Know Your World Extra articles from December 2002

Know Your World Extra archives from December 2002

Good Sport: a Colorado teen makes all the right moves. (Teen Tracks).
December 13, 2002... Abe Alvarado, 17, is smaller than most teens his age. He stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. When it comes to sports, though, Abe is a giant. Abe plays five sports at Abraham Lincoln High School in Colorado. His best sport...

Between worlds: a teen gets caught between fantasy and reality. (Extra Play).
December 13, 2002... Characters Narrators 1 and 2: people who tell the story Mrs. Fletcher: a history teacher Reese: a high school junior Jon: a high school junior Tonya: Jon's girlfriend Seth: Jon's younger brother Scene 1 ...

Person of the Year: the four finalists have a common bond. (Who's in the News).
December 13, 2002... Who would you vote for as Know Your World Extra's Person of the Year? Who made the biggest difference during the past year? To get you thinking, we came up with a list of our own in issue one of Extra. The four people on our list were...

Playing with your health: are video games bad for you? (News Debate).
December 13, 2002... Many young people like to play games. While playing games, some pretend to fight aliens or evil creatures. Some pretend to be pro athletes. For years, young people played outdoors with their friends. They used their imagination. Their...

Watching the weather: the forecast for the next 100 years might not look so good. (News Feature).
December 13, 2002... Do you know what the weather will be tomorrow? A weather report can tell you. But what will the weather be like in ten years? or 20 years? or 100 years? No one knows for sure. But some scientists say that our long-range weather...

Get Web wise! Information is at your fingertips on the Internet. (Reality Check).
December 13, 2002... Answers to many questions are just a few clicks away on the Internet. The Internet can be a Wealth of knowledge. It has facts on many subjects. The Internet is made up of millions of Web sites. You can find a Web site on just about...

Star tracks.
December 13, 2002... Pop star Avril Lavigne got a cool surprise. Her record label, Arista, threw her a surprise 18th birthday party at a skating rink. "It was full-on ice hockey with helmets, gloves, sticks," said the star. "Awesome!" Liv Tyler had a few...

Cross them out.
December 13, 2002... To solve this puzzle, you must cross out ten words. Word pairs count as one word. Follow the directions below. 1 Cross out 3 video game characters. Find the words in Column 2 and Row D. 2 Cross out 2 things you do on a computer. Find...