Know Your World Extra articles from January 2006

Know Your World Extra archives from January 2006

From the editor.(teaching tools for improving literacy skills)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 13, 2006... How many times have students turned in mediocre homework with detailed sketches of fire and cartoon characters in the margins? The drawings are examples of the students' natural abilities that can lead to rewarding careers. (This issue's cover...

Head-to-head: comparing a daredevil duo.
January 13, 2006... Danger runs in the family. Evel Knievel and his son Robbie are known for their motorcycle stunts. Read about the two daredevils, and then answer the questions below. Paragraph 1: Evel Knievel was born in Butte, Montana. He started doing...

China.
January 13, 2006... Study the map of China below. Circle the correct word or words to complete each statement. 1. Hong Kong is north | south of Beijing. 2. Shenyang | Beijing is the capital of China. 3. Jinghong is closest to Kunming | Taiwan. 4....

Time to panic.
January 13, 2006... How much do you remember about the play? Answer the questions below. 1. What time is Tara's curfew the night of the concert? A. 7 p.m. B. 8 p.m. C. 9 p.m. D. 10 p.m. 2. What will happen to Tara if she does not come...

Wheels of fortune: prefixes.
January 13, 2006... Sometimes the beginning of a word has a meaning of its own. That part of the word is called a prefix. Prefixes tell you a lot about the meanings of words. In the word bicycle, the prefix bi- means "two" The last part, cycle, means "wheel."...

Making tracks: design your own car!
January 13, 2006... There are many different kinds of cars. Here's your chance to design your own. Answer the questions about the kind of car you want to design, and then draw your car in the box below. When you've finished, mail your car design to us, and we'll...

Layer lakes.(fish culture in terraces)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... This is a mountain made of lakes. The man riding a water buffalo is looking over the rice terraces in Yunnan, a province in China. The local people built the lakes into the hills over thousands of years. They flood the terraces every year...

Daddy Yankee's new show is "on fire".('Daddy Yankee on Fire')(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... After 15 years in the music business, Daddy Yankee has rocketed to popularity. All his albums have gone platinum, and his music has spread through clubs like wildfire. Starting January 16, the Hispanic music star hosts a Saturday night radio...

The Curse of Wallace and Gromit.('The Curse of the Were-Rabbit ')(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... "The Claymation team behind Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit were happily celebrating their number-one hit movie. Then they suffered from their own curse--the curse of the warehouse. On the day their movie topped the charts in...

Drivers not wanted.(automobile race car competition)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... Two million bucks is a lot of money, but is it enough to get a car to drive 132 miles on its own? The answer is yes. A Volkswagen Touareg named Stanley from Stanford University drove on its own for 7 1/2 hours. It beat out 23 other robot cars...

A bland blond Bond?(who can play James Bond role)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2006... He's the first blond Bond. At first, people called him "Blond, James Blond." But some fans are already calling him "Bland, James Bland." They don't think he's very cool. What's the problem? When Daniel Craig was selected as the new Bond...

Cool dates.
January 13, 2006... * January 16 Check out a memorial event in your area; today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. * January 25 Singer Alicia Keys turns 25. * January 28 Actor Elijah Wood turnS 25. * January 29 Time to howl at the...

Blazing art to go: rock stars and millionaires hire this artist to trick out their rides.(Mike Lavallee)(Cover Story)(Biography)
January 13, 2006... Almost 30 years ago, Mike Lavallee heard his high school art teacher tell a classmate that he would never make any money working as an artist. Now Lavallee is one of the hottest painters in the country, and he has a message for that teacher....

No new drivers at night? Can night curfews keep young drivers safe?(Debate It!)
January 13, 2006... Does it save lives to keep new drivers off the road at night? In 2003, there were 2,053 drivers under the age of 21 killed in nighttime car crashes. That's 400 more deaths than in the daytime. As a result, some states have stopped letting new...

A football hero without feet: Bobby Martin is a tackling force who won't be stopped.(Teen Scene)
January 13, 2006... Some people might say football players need legs to play the game. But they haven't seen 17-year-old Bobby Martin play tackle. Bobby plays for Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio. He was born without legs, but that doesn't slow him down....

Tara's curfew panic: how she missed curfew ... but didn't get in trouble.(Readers' Theater)(Play)
January 13, 2006... Cast of Characters Narrators 1, 2--people who tell the story Tara--a 15-year-old who wants to be an actor Mr. Lee--Tara's father Mrs. Lee--Tara's mother Bobby--Tara's younger brother Britney--Tara's best friend ...

All aboard the French fry bus: this new fuel could power your bus ride to school.(Reality Check)
January 13, 2006... When you get off the bus and it drives away, what does the exhaust smell like? Roses? Apple pie? Ha! Try paint fumes. People getting off the bus choke and cover their noses as it pulls away. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are buses...

What's so funny?
January 13, 2006... This race is about to get a little more exciting. Does the swimmer know who else is in the pool? What's he thinking? Send us some biting humor for our next issue! Include your name, grade, school, and town or city. E-mail your entries to:...

Brainteaser.(Illustration)
January 13, 2006... Signs of the Times--You've seen these signs before. Now use them to figure out what the sentences mean. 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] complaining and [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] do your homework. 2. Why don't [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] around and...