Kid Scoop February 2016

A Kid-Tested Publication of the Ludington Daily News & Oceana’s Herald-Journal

February is Dental Health Month AND Heart Month. Find out how to exercise your heart and be sweet to your teeth inside this issue!

LEAP YEAR! Every four years our calendar is

about one day behind the Earth's actual orbit and so we make up the time by adding a day.

PRESIDENTS DAY Monday, February 15, is the day to celebrate

the lives of two important presidents: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Read about these amazing leaders inside this issue.

How many hearts can you count on this cover?

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News: Batkid to the Rescue! .................................................................. 3 Character Spotlight: MLK .................................................................... 4-5 Biography: Ben Franklin ...................................................................... 6-7 Health: The State of You ...................................................................... 8-9 Bounce House Rentals, Tents, Tables & Chairs, Health: Blood ......................................................................................

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NEWS

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hey say no two snowflakes look alike. But how can you know that for sure?

More than 100 years ago, a man named Wilson A. Bentley took the first picture of a single snowflake. He went on to photograph more than 5,000 snowflakes during his lifetime, never finding two alike.

Since then more photographers have been taking pictures of single snowflakes.

The pictures on this page were made by Alexey Kljatov, a photographer in Moscow. He takes incredible close-up photos of snowflakes in his backyard in Moscow.

"I capture snowflakes on the open balcony of my house, mostly on a glass surface, lighted by an LED flashlight from the opposite side of the glass.”

Science and technology help us to discover more about the world. What would you like to know about the world around you?

COOL FUN: Try this with a friend or family member: Select a picture in this issue of Kid Scoop News. Have a friend try and guess what it is by asking you questions that can be answered “yes” or “no.” If their guess is close, tell them they’re “hot” or if it’s not, say “cold.”

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SPOTLIGHT

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SETTING GOALS

I got the pet robot fish by first setting a goal to save the money to buy it.

The fish costs $59!

Wow! I would really like to be able to buy that talking pet robot fish!

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Hey, Jason. I know how you could get that!

That seemed like an enormous amount of money, but Wendy suggested I think of the $59 as a series of smaller goals.

Wendy gave me a great idea! It really worked!

So I made a goal to save $10. After I did that, I made the goal to save $10 again.

I worked hard for my mo ney. Put a check in the bo x next to each job that I did. If yo u checked the right boxe s, they add up to exactly $10.

Mowed the lawn ............ .......................... $3 Made my bed (mom expe cts me to do that every morni ng!) ................. $0 Walked the dog ................ ....

Took out the trash one nig .................... $2 ht .................... $1 Did the dinner dishes fiv e nights ............. $5

April wanted to be able to sink 25 baskets in a row. At first she could only sink about three in a row. Twenty-five was a big goal, but breaking it into smaller goals saved the day.

First, April set the goal of sinking five baskets in a row. Then 10, then 15, then 20 and finally – she did it! April sank 25 baskets in a row!

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SPECIAL DAYS

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Look closely at each set of leapfrog players. Can you find the two identical sets?

t takes 365 days for the Earth to travel around the sun. Well, almost.

Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

Actually, it takes 365 days, 5 hours and a little over 45 seconds for the Earth to orbit the sun. An actual new year occurs each time the Earth returns to the same spot in its solar orbit.

But because we observe the new year every 365 days, we are really celebrating a little sooner than when the Earth returns to that spot in its orbit.

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stronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. As he stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, he said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

After four years, our calendar is about one day behind the Earth’s actual orbit.

To make up time, a 29th day is added to February to leap the calendar ahead. On February 29, the Earth is back to the same position where it was four years earlier. Almost.

On the moon, you would weigh just one-sixth as much as you do on Earth. Why? There is less gravity on the moon. Imagine how far you could leap on the moon!

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andy Stellar weighs 120 pounds on Earth. Color the spaces containing one star YELLOW, and all the spaces with two stars BLUE to see how many pounds Sandy weighs on the moon.

Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that gravity is influenced by the mass of an object.

Color the Leap Year illustration.

Code Clue

Each leap year, we fall about seconds behind. Eventually, this will add up to 24 hours.

Use the code to find out about how many seconds we are behind each leap year.

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns.

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PUZZLEs

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An adjective is a word that describes something and helps a reader imagine how something looks, feels, smells, tastes or sounds.

Valentine’s Day is this month. So I thought it would be fun to learn how to draw Cupid in just a few easy steps.

Look through the newspaper for one or more describing words for each snow shovel.

Standards Link: Grammar: Recognize and use adjectives in writing and speaking.

