Kid scoop feb 2014

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Wangari Maathai recognized the importance of trees in her home country of Kenya. Find out why she became the first environmentalist and first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Games, Puzzles and JokesFebruary Calendar of ActivitiesSmart Ideas for Teachers

How many hearts can you find on this page in 60

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NEWSNEWSFor the very �rst time, the Olympic mascots were chosen by the general public during a voting show on live television.

The Leopard is a mountain climber and rescuer. He rescues those in need and has saved people from avalanches. He lives high in a tree on the highest peak in the snowy Caucasus Mountains. The Leopard is a snowboarder who is cheerful and loves to dance.

The Leopard

He lives on an ice shelf beyond the Arctic Circle. His snow shower, his bed, his computer and his weight lifting equipment are all made out of snow and ice. He is good at skiing, speed- skating and curling but his favorite sport is bobsled. During the long Arctic winter he enjoys bobsled competitions with other bears and fur seals.

To show the intensity of competition and the passion of both sportsmen and spectators.

To indicate personal involvement and foster a

sense of shared pride.

To reect the winter climate on the shores of the Black Sea.

Design a classroom slogan that represents elements important to your class.

The Polar BearEach Olympics has a national slogan and this year’s Russian slogan is intended to reect the diversity of Russia’s national character.

Olympic Slogan

HOT. COOL. YOURS.

The Hare loves all sports. She’s a very busy creature who studies hard and gets good grades at the Forest Academy. She loves to sing and dance and she amazes her friends by the number of things she is able to do.

The Hare

Meet the Mascots

On February 7, the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia will begin.Sochi, on the Black Sea coast, is said to be a meeting point between sea and mountains.

As with every Olympic

Games, the torch journey

begins at Mount

Olympus in

Greece. The

journey to the

opening ceremony

of the Sochi games

will have been the

longest torch relay

ever covering 40,000 miles and

including 83 Russian cities. It reached

Europe’s highest mountain, Mount

Elbrus in the Caucasus mountain range

and the depths of Siberia’s Lake Baikal.

The torch was taken to the North Pole via an

icebreaker ship and was also taken into

space where Russian cosmonauts, Oleg Kotov

and Sergey Ryanzansky, passed it at an outlet

of the International Space Station.

Most of the 98 events in 15 winter sports will take place in Sochi with the skiing and snowboarding in the winter resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. 65 nations will take part in the Games.

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STEMSTEM

Gravity has the same amount of pull on all of the sleds in a race. That means that the bobsledders must use their knowledge of science to be the fastest.

After the bobsledders jump into their sled, the force

of gravity takes over, pulling the sled down the track.

A bobsled team starts the race by running and pushing their sled the �rst 50 meters of the track. By pushing their feet against the track as they run, they create a force that moves their sled.

The gas pedal in a car is called an accelerator because pushing on it makes the car accelerate or go faster.

The racers work to get the most acceleration they can before jumping into the sled for the rest of the race.

A bobsled team uses special sleds, helmets and suits that are engineered to reduce drag.

Drag is an opposite force that slows a moving object. Streamlined and smooth objects have less drag than jagged or �at ones.

When the bobsled moves against the ice and through the air, it causes friction, which causes drag and slows the moving bobsled.

A sled with a �at front end would move much slower because there would be more drag.

What a drag!

Smooth move!

Bobsled races started in Switzerland in the 1890s. It was called bobsledding because the racers bobbed back and forth to

increase their speed.

Today bobsled racers use science and well-engineered gear and sleds to maximize their speed. (Another name for bobsled is bobsleigh.)

Thank you to Dr. Carlin Hsueh, Science Instructor, Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland, CA for review and advice on this page.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH BLACK HISTORY MONTHA Horrible CrimeImagine how you would feel if three of your friends were mobbed and killed.

On March 8, 1892, three white men broke into a grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee. The three black owners fired at the robbers. But when the police arrived, they arrested the store owners and put them in jail.

At about 2 a.m. the next morning, an angry mob hustled the store owners out of jail and brutally shot them to death.

A Force for ChangeIda B. Wells knew the murdered men. In those days, lynchings, or murders by angry mobs, were common in the South. For the most part the mobs were white and the victims were black.

As the editor and part owner of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper, Wells wrote an article protesting these killings. Three months later, while on a trip to New York City, she learned that her newspaper offices had been wrecked and her life was threatened. She couldn’t go back to Memphis.

