Rise of the Octopus by Melanie Kletter

Rise of the Octopus by Melanie Kletter

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Vocabulary: cephalopods, adapt, marine, unique

Depth of Knowledge Level 1-2

1. The two things taking a toll on marine life are overfishing and pollution.
2. The octopus, squid and cuttlefish have increased in population in the past 60 years.
3. We call marine animals without a backbone cephalopods.
4. Zoe Doubleday said, "cephalopods' unique traits are helping them."
5. Cephalopods can change their color and shape.
6. Cephalopods can live for 1-2 years.
7. Cephalopods can adapt to changing conditions than other marine life because they live for a short time.
8. Cephalopods live in all oceans.
9. Cephalopods are found in both ocean waters.
10. Marine mammals and seabirds eat the cephalopods.
11. Cephalopods can decrease if they run out of prey and overfishing.

Depth of Knowledge Level 3-4

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Earth's Cleaning Crew by Heather Price-Wright

Earth’s Cleaning Crew by Heather Price-Wright

Vocabulary: ecosystems, vertebrate, carcass, extinction, infected, disease, species

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1. Vultures are often seen as scary creatures.
2. Vultures feast on dead animals.
3. Only one vertebrate feast on dead animals.

• a. The vulture is the vertebrate.

4. Corinne Kendall is the name of the vulture researcher at the North Carolina Zoo.
5. Vultures play a role in controlling disease and waste removal.
6. Dead animals attract wild dogs.
7. Dead animals attract insects like flies.
8. Carcasses carry disease.
9. Vultures do not get infected or pass the disease along.
10. BirdLife International is saying that 7 of 11 vulture species in Africa are in danger of extinction.
11. The large predators being killed are lions, hyenas and other large predators.
12. The farmers cover a large cow with extremely powerful poisons.  Then when the vultures eat the cow they die.
13. 10 to 100 vultures are killed with a poisoned carcass.
14. Poachers are also killing vultures.
15. Poachers kill vultures because rangers use vultures to find illegal hunted animals.
16. Evan Buechley, Ecologist at the University of Utah, says governments need to work together to stop poaching.

Depth of Knowledge Level 3-4

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After the Quake by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 1
Date: September 9, 2016
Article: After the Quake
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1. The earthquake struck in Central Italy.
2. The Italian government will give the huts to the earthquake victims.
3. Matteo Renzi promised to rebuild the region.
4. Matteo Renzi promised to rebuild the region because people are homeless and need shelter.
5. The earthquake struck on August 24, 2016.
6. The earthquake hit with a 6.2 magnitude in towns along the Apennine Mountain range.

Cash Cow by Rebecca Katzman

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 10
Date: November 20, 2015
Article: Cash Cow
Author:  Rebecca Katzman
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1. Answers will vary
2. An auction is a public sale.
3. An auctioneer sells things to a bidder by fast talking.
4. Cash Owens lives Blue Earth, Minnesota.
5. Cash Owens is 12 years old.
6. Cash Owens was 7 years old when he learned the auction cry.
7. Cash Owens works every Friday at Blue Earth Stockyards.
8. Mastering the numbers and math behind his sales didn't come naturally to Cash Owens.
9. Cash Owens' weekly gig is selling livestock.
10. Cash Owens likes to ride bulls.
11. Cash Owens wants to be a World Champion Auctioneer when he gets older.
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https://twitter.com/beccakatzman

From Seed to School by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 3
Date: September 23, 2016
Article: From Seed to School
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. Detroit public schools have 78 gardens.
2. Doug Davis is the director of the Berlington School Food Project.
3. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) is helping school gardening programs grow.
4. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in charge of farming and food production.
5. The Farm to School Program gives schools money to get local products into cafeterias.
6. 44% of the school districts use this Farm to School Program.
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http://www.farmtoschool.org/

Gold Rush by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 1
Date: September 9, 2016
Article: Gold Rush
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. The 2016 Summer Olympics end August 21, 2016.
2. The ceremony was held in the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3. The 2016 Summer Olympics were held for 16 days.
4. The U.S. team won 46 gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
5. The U.S. team won 121 medals in total at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
6. Michael Phelps participated in 5 Olympics.
7. Michael Phelps won 23 gold medals, 3 silver medals, 2 bronze medals in his Olympic career.
8. Katie Ledecky won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal.
9. Simone Biles won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze medal.
10. Kosovo, Fiji, Singapore, Vietnam and Puerto Rico won their first gold medals.
11. Usain Bolt became the first person to win a "triple triple."
12. "The triple triple" is winning 3 gold medals in 3 consecutive Olympics in track and field.
13. Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Paralympic Games between September 7 to September 18, 2016.
14. 4,300 athletes participate in the Paralympic Games.
15. The 2020 Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan.