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COOL COOL LINKS LINKS

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2Bee or Nottoobee

The bees need flowers to make honey. Help them find flowers by choosing the correct verb to complete the sentences.

Tell Us What You Think

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Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter R. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the R sound like the word ruler?

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I ran in a race down by the river, And I rushed across the rocks.

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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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HEALTH

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February is Heart Month and Dental Health Month. Use the tips on today’s page to exercise your heart and be sweet to your teeth!

Are you making pictures of hearts and giving little heart-shaped candies to friends for Valentine’s Day? When you make a promise you really, really mean, do you “cross your heart”? Or, do you listen to songs about broken hearts?

We see and hear about hearts everywhere. Long ago, people thought our feelings came from our hearts.

Maybe because strong feelings can make our hearts beat faster. Now we know feelings come from the brain, not the heart.

Every day a terrible troublemaker hides in your teeth, waiting to carve holes in them—PLAQUE! (Say it like plak, rhymes with tack.) You must remove it everyday, or else it will cause your teeth to decay.

How do you get rid of it? Use the secret code to to find the names of the Mighty Plaque Fighters and you will learn how to keep your smile dazzling!

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Do this after every meal to keep germs off your teeth:

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CALENDAR

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2016 If the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will last for another six weeks!

Celebrate the achievements of African Americans by naming three of your African American heroes.

Robinson Crusoe Day

Groundhog Day

Black History Month

Facebook was launched on this day in 2004. Have you checked the Kid Scoop News Facebook page?

Gather with some friends, grab some food and be a football fan.

Superbowl 50

Being a member of Scouting builds character, citizenship and fitness.Learn more about Scouting today.

Boy Scouts Day

Go outside and check on the weather. Then come back in and give your family a weather report.

National Weather Service established in 1870

This day honors the invention that protects us from rain and sunlight.

Umbrella Day

Think up an invention that would help a disabled person in honor of Thomas Edison’s birthday today.

National Inventors’ Day

Who is your favorite president?

Find out about past presidents at whitehouse.gov/kids

Get an aerobic workout today. Go out for a jog or if the weather is bad, jog on the spot or do jumping jacks for at least 10 minutes.

Give a friend a compliment today.

Write a letter to a friend or relative who lives far away.

Share a book with friends and take turns reading aloud.

International Friendship Month

World Read Aloud Day

Why not show some love for your backyard birds today?

Go to nwf.org/kids and look up Nature Crafts for Valentines to make some heart-shaped treats.

Valentine’s Day Volunteer to read to younger students at your local library.

Library Lovers’ Month

Presidents Day

George Washington was born on this day in 1732. Collect all your quarters, sort them and count them up.

Random Acts of Kindness Day

The February flower of the month is a violet.

Draw a bouquet of violets and give it to your mother or grandmother.

Today is Quiet Day. Speak in a low voice, no shouting and make your classroom a quiet place today.

When’s the last time you got a new toothbrush?

Dentists say we should use a new toothbrush every month.

Children’s Dental Health Month

The first Monopoly game was sold on this day in 1935.

Gather some friends and play a game today.

Do you know the Judy Blume books? Do you know what the I.S.A.F. Club is in Fudge-a-Mania?

If you could change your name, which name would you choose for yourself?

Judy Blume’s Birthday

Get a Different Name Day

Put on some music and dance for at least 10 minutes.

Do something special for your pet today. Clean out their bowls, brush them, wash their bedding or take your dog for a long walk.

Love Your Pet Day

(Answer: I Swallowed A Fly)

Tick Tick the the box box on on each each day day when when you you have have completed completed 15 15 minutes minutes of of reading. reading. Children Children who who develop develop aa love love of of reading reading will will become become better better students students and and build build aa better better future. future.

Imagine you are alone on an uninhabited island. Write a story describing a day in your life.

Today is the birthday of Levi Strauss. He invented blue jeans.

Survey the class to see how many people wear blue jeans. How many people own more than one pair?

Graph your results.

Make up a story today with a friend about a lonely polar bear.

Polar Bear Day

Invent some Once every four snack food today. years we have an Combine some of extra day in the year. your favorite nuts, What will you do to seeds and fruits to celebrate Leap Day? make it as nutritious as possible.

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STEM

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Long ago, people marveled at a light in the sky that was different from the others. It glowed reddish orange. The ancient Romans named this light Mars, their god of war.

Amaze your friends! Stump your teachers!

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know there are planets that orbit the sun.

Use the code to find out amazing facts about Mars!

The time it takes a planet to orbit the sun is called a year. The Earth takes 365 days to orbit the sun, making our year 365 days long.

How Big Is Mars?

If Earth was the size of a baseball, Mars would be about the size of a 4873 2977.

