Hopscotch articles from June 2005

Hopscotch archives from June 2005

Creating crossword puzzles.
June 1, 2005... What's a nine-letter word for the world's most popular puzzle? If you said "crossword," you're right, and if you're like most people, you've filled in more than a few of the white and black grids in your time. But have you ever wondered who...

Condor keeper.(Chandra David)
June 1, 2005... Chandra David has been a keeper at Condor City at the Los Angeles Zoo for almost a decade. When she first started working there, she thought it would be a temporary job, but she fell in love with the California condors. "I feel like I'll never...

Molly & Buttercup: postcards from the bed and the shed.(Short Story)
June 1, 2005... Dear Buttercup, You want me to come out to the trails? Well, maybe soon I will do just that. For now, I do prefer the comfort of my home. I find it unusual for a young girl to take up painting portraits of horses. Don't you find it...

Fairy Tale Tribune.(Once Upon a Job)
June 1, 2005... The employment section in the Fairy Tale Tribune lists some very unusual classified ads. First, unscramble the names of these ten job applicants. Then draw a line from the name of the applicant to the job that best fits. ...

Secret career.(Emma Edmonds joined Civil War as Union soldier disguised as boy)
June 1, 2005... Name and age? "Franklin Thompson," she said. "Twenty-one." These answers got Emma Edmonds into the Civil War on April 25, 1861. She wanted to be a Union soldier. Would they learn her secret, that she was a girl? She prayed not. ...

Girl Power Science Squad: the most unusual career of all!!! Traveling adventurers in laboratory science.(Cartoon)
June 1, 2005... Shelly, since you're the team leader of the Girl Power Science Squad, I want you to be the first to meet the two newest T.A.I.L.S. agents. Why are we going out to the airfield? Are they being flown in? In a manner of speaking, yes......

A career for all seasons.
June 1, 2005... Find out more about this unusual career by using the symbols below to decode the message. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Tales from the tomb.(Egyptologist Jennifer Houser Wegner)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Dodging bats, sidestepping snakes, and packing body parts are all in a day's work for Jennifer Houser Wegner, an Egyptologist for the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. Her fascination with ancient Egypt...

A very cold career.(South Pole)
June 1, 2005... Can you guess where I work? It is the highest, driest, windiest, and coldest place on earth. This continent is bigger than the United States and 98% of it is covered by ice. Many more penguins than people live here. The average temperature at...

Careers for the Cool, Crazy, and Curious.(Poem)
June 1, 2005... Careers for the Cool, Crazy, and Curious Astronaut Annie launches into space. Bobsledder Barbara wins an Olympic race. Cartoonist Carla draws funny faces. Director Debbie puts people in places. Engineer Erica designs...

Unusual careers.
June 1, 2005... Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally to find the following words that are not in parenthesis. Cross the word off the list. After all the words are found, the letters remaining (reading across, from top to bottom) will spell a...

Make a snippet.(paper cutting)
June 1, 2005... A snippet is a paper cutting that makes a picture. The true name is scheren-schnitte, and it is an early folk art. You can make a simple version of these intricate, paper cuttings. You will need: * one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" white paper...

Teddy bear dresser.(Karen King of Vermont Teddy Bear Company )(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Karen King has worked at the Vermont Teddy Bear Company since 1998 as a Bear Dresser (prior to that, she worked in the Wardrobe Sewing Department for three years). The company offers over 100 custom-dressed bear grams for any occasion. Each...

When I Grow Up: (What shall I be?).(Poem)
June 1, 2005... When I Grow Up (What shall I be?) A teacher teaches A-B-C. A chef knows how to mix and chop. A farmer hopes for a good crop. A pilot flies a jet airplane. Meteorologists predict rain. An athlete works...

Terminology.
June 1, 2005... Pathology Sociology Meterology Geology Ecology Archaeology Biology Zoology Psychology Criminology Dermatology Cosmology ACROSS 2. the study of human, social behavior 4. the...

Dr. Sue's traveling bug zoo.(Dr. Sue's Traveling Insect and Arthropod Zoo)
June 1, 2005... A lacy, spider web dangles from the brim of Dr. Susan Elizabeth Van Vorhis Key's hat, and a praying mantis peers from the crown. A ladybug crawls on her collar; a butterfly rests on her vest; and a tarantula picks its way along her wrist. ...

Dirt pie.(Cooking)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Here is a delicious, easy dessert you can make and use as a center piece too. Ingredients: 3 regular packages of French Vanilla Instant Pudding 1 1/4 pounds Oreo cookies 4 cups milk 12 oz. Cool Whip (whipped topping) 1/2 to 1...

Works with dirt.(soil testing)
June 1, 2005... When Jodi Farina goes to work, she drives a pickup truck. The trailer behind the pickup holds a backhoe with a bucket attachment. At the job site, Jodi looks over the land to find the yellow flags that tell her where to dig. Then she starts...

A cool career.
June 1, 2005... Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail can keep me from doing my job. I am not a mail carrier Who am I? Answer the clues. Then put the numbered letters in the boxes below to form a sentence. day after Sunday a pony...

Engineering for civilization.(civil engineering)
June 1, 2005... On September 12, 2001, rescue teams dug in 60 feet of rubble surrounded by twisted steel and choking dust. They couldn't tell where the World Trade Center had stood, so they dug randomly looking for survivors. A task force led by Eugenia...

Potsy's pen pal club.(Pen Pals)
June 1, 2005... Dear Readers, These are the new additions of Hopscotch girls who want to be pen pals. These do not include girls on the previous list. To receive the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope. We'll send you the...

Living history.(museum interpreters)
June 1, 2005... Imagine a job where you get to dress up in a special costume. Your work would include playing games, singing songs, and taking care of animals. You could choose to work outside with fresh, ocean breezes or inside next to a crackling fire....

Potsy's post office.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Dear Potsy, Hi! My name is Toni-Renee Palma. I live in Sunnyside, NY. I'm 9 going on 10 on September 19. I have an older brother named Alex (22). I love HOPSCOTCH FOR GIRLS magazine. I love the Girl Power part. I have cats. I am...

Mystery picture puzzle.
June 1, 2005... baton (6) flags hat thumbtack heart boomerang canoe peppermint stick tepee (3) pencils sock envelope cone ladder badminton birdy bell worm crown ...