This Hospital Soars by Suzanne Zimbler

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 1
Date: September 9, 2016
Article: This Hospital Soars
Author:  Suzanne Zimbler
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1. Orbis Flying Eye is located inside of a plane.
2. Elisa Urruchi is the name of the nurse at the Orbis Flying Eye.
3. The doctors and nurses work with local health-care workers.
4. The little boy needed eye surgery in Peru.
5. Dr. H Jay Wisnicki has been working for 20 years for the Orbis Flying Eye.
6. Angela Purcell is the name of the head nurse at the Orbis Flying Eye.

Sound the Alarm by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 3
Date: September 23, 2016
Article: Sound the Alarm
Author:  Brenda Iasevoli
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1. Scientists gave students a hearing test.
2. There were 170 students in the study/test.
3. The students were between 11 to 17 years old.
4. Tinnitus causes ringing in the ears.
5. 30% of students have tinnitus.
6. True, constant ringing in the ear is a sign of trouble.
7. False, if you have tinnitus, you will need a hearing aide later in life.
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9. Scientist measure sound in units called decibels.
10. A whisper will register 10 decibels.
11. Music at a rock concert will register about 110 decibels.
12. Sounds at 85 decibels put hearing at risk.
13. The author used an example of pipe cleaners to explain hair cells in your ear.
14. Yes, hair cells fix themselves.
15. Too much abuse, like listening to loud music can destroy  hair cells in your ear.
16. Damage hair cells lead to hearing loss.
17. The 3 signs a student with tinnitus displays is 1) loud noises bother them 2) they have trouble concentrating  3) they have trouble sleeping
18. The 60/60 rule means to set the volume on our devices under 60% and do not use device for more than 60 minutes.
19. You buy ear plugs to protect your ears if you go to a concert.

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http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/people/201-dr-larry-e-roberts.html
http://www.hearingreview.com/2016/06/increase-tinnitus-teens-indicates-early-hearing-damage/
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep27109
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-iasevoli-43751310

Pipeline Protest by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 3
Date: September 23, 2016
Article: Pipeline Protest
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1. The name of the pipeline is Dakota Access Pipeline.
2. This pipeline will carry oil across 4 states.
3. This pipeline will carry a half-million barrels of oil daily.
4. The project will cost $3.8 billion.
5. The project is being conducted by the company, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP).
6. The Standing Rock Sioux, Native American Tribe, wants to stop the project from being built.
7. The tribe wants to stop the construction because it says it will disturb their sacred areas and burial sites.
8. The Standing Rock Sioux Nation says the pipeline may pollute the Missouri River.
9. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers controls the land that the pipeline is being built on.
10. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the Energy Transfer Partners permission to build the pipeline on the land.
11. The Federal Government ordered a stop to the project.
12. The Federal Government ordered changes to the approval process "with respect to considering tribes' views."

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The 39 Clues by Patrick Carman

Book: the 39 Clues
Author: Patrick Carman
ISBN-13: 978-0-545-09063-6

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Chapter 1
1. Dan is the name of the boy.
2. They stayed in a hotel.
3. The boy went to look/find the mystery.
4. They are brother and sister.

Chapter 2
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Chapter 4
1. The setting is the city.
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
1. Answers will vary
2. They got 3 handwriting samples.

Chapter 9
1. The weather flooded everything.
2. The antagonist is the person in the blackcoat.

Chapter 10
1. Amy is the antagonist in this chapter.

Chapter 11
1. Answers will vary

Chapter 12
1. Dan saw Amy going to the man.
2. She likes to read books.
3. The stage lights were blue.

Chapter 13
1. Dan was whispering.
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Chapter 14
1. Amy said you are lucky.

Chapter 15
1. They got 3 letters in this chapter.
2. Amy was whispering.
3. Amy took a deep breath.

Chapter 16
1. Dan and Amy called two hours later.
2. Amy's phone was vibrating on Amy.

Pitchers Pressure by Jake Maddox

Book: Pitchers Pressure
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-1596-3

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Chapter 1
1. Patrick is Allen's friend.
2. Allen plays baseball.
3. Allen is a nice kid and he listens to his coach.
4. Patrick is Allen's friend and he is a good ball hitter.

Chapter 2
1. Allen is hitting the ball.
2. Hank's team is winning 3-0.
3. Hank plays for the other team.
4. Hank is the antagonist in this chapter.
5. Thomas is pitching.

Chapter 3
1. Thomas is Allen's friend.
2. Allen is the main character.

