CHillKids
July 2014
Fun Family Educational Resource of Chapel Hill • Carrboro • Hillsborough • Durham • NC Triangle
July in the NC Triangle Durham Bulls Baseball: A Triangle Tradition for more than 100 years!
Water on the moon? Discover how
scientists searched to find evidence of water on the surface of the moon.
Games & Puzzles for Kids, Parents, Grandparents, Teachers July Calendar of Activities Cover Art: Artist/Author Julie Fortenberry
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COVER ART: “Scout and Lola Under Water” by Julie Fortenberry Julie Fortenberry was born in southern California and moved to New York City to attend Hunter College where she earned an MFA in painting. Her abstract artwork has been exhibited in New York galleries including White Columns and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has illustrated several picture books, including Pirate Boy by Eve Bunting (a 2012 Children's Choices book). Julie’s recently published picture book The Artist and the King is her first book as both author and illustrator. She lives in Chatham County, North Carolina, where she shares a studio with her husband, Don. To learn more about her work, go to www.juliefortenberry.com.
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Educational fun for the whole family! We have changed the name of our fun family educational resource magazine to CHillKids, to be consistent with our 10+ years local family activity website, www.CHillKids.com. We have been publishing and distributing our monthly print educational resource magazine for local K-5 school students and their families continuously every month since December 2012. CHillKids is your LOCAL award-winning educational family resource magazine for parents, grandparents, children, and educators K-5th grade in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough/Orange County, Durham and the NC Triangle. HAVE FUN READING & LEARNING with CHillKids, now also featuring the Kid Scoop award-winning Newspaper in Education (NIE) program, educational puzzles and games (a 2013 Parents' Choice award winner).
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WELCOME JULY! JULY in the North Carolina Triangle brings fun events and July 4th fireworks to celebrate our nation's independence, as well as the 35th Annual Festival for the Eno (July 4th and 5th) at the Eno River (West Point on the Eno, Durham City Park) in Durham, NC.
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July is a great time to get outside and play ball, and go to see Durham Bulls baseball games. Read about the history of the Durham Bulls on page 5. (Durham Bulls baseball games have been a North Carolina Triangle family tradition for more than 100 years!)
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This month we'll learn about how scientists searched to find evidence water on the surface of the moon. We'll also learn about the discovery of a planet orbiting around a Sunlike star 550 light-years away. At home here on earth, there is a huge problem brewing in the ocean: a massive amount of bits of plastic. What can be done about it? Read about ways we can all help on page 18. Check out the local library's online calendar for fun activities throughout the month, such as crafts, LEGO building, book clubs, story time, family movies, theatrical performances and much more. Hooray for summer! Visit CHillKids.com to find lots of fun things to do all summer with your family and friends in the North Carolina Triangle. Have a Rainforest Adventure and "fly like a butterfly, swing like a monkey, and jump like a frog" at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' educational maze for kids (through September 1st, 2014). Learn more about the Rainforest Adventure educational maze for kids at naturalsicences.org. Have fun with the Kids Across, Parents Down crossword puzzle (ask a parent or grandparent to take turns filling in the "parents down" answers, while you fill in the "kids across" answers.) You'll find a question in the crossword puzzle about the Durham Bulls! Have a jubilant July!
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Baseball season is here and team pennants are sprouting like wildflowers. Unscramble the names of the teams and write them below each pennant.
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A story or photo involving animals.
A story or photo involving space.
How many times can you make it around the bases?
A story or photo involving baseball.
The name of a city with a baseball team.
Have a friend give it a try. Who scored the most runs?
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Can you hit a home run? It’s easy! Just find the item in each base and on home plate in your newspaper. Complete all four and it’s a home run!
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Take me out to the ball game!
The Durham Bulls: A Triangle Tradition for more than 100 Years
Based in Durham, North Carolina, the Durham Bulls are a Triple-A minor league baseball team wellloved in the North Carolina Triangle and around the world. The Durham Bulls' home is the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) (built in 1995), a beautiful, classic baseball stadium offering great food during home games, fun activities for kids, a gift shop, and even summer camps where local kids can feel what it's like to play on the Durham Bulls' field at DBAP. The Durham Bulls have lots of fun events and activities and themed events at home games throughout the season. Some home games at DBAP include spectacular fireworks at the end of the game. The DBAP stadium features a large wooden sign in the likeness of a snorting Bull that lights up and snorts steam from his nose. Whenever a Bulls player hits a home run the bull’s eyes light up, its tail moves up and down and it snorts steam out of its nose.
