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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

A Sunken Treasure by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 14
Date: January 22, 2016
Article: A Sunken Treasure
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. The San Jose sank off the coast of Colombia.
2. The San Jose sank on June 8, 1708.
3. The San Jose was carrying gold coins and jewels.
4. The San Jose cargo today is worth $10 Billion.
5. Juan Manuel Santos is the President of Colombia.
6. Sea Search Armada (SSA) is the name of the company that claims they found the San Jose.
7. The Maritime Law says that finders of shipwrecks are entitled to 50% of the treasure found.
8. The Colombian Government offered Sea Search Armada 5% for the treasure.
9. Spain may make its own claim to the sunken treasure.

Help for the Hungry by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 14
Date: January 22, 2016
Article: Help for the Hungry
Author:  Brenda Iasevoli
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1. Brittany Amano started Hawaii's Future Isn't Hungry.
2. Hawaii's Future Isn't Hungry changed their name to The Future Isn't Hungry.
3. Brittany was in 4th grade when she raised $700 and collected 800 pounds of food.
4. Brittany's charity has raised $4 million.
5. Brittany's charity gives kids on Friday fresh fruits and vegetables.
6. Brittany is attending Duke University.
7. Brittany lives in Honolulu.
8. Brittany lives in the state of Hawaii.
9. Duke University is located in the state of North Carolina.

Super-Size Dinosaur by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 15
Date: January 29, 2016
Article: Super-Size Dinosaur
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. The largest dinosaur fossils were unearthed in Argentina.
2. When the dinosaur was alive it weigh 70 tons.
3. The weight of this dinosaur compare to elephants is about 10 African elephants.
4. These dinosaurs are larger than a basketball court.
5. This dinosaur is found at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
6. This skeleton is part of a group of giant plant eaters called titanosaurs.
7. The hall's ceiling is 19 feet 4 inches and the dinosaur's skeleton is 19 feet 2 inches.
8. The replica model has no real bones.

Journey to the North Pole by Heather Price-Wright

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 15
Date: January 29, 2016
Article: Journey to the North Pole
Author:  Heather Price-Wright
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1. The names of the four students who traveled to the North Pole are Elias Damli, Johanne Jerijervi, Erika Gjelsvik, and Johannes Breivik.
2. The students are traveling by skis.
3. The students are accompanied by Polar Explorer Borge Ousland.
4. Borge Ousland told the students the ice was thicker then than now.

The Health-Wealth Connection by Kelly Hultgren

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 4
Date: January 2016
Article: The Health-Wealth Connection
Author:  Kelly Hultgren
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1. Lean proteins are chicken and fish.
2. Healthy fats are Omega-3 fatty acids in nuts.
3. Healthy carbohydrates are 100% whole grains.
4. Eating at home is healthier than eating out.
5. You can save $106 a year per person by not eating meat.
6. Awareness is the key to spending less, eating better, and exercising more.
7. You should do 1 hour of physical activity per day.
8. Brisk walking can add 7 years to your life.
9. A person who exercises makes 9% more than a person who doesn't exercise.
10. Smoking shortens your life over a non-smoker.
11. Smoking leads to heart disease, cancer, and strokes.
12. A non-smoker saves $20K over a smoker in smoking related medical bills.
13. The National Sleep Foundation recommended 9-11 hours of sleep.

Democracy At Work by Brian S. McGrath

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 15
Date: January 29, 2016
Article: Democracy At Work
Author:  Brian S. McGrath
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1. Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School has a "Get Out the Vote" campaign.
2. Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School calls its students "Scholar-Citizens."
3. The main purpose of school for the Founding Fathers was to teach the responsibilities of citizenship.
4. Americans had no basic knowledge about the way government works.
5. Only 36% of Americans can name all three branches of government.
6. Only 23% of eight graders scored proficient on their civic exams.
7. The Civics Education Initiative Group wants high school students to pass the U.S. citizenship test to graduate high school.
8. 8 states require that you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test to graduate high school.
9. Arizona was the first state to require that you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test in order to graduate high school.
10. The true test of citizenship for Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School is student involvement in the community.
11. Answers will vary

A Music Museum by Elizabeth Winchester

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 15
Date: January 29, 2016
Article: A Music Museum
Author:  Elizabeth Winchester
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1. Nashville, Tennessee is known as Music City.
2. Nashville, Tennessee is the hub for country music.
3. The National Museum of African-American Music is being built in Music City.
4. The museum is scheduled to open in 2018.
5. The museum offers summer music camps at Tennessee State University, Nashville.