Chapter 4
1. The crowd is getting loud in the game.
2. Thomas said to cut out the celebrating.
3. Akers is the name of the coach.
4. Allen is the protagonist in this chapter.
5. Allen's team is winning.

Chapter 5
1. Allen covered the ball.
2. Allen's team is winning 4-3.
3. Allen threw a low fastball.
4. Allen made the two outs.
5. Allen was thinking about his grandpa.

Chapter 6
1. Allen said to the coach to put the phone down.
2. Allen threw the ball to his teammate.

Chapter 7
1. The Twins are losing 4-3.
2. The Twins want to win bad.
3. Thomas yelled out to drive the ball.
4. Patrick went outside.
5. Patrick reached the catcher.

Chapter 8
1. Hank's team is winning 5-4.
2. Allen was holding on to victory.
3. Allen is yelling.

Chapter 9
1. Patrick is jogging.
2. Allen sticks to the plan.
3. Allen wanted to end the game.
4. Tank is hitting the ball.

Chapter 10
1. Allen is winning in this chapter.
2. The coach yells, "try your best."
3. Allen's grandpa was at the game.
4. Allen's team won 5-4.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 5

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
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Chapter 5: Hugo's Father

1. Answers will vary
2. The mechanical man was built from clockworks.
3. Hugo's father told Hugo about the mechanical man.
4. Hugo's father used to own a clock shop.
5. Hugo's father's part-time job was taking care of the clocks in the old museum.
6. Hugo's father called Hugo, "Captain."
7. Hugo's father found the mechanical man in the museum's attic.
8. Hugo's father said the mechanical man was an automaton.
9. Magicians for their performances built automaton.
10. Magicians started off as clock makers before being magicians.
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12. The secret in automatas was in the clockwork.
13. Hugo was 6 years old when he was able to fix just about anything.
14. Hugo learned to fix things by his dad giving him broken clocks.
15. Hugo's father took Hugo to the movies for his birthday.
16. Hugo's father gave Hugo one of his notebook of sketches of the mechanical man.
17. The old guard locked up Hugo's father in the museum attic.
18. No one knows how the fire at the museum started.
19. Hugo's father died in the museum's fire.
20. Uncle Claude took care of Hugo once his father died.
21. Hugo's uncle offered him an Apprentice Timekeeper job.
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26. Hugo decided to run away by the 3rd night.
27. Hugo saw the automaton at the burned museum.
28. Hugo returned to the dreaded station with the automaton.
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30. Hugo was afraid of the Station Inspector because he could be sent to an orphanage.
31. Hugo was hoping that the note will save his life.
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 4

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Chapter 4: The Window

1. Answers will vary
2. Hugo threw a rock at the window of the old man's apartment.
3. The girl from the toy booth appeared at the window.
4. The old man's name is Papa Georges.
5. Answers will vary
6. Hugo tried to throw another rock at the window.
7. The girl wrestled him to the ground and assured him that the old man wouldn't burn his notebook.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 3

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Chapter 3: Snowfall

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2. The old man asked what was his name.
3. Answers will vary
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5. The old man said he was going to burn his notebook.
6. Answers will vary
7. No, Hugo was not dressed for the elements outside of the train station.
8. The old man lived in an apartment building.
9. There was a graveyard next to the old man's apartment building.
10. It is winter in Paris.
11. The old man's apartment building was decrepit.
12. The old man said that the sound of clicking boot heels can summon ghosts.
13. The old man's apartment's door was green.
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 2

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Chapter 2: The Clocks

1. Hugo went back inside the metal vent in the wall.
2. A cluster of secret apartments was located above the ceiling of the main waiting room.
3. A pile of Hugo's drawings was on the top of Hugo's bed.
4. The apartments were for the people who ran the train station.
5. Hugo's uncle's uncashed paychecks were on top of the small table.
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7. The other clocks in the station were made from brass.
8. Answers will vary
9. There are 27 clocks in the train station.
10. Hugo's uncle taught him how to maintain the clocks in the train station.
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 1

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Chapter 1: Thief

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3. The old man grabbed Hugo before he got away with the windup toy.
4. The old man called the Station Inspector.
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U.S. lambastes Netanyahu over claim by Tracy Wilkinson and Joshua Mitnick

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016
Article: U.S. lambastes Netanyahu over claim
Writer: Tracy Wilkinson and Joshua Mitnick
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1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is saying that the Palestinian leadership wants a Palestinian State with no Jewish people living in it.
2. Opposition Lawmaker Tzipi Livni believes Netanyahu's message was aimed to Republicans in the U.S. that support Israeli settlements.
3. Yoav Kisch, Legislator to Likud Party, defended Netanyahu's reference to ethnic cleansing as a way to expose hypocrisy.
4. Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley

Book: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Author:  Barbara Kerley
ISBN: 0-439-11494-2
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1. The story takes place in 1853.
2. London is the setting at the beginning of the story.
3. The character painted animals.
4. The name of the character is Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.
5. The character was building dinosaurs.
6. The Crystal Palace Museum was the building that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert built.
7. No, people didn't know what dinosaurs looked like.
8. Scientist Richard Owen helped Waterhouse.
9. Answers will vary, he wanted to be accepted by the other paleontologist of the time.
10. The scientist dined inside of an iguanodon.
11. Crystal Palace is located in Sydenham Park.
12. 40,000 spectators attended the regal ceremony.
13. Waterhouse came to the United States in 1868.
14. Waterhouse visited New York City.
15. Central Park in New York City wanted Waterhouse to build them a dinosaur.
16. Hadrosaurus and Laelaps were the dinosaurs that Waterhouse was going to build.
17. Waterhouse was known for being the first to build a complete dinosaur skeleton.
18. The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is the museum that Waterhouse presented with the Hadrosaurus.
19. The Paleozoic Museum was built in Central Park.
20. William "Boss" Tweed stopped work on the Paleozoic Museum.
21. Waterhouse made his speech on March of 1871.
22. Waterhouse went to Princeton University in New Jersey after New York City, then the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
23. Waterhouse was 21 years old when he completed his work in the U.S.
24. Iguanodon skeletons are found in a coal mine in Belgium.
25. Waterhouse's cottage was named Fossil Villa.

The Moon Over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston

Book: The Moon Over Star
Author:  Dianna Hutts Aston
ISBN: 978-0-8037-3107-3
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1. The story took place in 1969.
2. Grandpa led the singing in church.
3. The church congregation prayed for the 3 astronauts.
4. The 3 astronauts in space were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins.
5. The girl's grandpa thought the space program was a waste of money.
6. The children looked for a watermelon in grandpa's watermelon patch.
7. Lacey is the name of the youngest cousin.
8. The children build a spaceship.
9. The girl got to be Commander Armstrong.
10. The spaceship traveled 25,000 miles per hour.
11. Saturn was the name of the rocket.
12. The spaceship travels 25,000 miles per hour in space.
13. The moon is 240,000 miles from Earth.
14. The name of the spaceship is called the Eagle.
15. Walter Cronkite was the name of the newsman.
16. Commander Armstrong was directing the landing of the Eagle.
17. Gramps was a farmer.
18. Gramps was "lifetime-tired."
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21. The astronauts landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
22. 600 million people were watching the moon landing on television.
23. Answers will vary

Frida by Jonah Winter

Book: Frida
Author: Jonah Winter
ISBN: 0-590-20320-7
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1. Frida was born in Mexico.
2. Frida's house color is blue.
3. Frida's house was located in Coyoacan, Mexico.
4. Frida's father was a photographer and an artist.
5. Frida's father taught her how to use paintbrushes.
6. Frida's mother took care of 6 children.
7. Yes, Frida was a lonely child.
8. Yes, Frida had imaginary friends.
9. Frida fell ill.
10. Frida taught herself how to draw when she fell ill.
11. After Frida got better she wanted to be an artist.
12. Frida made copies of other paintings.
13. Frida's father painted onto photographs.
14. Yes, Answers will vary
15. Frida's father showed her how to paint onto paintings.
16. Frida gets inspiration by looking at things closely and using a microscope.
17. Frida studied science at school.
18. Frida was involved in a vehicle accident going home from school.
19. A trolley runs into the bus.
20. Painting helped Frida survive the hospital stay.
21. Frida walked with a cane after the accident.
22. Answers will vary
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24. Frida dealt with not leaving the house by painting and using her imagination.
25. Answers will vary
26. "Exvotos" are paintings with magical scenes with words at the bottom.
27. Answers will vary
28. Frida turns her pain into something beautiful.  It is like a miracle.
29. Frida was born July 6, 1907.
30. Frida was born in Coyoacan, Mexico.
31. Frida's father's name is Guillermo Kahlo.
32. Frida's mother's name is Calderon de Kahlo.
33. Frida was 7 years old when she was struck with polio.
34. Frida was in bed for 9 months.
35. Frida's right leg shrunk because of polio.
36. Since Frida's leg shrunk because of polio, she walked with a limp.
37. Frida was in a horrible bus accident at the age of 18 years old.
38. Frida died on July 13, 1954.
39. Frida married Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in 1929.

