Wildlife Detectives by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 14
Date: January 22, 2016
Article: Wildlife Detectives
Author: Brenda Iasevoli
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Questions
1. What is the name of the inspector?
2. How many cases a year does The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab handle?
3. Where's The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab located?
4. What are the two questions scientists look to answer?
5. What is the agreement called?
6. How many countries use this facility as their crime lab?
7. How much does a gallbladder go for in Southeast Asia?
8. Who wrote a book called "Animal Investigators"?
9. What is the book about?

Reference
http://www.fws.gov/lab/
https://www.cites.org/
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Investigators-Wildlife-Forensics-Endangered/dp/1416550569/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1456798491&sr=1-1&keywords=Animal+Investigators

School for Girls by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 12
Date: December 18, 2015
Article: School for Girls
Author:  Brenda Iasevoli
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Questions
1. About how many girls are not in school around the world?
2. In what country does Hawa Abdulai Yorke live?
3. What did Hawa's father buy instead of sending her to school?
4. In what country, do many think sending girls to school is a waste of money?
5. Which organization is in charge of the Let Girls Learn program?
6. Who says the key to the program are the parents' of the girls?
7. In how many countries is the Let Girls Learn program operating?
8. What was the idea that Yorke's team develop at the 24-hour brainstorming event in Ghana?



Reference
https://www.whitehouse.gov/letgirlslearn
https://letgirlslearn.gov/

Flooding in the Midwest by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 13
Date: January 15, 2016
Article: Flooding in the Midwest
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Questions
1. What forced many people to leave their homes in the Midwest?
2. When did the intense rain begin?
3. Which two rivers overflowed due to the rain?
4. Which two states did the intense rain hit hard?
5. In what part of Missouri does Noelle Pace live?
6. In what part of Missouri does Chris Greenhagen live?
7. How far do Noelle Pace and Chris Greenhagen live from each other?

Chapters In Time by Jamie Joyce

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 12
Date: December 18, 2015
Article: Chapters In Time
Author:  Jamie Joyce
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Questions
1. What is the Future Library in Oslo, Norway?
2. Who began the Future Library Project?
3. How many writers will participate in this project?
4. What is an important rule for participating writers?
5. What is the purpose of this book?
6. What were "Slow Space" organizers looking for?
7. Who will hold the yearly stories as writers turn them in?
8. What can people buy today from the Future Library?

Reference
http://www.katiepaterson.org/futurelibrary/
http://www.futurelibrary.no/

The Coolest Inventions of 2015 by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 13
Date: January 15, 2016
Article: The Coolest Inventions of 2015
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Questions
1. What is the Ocean Vacuum?
2. What is the Ocean Cleanup Project?
3. What is the Google Cardboard?
4. Why are Hoverboards dangerous?
5. What is the Nike FlyEase shoe?
6. What are the Bionic Ears?
7. Why are they constructing a drone port in Rwanda?
8. What is Samsung Electronics Argentina inventing with the Safety Truck?
9. Where is the Lowline Park located?
10. What can you do with Hackaball?
11. What is the name of the invention that is a virtual-reality headset?
12. What is the name of one of the Artiphon cofounders?


Reference
http://www.boyanslat.com/
http://www.theoceancleanup.com/
https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
http://news.nike.com/news/the-flyease-journey
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/doppler-labs-introduces-bionic-ears-799418
http://qz.com/519849/the-worlds-first-airport-for-drones-will-be-built-in-rwanda/
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/30/rwanda-chosen-for-worlds-first-drone-port-to-deliver-medical-supplies
https://news.samsung.com/global/the-safety-truck-could-revolutionize-road-safety
http://www.thelowline.org/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-10-13/inside-the-lowline-new-york-city-s-first-underground-park
http://www.hackaball.com/
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us
http://artiphon.com/