On July 17, 1992, the Bulls unveiled their new mascot, Wool E. Bull. The new Durham Bulls Athletic Park was built in 1995. In 2009, the Durham Bulls won their first Triple-A National Championship. Major Leagues Connections The Durham Bulls became the ClassAAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays in 1998. One of the most notable baseball player to play for the Durham Bulls is Joe Morgan, a Hall of Famer. Morgan is the only Durham Bull to have his number (number 18) retired by the team. Some of the other Durham Bulls players who are currently or were once in the major leagues include (among many others): Jorge Cantú, Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, Andrew Jones, Chipper Jones, Julio Franco, Kevin Millwood, and Jim Morris.
Meet Wool E. Bull
The Durham Bulls play a major role in the community with programs such as the Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League, Explorer Post 50, Habitat for Humanity Cycling and many others. The Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League provides free recreational baseball to kids (boys and girls, ages 6 15) in North East Central Durham. The Durham Bulls are known around the world, thanks to several popular movies with stories about Durham Bulls players, including "Bull Durham" (a movie for grown-ups that helped make the Durham Bulls the most recognized name in minor league baseball). For kids and families, the 2002 Walt Disney Pictures movie "The Rookie" (starring Dennis Quaid) includes the Durham Bulls as part of the story, based on the true story of major league baseball pitcher Jimmy Morris, who played for the Durham Bulls in 1999. History of the Durham Bulls Originally called the Durham Tobacconists, the first Durham professional baseball franchise was established in 1902 by W.G. Bramham. (Bramham also was President of Minor League Baseball from 1932–1946.) Before 1999, Minor League Baseball was called the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL). The original Durham Tobacconists league was disbanded by July 1902, but it paved the way for the formation of the Durham Bulls in December 1912. The Durham Bulls played its first game as the Bulls at Hanes Field on the Trinity College Campus (now Duke East Campus) in April of 1913. In July 1926, the Bulls made their new home in downtown Durham, at El Toro Park. Judge Landis stole the show at the Bull's first home game at El Toro Park on July 26, 1926 by hopping on the Bulls' mascot, a real bull, and riding it on the field! The original El Toro Park changed its name to become the Durham Athletic Park. The stands burned down in 1939, but the Durham Athletic Park was rebuilt a month later, in July 2, 1939. In 1968, the Bulls merged with the Raleigh club and formed the RaleighDurham Mets, an affiliate of the New York Mets. They played half of their home games in the Durham Athletic Park and half in Raleigh. On June 22, 1968, the Bulls were broadcast on television for the first time.
Wool E. Bull with Mini Wool E's. Photo courtesy Durham Bulls.
Ever since the Durham Bull's mascot, Wool E. Bull, was born (on July 17, 1992), he always greets his team and his community with a big friendly smile on his face, making more than 300 appearances in the community every year. (The "E" in his middle name stands for "Education.") Over the years, Wool E. Bull has become a staple of the Durham Bulls operation, and his antics and dancing are known throughout the North Carolina Triangle. People from all over the world come to see the Durham Bulls play baseball at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, NC, and they love to watch Wool E. dance, shoot t-shirts out of his Bright Leaf Hot Dog Launcher and throw softy baseballs to the crowd while he drives around in his Go Kart. Wool E. Bull can be found at every Durham Bulls home game, cheering on the dugouts, signing autographs in the Ballpark Corner Store, racing kids around the bases, dancing on the field and visiting with fans of all ages on the concourse. Wool E. Bull lives at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, but he likes to play all over the Triangle. Although Wool E. keeps a very busy schedule during the baseball season, he loves getting out in the community to see all of his fans. He visits schools, daycare centers, YMCAs, civic groups, and festivals. For information about the Durham Bulls' game schedule, events, and summer camps, visit the Durham Bulls' website at http://www.milb.com/ index.jsp?sid=t234.
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Early tennis courts, built in the 1600s, were _____________ indoor courts where the ball could be played off the _________ and the net was three feet high in the middle and five feet high at ___________ end. One of the early names for the game of tennis was Sphairistike, which is a ___________ word meaning “the art of playing ball.” The inventor of the _____________ game of tennis, Major Walter Wingfield, favored this name.