Making Connections

Book: Science Resources, Grade 4
ISBN-10: 1-59242-996-3

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Section: Magnetism and Electricity
Making Connections

Making Static
1. Static electricity starts with atoms.
2. Atoms are the small particles that everything is made of.
3. Atoms have a nucleus in the center.
4. False, the nucleus has a positive charge.
5. Atoms have tiny electrons.
6. Electrons move around the nucleus.
7. True, electrons have negative charge.
8. Answers will vary

Edison Sees the Light
9. No, Thomas Edison didn't invent the electric lightbulb.
10. Thomas Edison invented the photograph, the motion picture camera and the first copy machine.
11. The filament is the part of the lightbulb that actually makes the light.
12. Answers will vary (on the top)
13. The filament burns as the current of electricity flows through it.
14. No, electricity can't be delivered to the bulb if the lightbulb is not in the bulb holder.
15. The electric current has energy.
16. heat energy and light energy
17. The electric energy converted to heat energy and light energy.
18. Thomas Edison
19. Lewis Latimer got the patent for the carbon filament.
20. Inventors get patents from the government when they invent something new.
21. Thomas Edison bought Latimer's patent.
22. Answers will vary
23. Lewis Latimer wrote books on electrical engineering.
24. Lewis Latimer wrote patents for new inventions.
25. Lewis Latimer was a founding member of the Edison Pioneers.
26. Lewis Latimer was an African American member of the Edison Pioneers.

Summary: Making Connections
27. Electrons are tiny particles that go around the larger nucleus of an atom.
28. Electrons have negative charges.
29. The nucleus has a positive charge.
30. negative charge
31. positive charge
32. Items that have negative charges repel.
33. True, two objects with a negative charge always repel.
34. True, two objects with a positive charge also repel.
35. The objects will attract
36. True, opposite charges attract.
37. Current electricity is a charge on the move.
38. current electricity
39. A copper wire is an electricity conductor.
40. circuit
41. Answers will vary
42. energy
43. Conversion means change
44. When electric energy is traveling around a circuit then it converts to light energy.
45. When electric energy is converted to motion energy.
46. Answers will vary

The Force

Book: Science Resources, Grade 4
ISBN-10: 1-59242-996-3

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Section: Magnetism and Electricity

When Magnet Meets Magnet
1. Answers will vary
2. Answers will vary
3. Magnetics stick to iron.
4. You make steel by mixing iron with other metals.
5. Magnets stick to steel because steel is mostly iron.
6. The five metals magnets do not stick to aluminum, copper, silver, gold and brass.
7. The two metals that magnets stick two are iron and steel.
8. Answers will vary
9. Answers will vary
10. Magnetic poles are at the end part of a magnet.
11. Magnetic poles are called north poles and south poles.
12. The magnetic poles are located at the end of the magnet.
13. True, magnets always have a north pole and a south pole.
14. Like poles repel.
15. Opposite poles attract.
16. A force is a push or a pull.
17. Magnetism is a force.
18. You feel the magnetic force when you pull two attracting magnets apart or push two repelling magnets together.
19. Induced magnetism is magnetism in the iron.
20. Lodestone is when magnetite is magnetic by itself.
21. The area that is rich with lodestone is Magnesia, present-day Turkey.
22. Utah, Arkansas, Minnesota, and New York are the 4 magnetite sources in the U.S.

Magnificent Magnetic Models
23. The ancient Egyptians and Romans used magnets to create artwork.
24. The Egyptians hung iron and lodestone figures from ropes.
25. The Romans used magnets to suspend a figure of the god Mercury in midair in one of their temples.

Make a Magnetic Compass
26. A magnetic field is invisible lines that loop.

Summary: The Force
27. True, magnets are attracted to iron and steel.
28. True, iron changes into a temporary magnet.
29. True, magnets that enter the magnetic field of another magnet reorient to line up with the invisible field.
30. A compass is a magnetic needle that is free to rotate at its center.
31. True, Earth is a huge magnet.

Bad to the Bone by Lucy Nolan

Book: Bad to the Bone
Author: Lucy Nolan
ISBN: 978-0-7614-5439-7
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Chapter 1
1. The name of the dog is Down Girl.
2. The name of the cat is Kitty Kitty.
3. Ruff is the name of Down Girl’s owner.
4. Ruff washed Down Girl’s rug because it was stinky and hairy.
5. Sit is Down Girl’s friend.

Chapter 2
1. Dogs need food and attention.
2. Ruff and Kitty Kitty are the antagonist.
3. The protagonist is Down Girl.
4. The conflict in the story is person versus nature.
5. The easiest thing for dogs to do is to be good.

Chapter 3
1. Down Girl was cranky because her owner wasn’t giving her attention.
2. Down Girl wants to be bad so her owner can give her attention.
3. Answers will vary
4. Answers will vary
5. A bulldog answers will Down Girl barks.