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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Old School by Jeff Kinney #1-150

Book: Diary of Wimpy Kid, Old School
Author: Jeff Kinney
ISBN: 978-1-4197-1961-5
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1. Answers will vary
2. Mom said when she was a kid everyone knew each other.
3. Everybody has his or her nose in a screen and no one takes time to know someone else.
4. For people to stop using their phones and electronic gadgets for 48 hours.
5. She needs 100 names on her petition.
6. Answers will vary
7. Answers will vary
8. Baby wipes was the invention that was a total game changer.
9. Answers will vary
10. Greg spent July and August at Film Camp.
11. Greg watched films for hours a day.
12. The kids were goofing around instead of trying to learn about film.
13. He wanted to get away from the pig.
14. Answers will vary
15. Greg's family would give the pig a cookie as a treat.
16. The pig walks in 2 legs.
17. Greg's brother's name is Manny.
18. The pig wears a GPS tracking chip.
19. The pig was too good for the leash.
20. Greg has a curfew.
21. The pig has no curfew.
22. The pig was hogging the bathroom one morning.
23. Answers will vary
24. Answers will vary
25. The name of the music teacher is Mrs. Graziano.
26. Mrs. Graziano is Greg's dad old music teacher.
27. Frew is the name of Greg's homework buddy.
28. Frew reads scientific journals and college textbooks.
29. Frew took 15 minutes to complete Greg's homework.
30. No, Frew finds Greg's homework easy.
31. Greg discovered Frew.
32. Grandpa is living with Greg's family.
33. Grandpa was living at Leisure Towers.
34. Grandpa chose Greg's bedroom.
35. The pig sleeps in the guest bedroom.
36. Rodricks room was out of the question.
37. He decided to sleep in Manny's room.
38. Answers will vary
39. Dad's concern is that Greg won't be able to do things for himself in the real world.
40. Mom helps Greg get ready for school.
41. Mom picks out his clothes and she has a chart to help him stay on track.
42. Answers will vary
43. Greg ended up wearing socks over his shoes.
44. Greg forgot to put the cap back on the tube of toothpaste.
45. The speech was that little things have big consequences.
46. Wolves would eat dad’s family.
47. Wolves would eat dad’s family because Dad forgot to tighten the bolts on the wagon wheel.
48. Dad said Rodrick needed to get a job.
49. Dad feels Rodrick needs to start paying for his own gas and become more responsible an independent.
50. Rodrick can do this by getting a job.
51. Mom helped Rodrick look for a job in the newspaper.
52. The Old-Timey Ice Cream Parlour
53. 40 scoops of ice cream in one long tray
54. Answers will vary
55. Rodrick got trash duty.
56. Answers will vary
57. Answers will vary
58. She told the waiter that it was Manny's birthday.
59. Grandpa played Kick the Can.
60. Dad and Giles used their imagination to play in the woods.
61. Rowley's last name is Jefferson.
62. Answers will vary
63. Answers will vary
64. Giles' mother spanked Dad.
65. Grandpa's girlfriend, Darlene, broke up with him.
66. Answers will vary
67. Answers will vary
68. Rodrick's promotion was to dress-up as Old-Timey Tobias.
69. He got fired.
70. Old-Timey Tobias' job is to go around the tables and make the kids laugh.
71. Answers will vary
72. Answers will vary
73. Answers will vary
74. Rodrick can't take off his Old-Timey Tobias head.
75. Hardscrabble Farms is a place you learn about nature and hard work.
76. The students will be at the farm for one week.
77. Rodrick was traumatized by the Hardscrabble Farm.
78. Rowley was counting on Greg to bunk with him at Hardscrabble Farms.
79. Greg's parents had to attend Parent-Teacher Conference because Greg's homework grades had improved that they are placing him in harder classes.