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Complete this crossword puzzle to learn the parts of a tennis racquet. ACROSS DOWN 2. The part of the racquet with 1. The top part of the racquet, strings, or where your eyes, nose or what’s above your neck. 2. The metal or wooden structure, and mouth can be found. 4. The V-shaped part of the racquet, or where you might place a picture. 3. The racquet’s handle, another word for grasp. or what’s inside your neck. Standards Link: Language Arts: Students understand grade-level appropriate reading vocabulary and multiple-meaning words.
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Before the invention of vulcanized rubber, an early form of tennis was played by hitting a little ball around an indoor court with walls.
With the invention of vulcanized rubber—rubber that could bounce—tennis could be played outdoors. Over the years, racquets, rules and outdoor courts were added to create the game we know today as tennis.
What French tennis player started a clothing line with the crocodile as its logo? A. René Lacoste B. Andre Agassi C. Ralph Lauren
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San Francisco, CA became Gotham City3 for a day, to make a wish come true for Miles Scott, a 5-year-old boy battling leukemia. Dressed in a Batman costume, the young superherofor-a-day was called into service by real life Police Chief Greg Suhr. He zoomed from one “crime scene” to another in a black Batmobile. He rescued a damsel in distress from cable car tracks, captured the Riddler as he robbed a bank and saved the San Francisco Giants' mascot - Lou Seal - from the clutches of arch villain Penguin.
On November 15, 2013, San Francisco, CA became Miles "Batkid" Scott Gotham City for a day. All to make a wish come The wish-come-true for Miles was organized by the Make-a-Wish Miles “Batkid” Scott true for Miles Scott, a 5-year-old boy battling leukemia. Foundation. Thousands of people came to San Francisco that day (November 15, 2013) to be part of the adventure. Millions more
watched the action unfold on social media. Dressed in a Batman costume, the young superhero-for-aday was called into service by real life Police Chief Greg Suhr. At the of the day, Miles received a chocolate key to the city from He zoomed from one “crime scene” to another in aend black Mayor, Ed Lee. Batmobile. He rescued a damsel in distress from cable car “Miles has been fighting leukemia since he was 18 old,” said his father. tracks, captured the Riddler as he robbed amonths bank and saved the San Francisco Giants mascot – Lou Seal – from He is now in remission and it looks like that battle will also have a the clutches of arch villain Penguin. happy ending! The San Francisco Chronicle created a special front page Photos courtesy for the day. Make-a-Wish© Greater Bay Area / PaulSakuma.com.
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The wish-come-true for Miles was organized by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Thousands of people came to San Francisco that day to be part of the adventure. Millions more watched the action unfold on social media.
Peyton Robertson named America’s Top Young Scientist
“Science solves problems,” says 12-year-old Peyton. “That’s why I like it!” His parents taught him that he could use math and science to fix problems.
Peyton invented a new kind of flood protection bag, stuffed with polymers and salt instead of sand. When dry, his bags are thin, easy to carry and weigh only about 4 pounds. But, when wet, the polymers swell up to hold back flood waters.
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During Superstorm Sandy, Peyton observed problems with sand Above: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee with Left: Grateful citizens of Gotham City bags. Batkid and Batman at City Hall. “After the flood, cheer for Batkid. you let the water evaporate and the “SuperBelow: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee with Batkid and Batman at City Hall. The San Francisco Chronicle polymer and salt storm Grateful citizens of Gotham City At the end of captures the day,the Batkid created a special front page for return to their dry cheer for Batkid. Sandy Riddler. a the day. Miles received state and the bags really chocolate key to the are reusable.” got me city from Mayor, concerned His Sandless Operational about how people can Ed Lee. Sandbag (SOS) earned him prepare,” Peyton told NBC the title of “America’s 2013 News. “Miles has been fighting Top Young Scientist” after leukemia since he was 18 winning the Discovery A common form of flood months old,” said his father. He Education 3M Young protection is the sand bag. Scientist Challenge. He Sand bags help block rising is now in remission and it looks received $25,000 and a trip waters. But the bulky like that battle will also have a to Costa Rica for winning 40-pound bags are hard to happy ending! the Scientist Challenge. move around. © Vicki Whiting January 2014
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The Fourth of July in the United States commemorates America's independence from Britain. On July 4, 1776, a group of Americans signed the Declaration of Independence. Today, Americans celebrate with parades, barbecues, firework shows and wearing red, white and blue.