Chapter 4
1. Down Girl was jealous because her owner was petting Kitty Kitty.
2. Down Girl is at Hamburger Man’s house.
3. Down Girl jumped and ate meat.
4. Kitty Kitty popped out of the trash can.
5. Ruff did not smile.

Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker

Book: Clementine’s Letter
Author: Sara Pennypacker
ISBN: 978-07868-3885-1
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Chapter 1
1. The girl’s shirt is yellow.
2. The girl’s hair is orange.
3. The teacher is not mean, she doesn’t mean to do that.
4. The girl calls people names because she finds it fun.
5. The girl’s name is Clementine.
6. The activity going on in 3rd grade is lots of poking.
7. The teacher told her to go to the principal’s office.
8. The teacher told her, goodbye and see you on Friday.
9. The antagonist in this chapter are her friends.
10. The teacher’s name is Mr. Matz.

Chapter 2
1. Clementine is happy because it is Friday.
2. Clementine is happy because they have a sub.
3. Clementine got in trouble because she does not listen.
4. Clementine’s car is red.
5. The mother is the protagonist in this chapter.
6. The name of the substitute is Mr. Nagel.
7. Clementine’s ears get red and hot when she gets embarrassed.
8. Mr. Nagel left a piece of apple on the desk.

Chapter 3
1. The mouse’s name is Zippy.
2. They started pinching Clementine.
3. Clementine felt sad.
4. No, Clementine did not get in trouble.
5. Clementine did not cry.

Chapter 4
1. Clementine has one brother.
2. They were eating sandwiches.
3. They wanted to build a house.
4. It took them forever to build the house.
5. They drew a skunk.

Chapter 5
1. Clementine ate breakfast in the morning.
2. Clementine went under the table.
3. At home, Clementine got mad.
4. 2 girls and 2 boys were on the sidewalk.
5. Answers will vary
6. Answers will vary
7. The girl was looking at Clementine.
8. Yes, they were stressed out.

Chapter 6
1. Clementine went to the Chinese market.
2. Clementine found snakes.

Chapter 7
1. Clementine was staring at the clock.
2. He was looking at Clementine.
3. Clementine missed her old teacher.
4. Clementine’s mother sat next to her.

Chapter 8
1. Alan picked up a pipe.
2. Alan looked like a junk-show.
3. Clementine made twenty-two dollars.
4. She had a garage sale.

Chapter 9
1. Margaret was smelling Clementine’s sweater.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary
4. Answers will vary
5. Clementine had her mom’s present.

Chapter 10
1. Yes, Clementine’s mother left a letter.
2. They were eating pizza.
3. They were drinking water.
4. Yes, they were eating on top of the roof.

Chapter 11
1. Yes, Clementine forgot to feed the hamster.
2. No, the kids were not behaving.
3. No, they weren’t listening to their teacher.
4. They are laser eyes.

Magic Tree House #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne

Book: Magic Tree House #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 0-679-88341-X
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Chapter 1: Are You Serious?
1. The protagonist is Jake and Annie.
2. The antagonist is Morgan.
3. The setting is the house and the tree house.
4. Morgan is one of the master librarians.
5. Snowy Owl is Morgan’s pet.

Chapter 2: The Howling
1. The setting in this chapter is the artic.
2. An igloo is a house in the artic.
3. The seal hunter is the protagonist.
4. The sound is the bark of the huskies.

Chapter 3: Mush!
1. Morgan is the antagonist so far in the story.

Chapter 4: Snow House
1. Answer will vary

Chapter 5: You’re It!
1. The polar bear mom is up the snow bank.
2. The protagonist in this chapter is the polar bear mom.

Chapter 6: Flying Bears
1. The sound is the cub’s wimping.
2. The cubs are sliding on the snow.

Chapter 7: Spirit Lights
1. Answers will vary
2. Answers will vary

Chapter 8: Riddle Solved
1. Answers will vary

Chapter 9: Oh, No, One More!
1. The seal hunter left because they need to go home.
2. Answers will vary
3. The answer of the riddle is home.

Chapter 10: Master Librarians
1. Ms. Morgan is talking in a smooth voice.
2. Ms. Morgan gave them their new master library card.
3. The new master library card feels like smooth wood.
4. The house is in the forest.

Backup Goalie by Jake Maddox

Book: Backup Goalie
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-0467-7
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Chapter 1: Read to Go
1. Jamie is team captain.
2. Brett is shy he is always quiet.
3. Jamie yelled out we got speed.
4. Jamie told them okay guys, they might be the bigger than us, but they can’t catch us.  Let’s go show them what Comets are really made of.
5. Brett said he would block the net.