Wells found a job with a black newspaper in New York. For the rest of her life, she continued to fight for the rights of people to live without fear of being lynched. Many changes occurred because of her courageous use of the power of the pen.

Although her story was not found in most history books until very recently, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp in 1990 honoring Ida B. Wells.

Read the story and number the pictures so that they are in the correct order.

Source: Ida B. Wells-Barnett and the Antilynching Crusade by Suzanne Freedman

Standards Link: History: Students understand the problems of the past and the contributions of many cultures to our American ideals.

Standards Link: Math: Reading Comprehension: Sequencing events.

Answer: The library. It has the most stories.

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EARLY LEARNERS EARLY LEARNERS

Correct doorwill be on the

left.

Two little eyes to open and close,Two little ears and one little nose,Two little elbows, dimpled and sweet,Two little shoes on two little feet.

How many ?

O is for Orangutan

Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have yourchild read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercaseletter O. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many ?

How many ?Learning Buddies:Trace and say thenumber. Read the

questions. Touch andcount to find the answers.

o is for orangutan

How many pictures can you findon this page that start with thesound that the letter O makes inthe word orangutan?

The orangutan is at the door. But which door?He is not at the door that is open. He is not at the door that is orange.

He is not at the door that is old. Which door is left?

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B yImagine you are Ida B. Wells. Write an article about what you think of lynching.

On the top line, write a headline for your article. Then write your name.

Use the lines to write your article.

What would you say?

Standards Link: Writing using newspaper format in the content area.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

n 2004, a woman from Kenya, Wangari Maathai (wan-GAH-ree mah-DHEYE) was the first environmentalist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Wangari did not set out to win the Nobel Prize for Peace, or any of the other many awards she has received over the years. She simply worked to replant trees that had been torn down for development.

Today, through her efforts, more than 30 million trees have been planted in more than 30 countries.

Wangari was the first woman from Central or Eastern Africa to receive a Ph.D. or doctorate, the highest educational degree that a person can earn.

When Wangari was a little girl, her native land of

Kenya was covered with forests. Women in her

village didn’t have to walk far to find firewood.

The roots of the trees held the rich topsoil, preventing it from washing

away into creeks and rivers. The rich soil helped the women raise food to eat and to sell. The trees

were an important part of the health of the community.

Wangari realized that by bringing back trees, she could also bring back better health and prosperity for her people.

As Wangari grew up, she watched as more and more

forests were removed to make way for buildings and roads. This deforestation forced

women to walk further to find wood to make cooking fires.

Because the rich topsoil was being washed away in rainstorms, their gardens were not growing well. Without the trees, many rural communities were

driven into poverty.

Standards Link: Civics: Students understand why civic responsibility is important and know examples (e.g., protecting the environment; working for the good of all).

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ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT CALENDARCALENDAR2014

The Super Bowl will be played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This is

XLVIII—how many is that?

Facebook was launched on this

day in 2004. Have you checked the

Kid Scoop Facebook page?

Celebrate the achievements of

African Americans by naming three of your African

American heroes.

When’s thelast time you got a new toothbrush? Dentists say we

should use a new toothbrush every

month.

Go outside and check on the

weather. Then come back in and give your family a

weather report. National Weather Service established

in 1870.

Imagine you are alone on an uninhabited

island. Write a story describing a day in your life.

Super BowlSunday

Think up an invention that would help a

disabled person in honor of

Thomas Edison’s birthday today.

NationalInventors’ DayUmbrella Day

Do you know the Judy Blume

books? Do you know what the

I.S.A.F. Club is in Fudge-a-Mania?

Judy Blume’sBirthday

If you could change your name, which name would

you choose for yourself?

Get a DifferentName Day

Why not show some love for your

backyard birds today? Go to nwf.org and

look up Nature Crafts for Valentines

to make some heart-shaped treats.Valentine’s Day

Susan B. Anthony believed all people should have equal rights and that girls should get the same education as boys.

Celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony

today in 1820.

Get an aerobic workout today. Go out for a jog or if

the weather is bad, jog on the spot or do jumping jacks

for at least 10 minutes.

Presidents’ Day

Who is your favorite president? Find out about past

presidents at whitehouse.gov/kids

The February flower of the

month is a violet. Draw a bouquet of violets and give it to your mother or

grandmother.

Do something special for your pet today. Clean out their bowls,

brush them, wash their bedding or

take your dog for a long walk.

