Lessons from the Garden

Read this Time For Kids article on Gardening and answer the following questions.

1. What subjects are school gardens used to teach?

2. When did learning gardens become popular? When did they lose their popularity?

3. During which two wars did the produce from the gardens feed the country?

4. Why is there renewed interest in the gardens? Give three reasons.

5. How many school gardens are registered in the U.S.? How many are there in California alone?

Why We're in Afghanistan

Read this story and answer the following questions about the war in Afghanistan.

1. Where is Afghanistan located? Describe what the country looks like.

2. What is the Taliban? What did they do to the U.S.?

3. When American troops arrived in Afghanistan after Sept. 11,2001, what was their mission?

4.When was the Taliban removed from power? What changes occurred in Afghanistan by 2004?

5. What is the goal of the U.S. in sending additional troops to Afghanistan?