Chapter 2: Stop the Next One
1. Jamie told Brett to block the next one.
2. Jamie spun around in front of Brett and swung his stick at Brett’s leg pad.
3. It sounded like Thunder when Jami hit Brett’s leg pad.
4. Jill and Jamie have played hockey for two years.
5. Jamie on the first year played goalie.

Chapter 3: Off the Ice
1. The referee opened the booklets.
2. Rule #7 is that female players should only be allowed to play if there are no girl teams available.
3. She put her arms around her.
4. The referee says to Jamie that they can’t keep you away from the nets that long.

Chapter 4: Go In Goal
1. Brett couldn’t put weight on his left leg.
2. The coach said to Jamie that he needs her to be goalie.
3. Me, you are kidding… what about Carlos?
4. The put a bag of ice on his leg.

Chapter 5: Step Up
1. Jamie asked the coach, how are we going to score goals without me and Jill in forward.
2. The team needs to believe that they can win.
3. Jamie likes scoring goals.
4. Jamie likes to help her teammates.
5. Jamie said see you at practice.

Chapter 6: More Bad News
1. The coach had a surprise.
2. The prize was goalie equipment.
3. The equipment helped Jamie to move better.
4. The equipment also helped Jamie to block more shots.
5. Bill asked if she has practice to he can go see her practice.

Chapter 7: No Chance
1. Brett’s knee was sprained badly.
2. Brett will not play for two or three months.
3. Bill said it won’t be so bad.
4. Brett saw a newspaper saying they are losers.
5. Jamie said are you kidding me?

Chapter 8: Bad Attitude
1. Jamie was in a terrible mood.
2. The main characters are Bill, Coach, Jamie and Brett.
3. The Badgers took the lead.
4. Jamie yelled this stinks.
5. Jamie’s friends got to the house.

Chapter 9: A New Jamie?
1. Jamie’s friends said that she is the worst goalie.
2. Jamie responded by saying she didn’t play very good.
3. Bill said it’s your attitude that stinks.
4. They were arguing.
5. Bill said that I can’t wait to meet him.

Chapter 10: Captain
1. Jamie showed up with a smile.
2. They will start out with the forwards.
3. They will put the goalie mask on and practice goal keeping.
4. The score was 4-3.
5. Jamie said this is the best night.

Chapter 11: Like Old Times
1. The Comets got better.
2. Brett’s knee got healthy in January.
3. Jamie got their early.
4. Brett can now jump and be goalie.
5. The Comets reached the championship.

Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture by John R. Erickson

Book: Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture
Author: John R. Erickson
ISBN: 0-14-130380-8
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Chapter 1
1. The author’s name is John R. Erickson
2. The title of the book is Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture.
3. The antagonists in the story are the wild hogs.
4. The protagonist is in the story is Hank the Cowdog.

Chapter 2
1. The wild hogs are mean in the story.
2. It started snowing on December 19th.
3. There are 6 wild hogs.
4. There are 2 cowdogs.
5. Answers will vary, but this story is person vs nature.

Chapter 3
1. Maggs whispers in chapter 3.
2. Maggs was shivering in chapter 3.

Chapter 4
1. They are parked at Middle Pasture.

Chapter 5
1. The dog is sad because he is outside.
2. The dog is looking at the man because he is sleeping.
3. The man is sleeping in his house.

Chapter 6
1. The man is with his dog.

Chapter 7
1. The man is riding a horse.

Chapter 8
1. The dog is with a bird.
2. The dog is standing in the rocks.
3. The setting is the desert.

Chapter 9-10
1. The dog is by the rocks because he is sick.
2. It is night time.
3. The dog is with another dog.
4. The two dogs are friends.

Chapter 11-12
1. There are 3 dogs in this chapter.
2. The dogs are going to the cave.
3. 3 dogs are going to the cave.
4. Yes, the dogs are scared.

Shark Attack! by Jake Maddox

Book: Shark Attack!
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-1210-8
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Chapter 1: Surfing Summer
1. The main character is Brendan.
2. Alex is Brendan’s friend.
3. Brendan had a sister.
4. Brendan surfed next to Alex.
5. Brendan wanted to go to Hawaii for surf camp.

Chapter 2: Beach Buddy
1. Brendan ended up getting a beach buddy.
2. Alex looked taller than Brendan.
3. The two boys went surfing after they met.
4. Brendan saw a shark in the ocean while they were surfing.

Chapter 3: Mushroom Rock
1. Alex arrived to shore first after seeing the shark.
2. Answers will vary, but usually not until you get to land.
3. Brendan saw the shark fin by Mushroom Rock.