Mexicans celebrate “Grito de Dolores” (means “Cry of Dolores”) on September 15. On that day in 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the town of Dolores, made a speech demanding the freedom of Mexico from Spain. Now on this day, the president rings the original bell from Father Hidalgo’s church and recites Hidalgo’s original speech. The president ends with the cry, “Viva Mexico!” which can be heard the rest of the night during celebrations, fireworks and other fun activities.
On the day itself, August 15, citizens gather and watch their country’s flag being hoisted to the top of the flagpole. This happens at offices, homes and schools. Afterwards, families and friends get together and enjoy delicious food. Lots of people also fly kites on Independence Day to symbolize India’s freedom from the British on August 15, 1947.
Karan’s Kite
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The night before Indian Independence Day, the president of the country gives a speech about how the country is doing.
Karan’s kite has stripes. His kite has a tail, but not a short one. Karan doesn’t like polka dots on kites. It is not a box kite.
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People in Poland celebrate their independence on November 11 when citizens place flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to commemorate soldiers who have died for their country. Citizens attend parades and ceremonies, wearing Poland’s colors: red and white. In Warsaw, the capital city, thousands of runners participate in the Independence Day Run.
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Dash through today’s newspaper to find the letters that spell the words on these firecrackers. Spelling an entire word “defuses” the firecracker. Can you spell them all in five minutes?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally.
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The Original Crossword Puzzle for Kids and Their Favorite Adults
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The across clues are for kids and the down clues are for grown-ups!
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1. Full of charcoal, this cooker makes tasty burgers on the Fourth of July 4. They are all that's left after a fire goes out 8. What everyone who goes to see fireworks gets if it rains that night (and it doesn't cost extra) 9. Baseball fans in Durham, N.C. cheer for their _____, the Durham Bulls 10. What your hot dog will do if you leave it on the 1A too long 12. The flaming part of a candle 14. Shines brightly in the dark, as an ember 17. Hot hits like "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "How to Train Your Dragon" 19. Play time: If there's a fire truck in your house, it is a __ 21. The 16D detector on your face
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23. Like every other holiday, Independence Day comes only once each ____ 24. It's the number of white stripes on the American flag 26. Friction question: How many sticks do you need to rub together to make a 6D? 27. Cooked a marshmallow on a stick over a campfire 28. Some lanterns burn this
7. Meat-veggie-meat-veggie meal served on a skewer 11. The right time for fireworks 13. One that smokes, but never coughs 15. Quadrennial event heralded by the passing of the torch 16. Summer scent: As folks enjoy the thrill of the 1A, this rises above it all 18. Start a fire (or a movement) 20. School's fire readiness exerParents Down cise (or dentist's power tool) 2. Sound of giant fire (or a 22. 'Twas the day after loud crowd) Christmas: Black residue on 3. Rob of "St. Elmo's Fire" whose Santa's suit that might have memoir is entitled "Stories I made him drop it off at the Only Tell My Friends" dry cleaner 4. Invitation only: No one knows how these tiny guests 25. Numbering just one more than the alternating ones, find out about our picnics most of the stripes on our 5. Uncle Sam's striped accessory flag are this color 6. Flame's humble beginning
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Canada Day
Draw a postcard and send it to a friend. Remember to write the full address on one side and add a stamp.
When is the last time your family visited a museum? Plan a visit today. Find a shady spot and have a nice family picnic today.
National Picnic Month Make ice cream sundaes for your family. Include as many fruits as possible.
Make a macaroni necklace today. You can change their color by soaking in food coloring. Allow them to dry on a paper towel and then thread them on a string.
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Celebrate cows Try jumping rope with some friends. today. Think about all the things you It takes some get from a cow. practice, but it's great exercise. Cow Appreciation Day
Create a comic strip. Use two characters to tell riddles or knock-knock jokes. Draw a week’s worth of strips. Find a creative way to cool off. Make a shower with a garden hose or run through the sprinklers.
Create a secret code. Share the code with a friend and write coded notes to each other.
Take a walk with a family Visit a museum member. or an art Observe gallery yourtoday. surroundings Find something and see if youyou spot reallyand like flowers among birds the exhibits and along the way. explain why you chose it.