80. Loded Diper is the name of the band written on the side of Rodrick's van.
81. Rodrick used his costume to pretend that there was another person in the car.
82. The eagle-eyed cop gave him a $100 ticket.
83. Rodrick's van had a broken taillight and an expired inspection sticker.
84. The cop had Rodrick's van towed.
85. Grandpa threw a raging party at their house.
86. Grandpa got a time out.
87. Greg's dad installed a camera in the house to enforce the punishment.
88. Mom got all the signatures by intercepting all the partygoers as they were leaving Grandpa's party.
89. The park looks like a nuclear war hit it.
90. The teenagers took over the park.
91. They can fix the park by finding an exterminator that specializes in teenagers.
92. Greg's dad gave Greg seed money to start a lemonade stand.
93. Answers will vary
94. Limes are green.
95. The lady said they needed to stir the lemonade to mix the sugar in better.
96. He criticized that the lemonade was too sweet.
97. Rowley was rinsing the one-cup after every use.
98. The lemonade stand was set-up as an honor system.
99. 50 cents a glass
100. The boys were charging a $1 a glass if you were going up hill for water.
101. Cedric Cunningham set-up a lemonade stand a few houses down from Greg's.
102. Greg offer the boy $2 to take his lemonade stand down.
103. His sign said, "Help me buy medicine for my sick kitty."
104. A fitness water stand
105. Greg offered him a few bucks to say he got that way by drinking "NRG Fitness Water."
106. Greg paid the guy $3 to tell people he didn't drink NRG Fitness Water.
107. $200
108. Mom wanted them to volunteer.
109. Rowley planted perennials.
110. Greg raked leaves
111. Orange jumpsuits
112. Community Service
113. They were there to serve their punishment.
114. Shoplifting and vandalism were the crimes the teenagers committed.
115. The teenagers were interested in goofing off.
116. The Girls Scouts organized the park clean up.
117. His group raked leaves in the playground area.
118. A Brownie
119. It took the Girls Scouts one afternoon to build a community garden.
120. The Girls Scouts setup a stand to sell cookies.
121. Answers will vary
122. a) How's the Stock Market Trending?  b) What's the weather forecast for the weekind?  c) Have any cats done anything amusing today?
123. Minnows
124. Greg's father attended practice early and notice Greg wasn't at practice.
125. Frew
126. Billy Rotner
127. Billy stoled sour gummy worms
128. He said his mother would buy them (him and his brother) sour gummy worms but his brother would never share with him.  He wanted to have a box of sour gummy worms for himself.
129. Frew was upset that he couldn't go play laser tag because his parents say it's a waste of time.
130. They had to arrest a fugitive.
131. He gave them "Thin Mints."
132. He suggested they ditch their clothes.
133. Greg suggested they split up, but Frew suggested they stick together.
134. Billy liked Frew's idea.
135. Who should get the money for the movie rights to our story if we ever become famous.
136. Greg's mom and the Girl Scouts caught the boys.
137. Frew cried when he got caught.
138. Greg pinned the whole thing on Billy.
139. Mom had a GPS chip attached to Greg's shoelace.
140. Greg is behaving because he thinks his father can see him.
141. Greg tried getting a toothpaste cap from the sink.
142. Grandpa drove Greg to the hardware store.
143. No, Grandpa doesn't have a license.
144. Grandpa was worried because he hit a neighbor's mailbox.
145. Grandpa doesn't have a license because he failed his driver's test.
146. Grandpa was driving the wrong way.
147. The car ran out of gas.
148. Rodrick did not refuel the car.
149. Grandpa left Greg, so the car wouldn't get towed by the highway department.
150. The Community Service Gang was wearing orange jumpsuits.