Chapter 4: Lunch of Lies
1. Brendan’s sister thought he was crazy.
2. Hannah and her mom went to the horse farm.
3. Brendan’s sister’s name is Hannah.
4. Brendan’s family was eating hamburgers for lunch.
5. No, Brendan didn’t tell his family about the shark.

Chapter 5: Mr. Howard’s Sharks
1. Brendan was nervous because he was afraid the shark will be around the beach.
2. Howard’s Grocery is right on the corner of Main Street and Harbor Road.
3. Brendan lives in Rocky Point.
4. Brendan’s mom’s name is Gayle Leroy.
5. Mr. Howard offered Brendan a small glass bottle of soda.

Chapter 6: Fin Falls
1. Brendan went to the beach the next morning.
2. The boys laugh at the each other after a wipeout.
3. Brendan saw a fin, that’s why he wiped out.
4. Alex didn’t believe there was a shark in the water.

Chapter 7: My Bad Mood
1. Alex said that the fin may not have been a shark.
2. Alex suggested that it could have been a dolphin.
3. Brendan’s family is going to a seafood restaurant.
4. Hannah wanted spaghetti and meatballs.
5. Brendan had fish tacos for dinner.
6. Rocky Point hasn’t had a shark attack in over fifty years.
7. There was a shark attack more recently by Mushroom Rock.
8. Mushroom Rock is about a mile from Rocky Point.

Chapter 8: Undertow
1. There was a storm coming in and the waves were big.
2. This morning the sky had low gray clouds.
3. The undertow had the boys and kept them from coming to shore.
4. The boys were stranded on Mushroom Rock.

Chapter 9: Stranded
1. The boys were 200-300 yards from shore.
2. The shark was between the boys and shore.
3. The boys decided to paddle to the harbor.

Chapter 10: Safe at Last
1. Brendan blacked out at the end of chapter 9.
2. Brendan was bitten by a shark.
3. A shark was tugging at Brendan’s leg.
4. A fishing boat picked up the boys from the ocean.
5. Dr. Brass gave Brendan about a million stitches.

Pee Wee Scouts, Bad, Bad Bunnies by Judy Delton

Book: Pee Wee Scouts, Bad, Bad Bunnies
Author: Judy Delton
ISBN: 978-0-440-40278-7
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Chapter 1 The Fire Station
1. The Pee Wee Scouts went to the fire station.
2. Snuffy is a hamster.
3. The title is a group of Bad, Bad Bunnies.
4. Tim Noon asked to go down the pole.
5. Larry Stone introduced Dave and Carol to the kids.

Chapter 2 Hamster Alert!
1. Sonny is the owner of the hamster.
2. Sonny started to cry because he lost his hamster in the fire station.
3. Tracy said that Sonny is a baby.
4. Kevin said Sonny could get another pet at the store.
5. Mrs. Betz is the leader.

Chapter 3 Hunting for a Hazard
1. Rusty the fire dog chased Snuffy.
2. Snuffy climbed on an oak tree.
3. The firefighters use a ladder and climb up to get animals down from the tree.
4. Larry Stone saved Snuffy.
5. Kevin said to turn on the siren.

Chapter 4 Bad Bunny Sonny
1. Larry Stone likes Sonny’s mom.
2. The scouts have to draw what they see in the fire station.
3. Tracy doesn’t have a smoke detector.
4. Mary Beth drew a picture of Snuffy.
5. Mary Beth and Tracy wanted the fire badges because they liked them alot.

Chapter 5 The Winner
1. Yes, they got their fire badges.
2. Yes, the Pee Wee Scouts found Easter eggs.
3. They will get a big stuffed Easter bunny and a box of chocolates.
4. The illustrator is Alan Tiegreen.
5. Yes, the scouts were decorating the eggs.

Chapter 6 Molly Smells Trouble
1. Yes, Sonny was mad when the scouts were painting their eggs.
2. Larry the Fire Chief was standing behind Mrs. Betz.
3. Patty is going to color every egg red.
4. Molly liked the color red.
5. No, it didn’t seem like an Easter color to her.

Chapter 7 The TV Pee Wee
1. Molly used pink, blue, and yellow.
2. Sonny broke Tim’s egg.
3. Sonny broke Tim’s egg because Tim bumped into Sonny.
4. Yes, Mr. Peter gave Tim another egg.
5. Rachel drew a face on their egg.

Chapter 8 A Secret Good Deed
1. Mary Beth said Sonny took their egg.
2. Snuffy was sitting in the work table.
3. Sonny thought that the eggs were his.
4. Sonny was cutting out a rabbit.
5. Sonny started to cry because Mr. Peter got mad at him.