Start a Summer Book Club with your friends. Choose a book together then pick a meeting day to discuss it.
Get ready for the 4th celebrations today. Make costumes and decorate bikes with red, white and blue.
Grab and Can you eat red, 35tha friend Annual practice throwing white and blue Festival for the healthy food today? and catching Enoa ball. If you’re right-handed, Durham, NC try catching with June 4 hand. & 5th your left If you’re left-handed, Kids 12 and try catching with Independence under FREE your right hand. Day enoriver.org
Find a recipe or buy a mix and make blueberry muffins for breakfast today.
Make a pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and give it to a Put all your soft toys neighbor out in a circle and as a give them a Teddy sweet Bear’s Picnic. summer National surprise! Blueberry Teddy Bear’s Month Picnic Day
Make a smoothie with lots of fruits. Add a quarter cup of chopped fresh spinach or another green vegetable.
Make a lemonade stand today and sell your refreshing drinks to passersby.
Reorganize part of your room—a closet, a bookshelf or a toy chest. Collect toys and books you no longer use and give them to an organization that will distribute them.
Make some paper airplanes today and fly them with a friend. Measure whose plane goes farthest. Amelia Earhart Day
Visit a museum Local News or an art gallery Look up events today. Find in your local something newspaper you or really like among newspaper’s the exhibits and website and plan explain you for thewhy entire chose week.it.
Write and send a postcard to a friend or family member living far away. Tell them about your summer and ask them to write back to you.
Write a movie review for a film you have seen this summer. Tell what you liked or disliked about it. Mail it to a friend or family member.
Have a parent hide a “treasure” and write down clues for you to follow. Have a fun treasure hunt with your friends.
Get a paper lunch bag and turn it into a puppet. Draw a face on the bottom using markers or crayons. Paper Bag Day Pack a lunch and take a long bike ride with a group of friends. Tell a parent your planned route.
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On this day in 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion. Draw the maple leaf flag.
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What has a head like a deer but
What has a KINGDOM head like a deer but cancan hop hop like a rabbit? like a rabbit? ANIMAL It can stand upright, swim and even box.
Where can kangaroos be found? Solve each math problem to label the map.
It can stand upright, swim and even box.
Kangaroos are marsupials, which means they are mammals that have an external pouch or pocket. Marsupials are different from most mammals because they give birth to very underdeveloped young. Joeys are born hairless and tiny, about the size of a bean and must climb their way up into their mother’s pouch. They remain here to feed and sleep and grow—in six months they grow to be 2,000 times the size they were at birth. Standards Link: Life Science: Know that animals progress through life cycles of birth, growth, development, reproduction and death.
Draw a line from each question to the answer that makes the most sense. Indonesia
. The musky rat-kangaroo is less than a pound (.5 kg).
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The red kangaroo is around 175 lbs (80kg).
A kangaroo, or roo, has __________ back legs, small front legs and a head shaped like that of a deer. Its well-developed ____________ include excellent scanning eyesight and sharp __________ provided by large rabbit-like ears that can turn frontward or back. In a larger roo, the tail acts as a _______________ for sitting, but also helps the animal _________ when hopping. Powerful back legs propel larger roos to speeds of up to 40 mph.
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Replace the words that this kangaroo knocked out.
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Their strong back legs launch kangaroos into the air. And their tails help them balance, as they hop great distances. When they hop, kangaroos use only their hind legs, which move together, much like those of a rabbit.
Stand in one spot with your feet together. Now make a giant hop. How far did you hop? Mark that distance on the above grid. Look how far a gray roo, a red roo and a rabbit can hop. How do you compare? Standards Link: Measurement: Understand the basic measures of length.
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Hidden Picture Puzzles by Liz
How many hidden items can you find?
www.hiddenpicturepuzzles.com
EARLY LEARNERS T is for Turtle t is for turtle
Circle the turtle in each row that is facing a different direction from the other turtles.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter T. Say the letter as you trace it.
How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the T sound like the word turtle?
How many One, two, three, four, The tortoise is going. One, two, three, four, Leave her to her way.
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Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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STEM SCIENCE
Astronomers have long wondered if there is any water on the moon. They know the surface is dry and barren. There are no animals, no plants and no visible bodies of water.
