Monday, February 29, 2016

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

Sunday, February 28, 2016

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/