Know Your World Extra articles from September 2001

Know Your World Extra archives from September 2001

On Top of the World.(Temba Tsheri , youngest climber to conquer the top of the world)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... A 16-year-old becomes the youngest to climb Mount Everest. Temba Tsheri is a teen who never quits. He is the youngest person to climb the world's tallest mountain. He had just turned 16 years old when he made it last spring. Many...

ROUGH PLAY.(football and life threatening injuries)
September 7, 2001... Are players risking their lives for football glory? Joe Beene sits in a wheelchair. Two steel screws are in his neck. He can't use his hands or his legs. He may never walk again. The 18-year-old looks up and smiles. He says he feels...

Caught in the Act.(underage drinking)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... The fame game is not so great for the daughters of President Bush. What if you were the child of a U.S. president? Would life be great or what? You could live in the White House and fly in Air Force One, the president's plane. Chefs...

EXTRA PLAY.(flight to the moon)
September 7, 2001... Three brave astronauts had died trying to go to the moon. Would these men make it to the moon and back? CHARACTERS Narrators 1 and 2: people who tell the story Joe and Ed: NASA engineers Neil A. Armstrong: Apollo 11 commander...

Should Schools FREAK OUT Over Freak Dancing?(l)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Some schools are putting a halt to freak dancing. Dance styles come and go. In the late 1920s, there was the lindy hop. In the 1950s, Elvis Presley taught teens to sway their hips. Later on, in the 1960s, there was the twist. All of those...

Shape Up!(getting ready to compete)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Here are some tips on how to get in shape for a sport. Playing sports and keeping fit can be lots of fun. But if you want to be good at a sport, you need to work hard and take care of your body to get in shape. Listed at right are some...

MYSTERY PHOTOS.
September 7, 2001... These photos show two things that you may have seen before. What are they? Use me with soap in the kitchen sink. Scrub pots and pans, quik as a wink. I am a sweet fruit. I grow above ground. Cooks put me in cakes that are baked...

WORD WRAP.
September 7, 2001... Instructions This puzzle can be worked starting from number 1 and working inward toward number 25. If you get stuck, ask your teacher for another set of clues, which can be found in the Teacher's Guide. A Walk on the Moon 1 ...

Fact or Opinion?
September 7, 2001... A fact is something real or information about something real. An opinion is a belief that someone has. Can you tell the difference between fact and opinion? Read the excerpts below. They were taken from the play One Small Step, found in...

Dying to Play.
September 7, 2001... How well do you know the news? Try to answer these questions, which are based on this issue of Know Your World Extra. Circle your choice. 1. Joe Beene broke his neck during a. practice. b. a game. c. gym. 2. Chris...

He's Back in Action.(boy recovers from meningitis)
September 28, 2001... Nick Springer lost his hands and lower legs, but not his will, to a deadly disease. Nick Springer, 14, was at summer camp when he thought he had a case of the flu. He had chills. He ached. He kept throwing up. Later, he almost died at the...

Should the United States Keep the Death Penalty?
September 28, 2001... Executions are rising, but public support for them is falling. More than 700 people have been put to death in the United States since 1977. All were put to death for murder. Some died in the electric chair. Others had a lethal injection--a...

From Patriot To Traitor.(Timothy McVeigh)
September 28, 2001... Why did Timothy McVeigh turn against his country? Timothy McVeigh died quietly on June 11. It was 7:14 a.m. in a U.S. prison in Indiana. His body had been injected with three lethal drugs. "He died with his eyes open," one witness said. ...

Taking It to the Street.(Play)
September 28, 2001... Two high school students enjoy the thrills of street racing. Is it worth the risks? Characters Narrators 1 and 2: people who tell the story Juan: 15-year-old boy Mark: Juan's 17-year-old friend Anna: Juan's 18-year-old...

Dying to Know.(University of Tennessee's Body Farm research center)
September 28, 2001... At the University of Tennessee, scientists study dead people. In an east Tennessee forest, dead bodies are everywhere. They're rotting in the trunks of cars. They're floating in ponds. They're lying in the sun. You can tell from the...

Street Smarts!(avoid being target of crime)
September 28, 2001... Avoid becoming a crime victim with these tips. Now that fall is here, it is getting darker earlier. You'll be staying out after dark for school, sports, and fun. Listed below are some tips on staying safe. Read the tips. Then read each stow...

Underlining.(study skills)
September 28, 2001... Underlining can help you understand what you read. When words are underlined, a line appears beneath them, like this. In magazines you own or on copies of book pages, you can underline words or sentences that are important. Or you can underline...

Magnet Words.
September 28, 2001... What is a magnet word? Magnets attract iron and steel. Magnet words attract other words--words that go with the magnet word itself. Many words can be magnet words. For example, the magnet word school might attract the words teacher,...