Why? They knew the impact of the crash would kick up a bunch of moon dust. The satellite, called LCROSS, had two parts. One part hurtled out and slammed into the surface of the moon. The other part took special pictures of the dust created by the impact. These pictures were beamed back to earth and changed forever our ideas about the moon.
But, they wondered, what if there is water hidden beneath the surface?
Have you ever dug a hole in the sand at the beach? The sand seems dry on the top, but the deeper you go, the more water you find in the sand. That’s what astronomers thought might be happening on the moon.
The rocket crash test led astronomers to discover water under the surface of the moon. LOTS of water. The crashed rocket churned up gallons of water. How many gallons? Add up the even numbers on the gallon jugs.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Identify even numbers; calculate sums to 100.
Scientists want to look for more water in the very deep craters on the moon. The sun never reaches the bottom of these deep, shadowed craters. The temperatures are 400 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Scientists think they could find large amounts of ice, which may be holding secrets about the history of the moon, the earth and our galaxy.
Put the numbers from 1 to 7 in each of the seven planets so that any set of three planets, either across, down or diagonally, adds up to 12.
Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Problem-solve using a variety of strategies.
Finding water on the moon could make it easier to set up base camps on the moon. Water is needed for drinking and it is also a key ingredient in rocket fuel.
SATELLITE VISIBLE SURFACE CRATERS IMPACT BARREN GALAXY ROCKET BODIES BEAMED BUNCH FUEL CAMP DUST ICE
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A Mega-Mysterious Mega-Earth Alex H. Kasprak, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Three years ago, scientists announced the discovery of a planet orbiting around a Sun-like star 550 light-years away. They were able to calculate how big the planet was by looking at how much dimmer the star became when the planet passed in front of it. This planet is 2.5 times the size of Earth (but way too close to its star to be habitable). No real surprise there. Most of the planets we find outside our solar system are much bigger than Earth. The larger ones are easier to spot! The big surprise came later, after scientists used another method to figure out the planet’s mass. It turns out that this planet, named Kepler-10c, has a mass 17 times greater than Earth. That’s just about the mass of the icy giant Neptune! Until now, scientists assumed that any planet with a mass that large must be made up of mostly gas. But a gas planet 2.5 times the size of Earth would have much less mass than this one. The large mass of this planet confused scientists because it went against how they thought planets form. Typically planets form when a disk of gas and dust surrounds a new star. Bits of dust clump together to form larger and larger objects. Smaller objects became rocky planets. Bigger objects attract even bigger clouds of gas.
These clouds eventually form gas giants. At least that’s what scientists thought. So here’s the million-dollar question: how could this rocky object get so big without attracting a huge ball of gas around it? Scientists don’t have a clear answer to this question yet. But that’s what makes science so great! Even when you think you have figured it all out, there are new and exciting mysteries to explore. After all, science would be pretty boring if we already knew the answer to everything, wouldn’t it? Want to learn more about the wild world of planets elsewhere in the universe? Check out “What is a planet?” at NASA’s Space Place http://spaceplace. Artist’s conception of Kepler-10c (in front) close to its star and another smaller planet. nasa.gov/planet-what-is. Credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/David Aguilar.
JuLY 2014 Flick Picks with Cole Smithey
SUBTRACTION SUDOKU
Spunky little air-racer plane Dusty Crophopper (voiced by Dane Cook) is sad to discover that damage to his engine means that he can’t race anymore. Not one to let defeat keep him down, Dusty decides to become an aerial firefighter. He teams up with the Chief, an 5
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Cole Smithey, also known as “the old-timer fire and rescue helicopter smartest film critic in the world,” has called Blade Ranger (voiced by Ed been a film critic for 11 years and Harris) who leads a crew of brave firefighters. With a focus on the writes for more than 50 publications, in nuts and bolts of heroic bravery print and online. dedicated to saving lives and forest land, “Planes” Fire & Rescue” is rooted as much in fact as in fantasy. Celebrated actors such as Regina King (“A Cinderella Story”) and Patrick Warburton (“Mr. Peabody & Sherman”) lend their voices to mechanical characters that will have you laughing and cheering. Rated PG for action and some peril. (DisneyToon Studios) Kids Across, Parents Down Crossword Solution (page 11)
Planes: Fire & Rescue (In Theaters: July 18) Forest fires are no joke. Still, Disney has found a way to create an animated 3D “comedy/adventure” where an elite team of talking planes, cars, trucks, and all-terrain rescue vehicles come together to put out a gigantic wildfire north of Pinecone Ridge in Piston Peak National Park.
