Know Your World Extra articles from December 2006

Know Your World Extra archives from December 2006

Aaaaaaah!(HOT TOPICS)(The Scream, by Edvard Munch)
December 8, 2006... Guns, masks, thieves... art? Imagine it's broad daylight, and you're enjoying the art in a museum in Norway. Suddenly, masked gunmen burst in and steal two paintings right off the wall. Bizarro, yes. But this actually happened in August 2004....

A novel idea.(Eragon)
December 8, 2006... Author Christopher Paolini, 23, was just 15 when he began writing his first novel, Eragon. The story, which is the first book in a trilogy, is a fantasy action adventure about a boy named Eragon and a female dragon named Saphira. On December...

Cool dates.(Calendar)
December 8, 2006... * December 10 Mississippi became the 20th state in * December 14 George Washington, our first president, died in 1799. * December 17 Ay caramba! The first episode of The Simpsons aired 17 years ago. * December Pop singer Joanna...

Goal!(pet fish)
December 8, 2006... There are a lot of things you can do with your pet fish. You can watch it swim or blow bubbles or--play soccer. Dean Pomerleau, 41, trained his goldfish Albert to play soccer. Pomerleau used coffee stirrers, toothpicks, rubber bands, and a...

Game on: making video games can be as much fun as playing them.(Feature Story)(Cover story)
December 8, 2006... What do you want for the holidays? Maybe a video game is on your list. Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a game? Extra investigates the making of a video game, from imagination to console. Behind every game there is a team. Games...

Are holidays too commercial? What do you think?(Debate It)
December 8, 2006... The holidays are here. What's on your wish list? Who's on your gift list? And, oh, by the way, have you checked your wallet? Buy now! Spend more! Sale! Sale! Sale! Sometimes it seems that the holidays are all about money. From the...

A Christmas carol.(Reader's Theater)
December 8, 2006... cast of Characters Narrators 1, 2, 3--people who tell the story Fred---Scrooge's nephew Ebenezer Scrooge--a businessman Marley--Scrooge's dead business partner Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Present Bob...

Hot tips: fire safety advice that just might save your life.(Reality Check)
December 8, 2006... Strings of lights are flashing merrily. Holiday candles are flickering softly. The Christmas tree is shining, and the fireplace is aglow. Boxes and wrapping paper are everywhere! Ho, ho, ho--what a happy scene. And uh-oh, what a fire...

Ho, ho, hoooooo!(What's So Funny?)
December 8, 2006... Santa must have given his reindeer the night off! Write something funny in the word bubble and send it to us. Don't forget to include your name, grade, and hometown. We print our favorite entries, and we want to give credit where credit is due....

Brainteaser.(What's So Funny?)
December 8, 2006... These clues all have something in common. Can you figure out the last one? 1. * Halloween but not Christmas * yellow but not blue * call but not text * --but not good-bye 2. * brother but not sister * think but not...

From the editor.(Teacher's Guide)(Editorial)
December 8, 2006... It's that time of year again. December is a great time to build a fire in the fireplace, make some hot cocoa (with marshmallows!), and cuddle up with the holiday issue of Know Your World Extra. In this issue, Extra finds out how video games...

Know your words.
December 8, 2006... 'Game On' and A Christmas Carol Match the words you learned in this issue to their definitions. For each word, write the letter of the definition in the blank. WORD --1. engineer --2. melancholy --3. sprig --4....

Austria.
December 8, 2006... In World Wonders, you learned about Hallstatt. This village is in Austria, a country in Europe. Look at the map, and then answer the questions that follow. 1. What is the capital of Austria? -- 2. What two cities are on the Danube...

A Christmas carol.
December 8, 2006... Name-- Date-- How much do you remember about the play? Circle the letter of the correct answer to each question below. l. How does Ebenezer Scrooge plan to spend Christmas Day? A. He plans to be alone. B. He plans to have...

Counting the days until the holidays.
December 8, 2006... Name-- Date-- Solve the word problems on a separate piece of paper. 1. Mike wants to spend an equal amount on presents for his friends Ornar and Jon and his two brothers. He has $100 to spend. Last year, Jon bought Mike a video...

I'm using contractions.
December 8, 2006... Name -- Date -- A contraction is a word that is made when two words are combined. Usually one or more letters are left out of one of the words, and an apostrophe (ah-PAHSS-truh-fee) is used to replace those letters. For example,...