Love Your Pet Day

Write a letter to a friend or relative who

lives far away.InternationalFriendship

Month

Today is the birthday of Levi Strauss. He invented blue jeans. Survey the class to

see how many people wear blue jeans. How

many people own more than one pair? Graph your results.

Make up astory today with a friend about a

lonely polar bear.Polar Bear Day

Invent some snack food today.

Combine some of your favorite nuts, seeds and fruits to

make it as nutritious as possible.Snack Food

Month

George Washington was born on this day in 1732. Collect all

your quarters, sort them and count

them up.

Volunteer to read to younger

students at your local

library.

Library Lovers’Month

Black HistoryMonth

Children’s DentalHealth Month

Robinson CrusoeDay

(Answer: I Swallowed A Fly)

Today is Quiet Day. Speak in a low voice, no

shouting and make your classroom a quiet place today.

Being a member of Scouting

builds character, citizenship and fitness.Learn more about

Scouting today.

The XXII Olympic Games

begin today in Sochi, Russia continuing

until Feb. 23

This day honors the invention that protects us from rain and sunlight.

Join the Jump Rope for Heart challenge

to improve your health and the

health of kids with heart problems.

The closing ceremony of the

Winter Olympics. Which was your

favorite winter sport?

The first Monopoly game was sold on this

day in 1935. Gather some

friends and play a game today.

Boy Scouts Day

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HEALTHHEALTH

Which two hearts are exactly the same?

TO:

FROM:

TO:

FROM:

TO:

FROM:

reate some healthy Valentine cards by filling in the missing vowels. Then cut out each message, paste it on some construction paper and give to a good friend!Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

TO:

FROM:

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Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africaby Jeanette Winter

Growing up in Kenya, Wangari Maathai was surrounded by trees. But on returning home from going to school in America, she was shocked that entire forests had been cut down. So Wangari started by planting nine seedlings in her backyard and as they grew, so did her plans.

This true story of the environmentalist and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman’s passion inspired great change. The Green Belt Movement she founded led to the planting of 30 million trees across Africa.

Kid World Citizenkidworldcitizen.org/2012/04/24/introduce-kids-to-nobel-peace-prize-winner-wangari-maathai/Here’s a short biography of Wangari Maathai or “Mama Miti” (Mother of Trees) as she was called. It includes a Cause and Effect chart and a video about The Green Belt Movement narrated by Wangari Maathai.

Tell the Childrenmmofraghana.org/mmofra-news-and-events/tell-the-children-about-wangari-maathai/The Mmofra Foundation recommends further reading for students about Maathai.

Tree Peopletreepeople.org/top-22-benefits-treesThis site has 22 reasons showing the benefits of planting trees.

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PUZZLE PAGEPUZZLE PAGE

Look closely at each of these Valentine’s Day designs. How many hearts can you �nd in each? Write down your answers. Then have a parent try. Who found more?

Which design contains the most hearts?

Me:Parent:

Circle each of the four groups above on the large grid below.

To reveal the punch line to this riddle, circle every other letter below and write each letter on the blank lines. The �rst one is

done for you.

Me:Parent:

Me:Parent:

Me:Parent:

Me:Parent:

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PRESIDENT’S DAY PRESIDENT’S DAY PUZZLE PAGEPUZZLE PAGE

Standards Link: History: Identify the people honored in commemorative holidays.

Have you heard this story about George Washington?

When George was young, he cut down his father’s cherry tree.

His father was angry. He asked George who cut down the tree.

“I cannot tell a lie,” said George. “I cut it with my hatchet.” Then his father gave George a hug instead of punishing him because he had told the truth.

This story comes from a book that was written after George Washington died. Is it a true story? Probably not. But it is told over and over again to remind people that George Washington was a good man.

The year was 1860. Abraham Lincoln was traveling across the United States asking people to vote for him to be president.

Mr. Lincoln would have looked different to you that year. He didn’t have his famous beard. He received this letter from an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell.

Lincoln grew a beard as Grace suggested. Grace’s one letter changed the face of the president!

Connect the dots and color in the space to put a beard on Lincoln’s face.

How many stovepipe hats can you find on this page?

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Kid Scoop News celebrates Presidents’ Day – a day to celebrate the birthdays and lives of two important American presidents, President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington.

As first president of the United States, George Washington helped to

make the laws and policies that formed our country. Some people wanted him

to be the king of the United States. He refused because he believed it was better to have a president who was

elected by the people.

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