Math-A-Muse ANSWERS
COIN CAPER ANSWERS: Dime, Nickel, Nickel, Nickel, Nickel, Penney
ADDITION SQUARE ANSWER 4, 0, 7, 8, 15, 2, 12
PAPERCLIP PUZZLE: W B W W B
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What’s so great about it?
A growing island of plastic rubbish is in the Pacific Ocean. It is twice the size of the United States! This large collection of trash stretches from about 500 nautical miles off the coast of California, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost to Japan.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was ________________ by Charles Moore, an American oceanographer, in 1997, as he was traveling between Hawaii and Los Angeles on a yacht. He _______________ his boat into a part of the ocean usually avoided by sailors. This part of the ocean has little ________ and is called the North Pacific Gyre. Here, thousands of miles from land, he found himself _______________ by pieces of plastic trash day after day as he steered his yacht through the area over a week’s ____________ period. The floating trash lies just below the ________________ of the ocean and has not been detected by satellite photography. The only way to see it is to sail through it.
The original idea that people had was that it was an island of plastic garbage that you could almost walk on. It is not quite like that. It is more like a plastic soup. Standards Link: Environmental Science: Know the ways in which the physical environment is stressed by human activity. Geography: Know the location of places and geographic features.
Circle every other fish below to reveal the answer.
Plastic Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman, illustrated by Annie Crawley
Join a group of scientists as they travel to the North Pacific Central Gyre to examine the effects of plastic in the Ocean. The Garbage Patch comprises of tons of discarded plastic debris from bottles, toys, toothbrushes etc. mostly broken into tiny pieces. The book describes in clear terms how this pollution endangers ocean life and the long-term effects on the environment.
Pacific Trash Vortex
education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/ great-pacific-garbage-patch/ National Geographic takes a fascinating, detailed view of the effect of flotsam in the ocean. They explain the meaning of “gyre,” discuss how it affects ocean life including plankton which in turn affects the food chain and it also details how impossible it is to clean up.
Fact Sheet
sfenvironmentkids.org/water/The Pacific Garbage Patch Fact Sheet.pdf This printable fact sheet gives more detail of the contents of the Patch and has 11 pointers suggesting ways to help avoid using plastics that do not decompose.
Princess of Whales
greenplanet4kids.com/blog/princess_of_whales/Great-pacific -garbage-patch Environmentalist Princess of Whales blog describes some of the tragedies linked to plastic in the ocean. ©Vicki Whiting
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Throughout history, kids have often asked their parents for money – with limited success …
You need money? Darn! Our money Oh, brother! tree just died! Will he ever get tired of that same old joke?
Captain Allowance believes that having a fixed amount of money helps children to think about and make decisions about how to spend money.
With his amazing financial wisdom, he can overcome obstacles! He soars towards goals! And he stretches dollars into incredible dimensions! Since parents don’t have an endless supply of money, they sometimes give their kids a weekly allowance–a small amount of money kids earn by helping out around the home!
Captain Allowance says, “Kids learn from both the GOOD decisions ... and the BAD ones!” Rats! I Yay! I blew saved all my and got money the fun on game I candy! wanted!
Sometimes things kids want cost more than they earn. By learning to get through the tricky allowance gap, kids discover that with financial power comes financial responsibility!
Leonard has a goal. He wants to buy a pair of sneakers that cost $25. But he only gets $3 a week for his allowance. Help Leonard make a plan to buy the shoes.
Each week, Leonard could save $
Leonard could work for extra money by doing chores at home and for neighbors. He could earn $_________ per week for doing extra chores.
Following your plan, how many weeks would it take Leonard to reach his goal?
weeks Make a plan to reach one of your goals!
Standards Link: Economics: Students understand that since people cannot have everything they want, they must make choices about making purchases of goods and services.
Imagine that you get $3 per week for allowance. What would you do with your money? Pretend you want to buy three of the items at right. Come up with a plan, like Leonard’s, that will help you reach your goal.
Flip Flops $5
Backpack Bear $4
Combo Crayons $3
Rubber Bracelet $1
Monster Pen $4 Video Game $29
Squashy Putty $2
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