Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Powerhouse Museum - Samantha


Read this article and answer the following questions.
1.Where is the Powerhouse Museum located?
2.If you get 2 adult tickets 1 child ticket and 3 senior tickets how much would it be?
3.What level is the "living in a sensory world" exhibition on?
4.What do touch trolleys do?
5.When does the Powerhouse Museum open and close?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Przewalski Horses - Lizbet

Read This Article And Answer The Following Questions.


1.How much does the Przewalski Horse weigh?


2.How tall is the Przewalski Horse?


3.What year were they last seen?


4.What country were they seen?


5.What's the name of the man who studied them?

RC Cars - George



Read this Article and anwser the following questions.

1. How fast does a gas/oil car go?

2. How much does a 2 channel pistol cost?

3.What is the advantage of building ur own car.Why or why not.

4.What do You like better battery powered cars or gas/oil cars? Explain

5.What does RC mean?

Can Animals Be Nice? Mr. T.

Read this article on animals and answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think the African savanna elephant helped the forest elephant even though they weren't related?
2.The male fox bowed down and rolled over to show he wanted to play nice. Do you think we show body language to show people how we feel?
3.The timid (shy) ape gave Teleki some fruit because he saw that Teleki was struggling to get himself some fruit. Why didn't Sniff just walk away?
4.Do you think wild animals can be nice?
5.Usually if we do something nice for somebody else they'll be nice to us. The same thing happened with the Siamese cat and the springer spaniel. Why do you think the cat gave the food to the dog?

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Man on the Moon



Forty years ago, the U.S. Apollo program put the first human on the moon. Now, NASA is gearing up to go back. Read this article about the new mission and answer the following questions.

1. What would it be like to go to the moon? Would you like to go? Explain.
2. Space exploration is expensive. Is it worth the high cost? Should the U.S. government spend our money this way?
3. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” What does he mean?
4. Your weight on the moon is 1/6 (one sixth) of your weight on Earth. How much would you weigh on the moon?
5. On what date did man first set foot on the moon?
6. Name the three astronauts who manned the Apollo 11 mission.
7. The astronauts left a plaque on the moon. What does the plaque say?

Friday, May 8, 2009

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?

Friday, May 1, 2009

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?