles, how many gallons
of gas will he use? ______ If gas
costs $2.19/gallon, how much will
he spend for the gas? ______
Learning Standards: I can add,
subtract, multiply, and divide to
solve a problem. I can use a
formula to solve a word problem.
Background Information: In this open-ended experiment, you will design a
car. Get ready for some critical thinking!
Materials Needed: • 3 Straws • 4 Lifesavers • 1 Piece of Paper
• 2 Paper Clips • 50 Centimeters of Tape
Process:
q Use the materials given to design a
car. This car will be used for a race. Here’s the catch!
You can only move the cars by blowing on them!
Analyze: What did you notice about the most effective
designs? What surprised you? What would you do
differently next time?
Learning Standards: I can
complete an experiment and create
a model. I can analyze results.
Have you ever dreamed of designing a car? Do you wonder
how these ideas become a reality? Car designers start with
research. They study the current trends and interests. The
car has to appeal to the buyers. Next, they sketch a design
of the car (computers
are often used for this
stage). After the design
is perfected, a prototype
is built. A prototype is
a sample, or model, of
the car. The next stage
is testing. Cars must
undergo many tests
to see how they will
handle crashes, extreme
temperatures, wind
variations, and various road conditions. Once the car has
passed the tests, then it will be built.
In factories, a steel sheet is cut according to the size of
the part and then is bent and cut in a stamping machine to
make parts such as car doors, roofs, and hoods. Welders use
electricity to melt these stamps at certain points to join
them together to form the car.
One car has approximately 30,000
parts counting every part down
to the small screws. After the car
is formed, it will be painted. Cars
can be made customized to the
customer’s order.
To create your own car online, visit: http://www.abcya.com/create_
and_build_car.htm.
Learning Standards: I can
read nonfiction text for main idea and supporting details.
In 2004, Oprah Winfrey
gave every member of the
entire audience a Pontiac
G-6 worth $28,500.
There were 276 audience
members.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
Buder Elementary
School 5th grade
teacher, James
Perotti, works with
students on the scientific
process to identify a 'mystery
seed' after using the science
page in the newspaper. Buder
Elementary School is in the
Saint Louis Public Schools
District. Photo by Wiley Price /
St. Louis American.
Design A Puff Mobile!
Questionable Cars!
A car engine has more
than 500 parts!
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