Know Your World Extra articles from December 2005

Know Your World Extra archives from December 2005

From the editor.
December 9, 2005... Youth fitness guides must strike a balance between studies that link diabetes and heart disease to obesity and research that shows the dangers of anorexia and bulimia. Students need to learn that maintaining a healthy weight is important; they...

A fitness match.(matching words)
December 9, 2005... It's time to connect some words. Draw a line from the word on the left to the word on the right that has the most similar meaning. Celebrities normal encourage bad regular stars negative help dangerous victory...

Southeastern Asia.
December 9, 2005... Study the map below. Then circle the correct word or words to finish each statement. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Part of Malaysia borders Thailand | Cambodia. 2. Sulawesi is part of Vietnam | Indonesia. 3. The Philippines is...

Long live the king.
December 9, 2005... How much do you remember from the play? Circle the best answer for each question. 1. What is Carl Denham's job? A. He washes windows. B. He is a movie director. C. He does not have a job. D. He is the president. 2....

Secret recipe.(recipe for a delicious smoothie)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... In this issue, we gave you a recipe for a delicious smoothie. Now it's your turn to give us a recipe. Fill in this sheet to tell us how you make your favorite treat. It doesn't have to be a smoothie, but it should be healthful. Mail it to us,...

Two for one: contractions.
December 9, 2005... Sometimes people write two words as one word. For example, in the question "Aren't you coming to dinner?" the words are and not come together to make aren't. The apostrophe between the n and the t stands for the missing letter o. Aren't and...

Feel the glow.(aurora borealis and aurora australis)
December 9, 2005... The sky is on fire! These northern lights are dancing over Mount McKinley (and a moose) in Alaska. The lights start when hot solar winds race through space and bump into Earth's atmosphere at super speeds. The winds mess up the planet's...

Dynamite new doll speaks up.(Jay Kahmi produced a Napoleon Dynamite talking doll)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... In June 2004, Napoleon Dynamite hit the theaters. By December, the movie had some serious fans. Now, more than a year later, inventor Jay Kahmi has produced a Napoleon Dynamite talking doll. The doll says 18 lines from the movie, including...

Football goes south of the border.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... The National Football League took one of its games south of the border this year. On October 2, the Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. About 100,000 people went to see the game. The United...

Hide-and-seek or war and peace?(Hot Topics)(The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a lion named Asian fights an ice witch named Jadis. Can the forces of good stop Jadis's army of pig-men, one-eyed giants, and evil little elves? Asian's friends are just as...

Fantasia's secret struggle.(American Idol Fantasia Barrino tries to learn reading)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2005... She won American Idol She put out two albums. It seemed as though she could do anything. But there was still one thing she couldn't do--she couldn't read. Fantasia Barrino has struggled with reading and writing all her life. She...

Cool dates.(Hot Topics)(Calendar)
December 9, 2005... * December 13 Oscar-winning Ray star Jamie Foxx turns 38. * December 15 Know your rights! The Bill of Rights became law 214 years ago. * December 18 Actor Katie Holmes turns 27. * December 25 Two holidays on the same day! It's...

Star power! Some celebrities are health nuts. Others are health nightmares.(Cover Story)
December 9, 2005... OVERVIEW Whether we like it or not, celebrities are role models to students. Teenagers dress like rappers, speak like comedians, and adopt the priorities of actors and sports stars. But how do teens approach physical fitness? There's more...

Expel soda from school?(Debate It!)
December 9, 2005... OVERVIEW Vending machines in schools are a perennial concern for both educators and politicians. In recent years, California has eliminated junk food from its public elementary and middle schools, and other states are getting ready to...

Old bikes, new presents.(Teen Scene)(Clayton Lilliard)
December 9, 2005... One person's trash is another person's treasure. When Clayton Lilliard was in fifth grade, he saw someone throw out two used bicycles. He saved them from the junk pile, fixed them up, and gave them away. That was only the beginning. The...

King Kong: meet the amazing beast that made movie history.(Play)
December 9, 2005... OVERVIEW The original King Kong (1933) is one of the most influential movies of all time. Not only were the special effects groundbreaking, but the story was also completely original. BEFORE READING Introduce Vocabulary: daring,...

Nice and smooth: who says health food isn't delicious?
December 9, 2005... Eating fight isn't always easy. When people grow up eating burgers and fries, it's hard to start eating fight. Want to know how to stop gobbling up the same greasy stuff day after day? Get Creative A clever way to change your eating...

What's so funny?(Stuff)
December 9, 2005... This little piggy went to the refrigerator, but what's the piggy thinking? Fill in the blank thought bubble with something that makes us chuckle, and we might print it in a future issue. Be sure to include your name, grade, city or town, and...

Brainteaser.(phrases)
December 9, 2005... Stretch your mind and guess the phrases. The ways these words are written give you clues to common phrases. 1. Making MONEY 2. Entering the HOME 3. DOWN old car Answer Key 1. making big money, 2. entering the...