Mars is farther away from the sun and it takes longer to orbit. A Martian year is 687 days long.

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Here’s how to figure out how old you would be on Mars: Multiply your age in years by 365. This will tell you how many days old you are.

Divide that number by 687 days. That will tell you how many Martian years old you are!

Standards Link: Number Sense: Students solve problems involving mulitplication and division of whole numbers.

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Why Is Mars Red? It is covered with reddish 1 56 and rock.

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The largest volcano in the solar system is on Mars.

It is called Olympus Mons. It rises 17 miles (27 km) above the surrounding land – that’s three times higher than Mt. Everest, Earth’s tallest mountain. If Olympus Mons was on Earth, its base would cover the entire state of Washington and nearly half of Oregon.

An enormous canyon near Mars’ equator stretches one quarter of the way around the planet. Some people call it the Grand Canyon of Mars, after Earth’s famous canyon in Arizona. Its real name is Valles Marineris. If Valles Marineris started in Los Angeles, California, where would it end? To find out, follow the maze!

Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know there are similarities and differences among the planets.

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STEM Mars has two tiny, potato-shaped moons. They are named Phobos and Deimos after the sons of the Roman god Mars.

How tiny are they? Do the math to find out!

Phobos is 6 + 5 + 6 = _____ miles (12 + 12 + 4 = _____ Km) across at its widest point.

Deimos is no more than 2 + 2 + 6 = _____ miles (7 + 8 + 1 = ____ km) across at its widest point.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Solve addition problems involving three or more numerals.

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MARS PLANET OLYMPUS DEIMOS PHOBOS MARINERIS ORBIT VOLCANO MOONS CANYON VENUS SOLAR MARTIAN RED STAR

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BIOGRAPHY

12 A picture of Abraham Lincoln is on the penny. A picture of George Washington is on the quarter. Color the pennies brown.

How many are there? Color the quarters gray. How many are there? How much money in all?

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BIOGRAPHY

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The year was 1860. Abraham Lincoln was traveling across the United States asking people to vote for him to be president.

Mr. Lincoln would have looked different to you that year. He didn’t have his famous beard. He received this letter from an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell.

Presidents Day is a day to celebrate the birthdays and lives of two important American presidents, President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington. If Lincoln were alive today, he would turn 207 on February 12.

Lincoln grew a beard as Grace suggested.

Grace’s one letter changed the face of the president!

Is there something you would like to tell President Obama?

You can write him at:

Connect the dots and color in the space to put a beard on Lincoln’s face.

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Have you heard this story about George Washington?

When George was young, he cut down his father’s cherry tree.

His father was angry. He asked George who cut down the tree.

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hatchet.” Then his father gave George a hug instead of punishing him because he had told the truth.

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This story comes from a book that was written after George Washington died. Is it a true story? Probably not. But it is told over and over again to remind people that George Washington was a good man.

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How many stovepipe hats can you find on this page?

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As first president of the United States, George Washington helped to make the laws and policies that formed our country. Some people wanted him to be the king of the United States. He refused because he believed it was better to have a president who was elected by the people. © Vicki Whiting February 2016

SPECIAL DAYS

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ary Ann Brown was born on Leap Day, February 29.

That means her “real” birthday only comes once every four years.

LIZARDS ASTRONAUT EARTH MANKIND

In 1988, Mary started the Worldwide Leap Year Birthday Club for people born on February 29. That year, she also launched the Leap Year Festival in her hometown of Anthony. People have traveled from as far away as Munich, Germany, to attend this fun festival!

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LEARNERS ORBIT GRAVITY ANTHONY MOON STARS

Anthony is the ideal location for the festival, because the border town is actually located in two U.S. states. In Anthony, you could leap between 14 + 9 and 23 - 7!

Do the math to find the name of these two states.

STEP GIANT NUMBER

Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.

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HISTORY

here once was a railroad that had no tracks, no trains, no whistles, no schedule. It ran through dark woods and swamps thick with snakes. Its “stations” were secret rooms and musty piles of potatoes.

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Runaway slaves followed the North Star to freedom. If the stars were hidden by clouds, they would feel the trunks of the trees, looking for moss, which always grows on the north side of a tree.

The Underground Railroad, as it was called,was a series of secret paths and stations that helped runaway slaves find their way to freedom. The secret railroad ran from the southern United States to Canada.

Star Gazing

Can you find the star that is different?

At one time, in some states, it was legal to own people. They could be bought and sold like cows and horses. This was called slavery.

Many people thought slavery was wrong.

They wanted to help slaves find a way to live free. This is how the Underground Railroad started. The kindnesses and concerns of thousands of strangers kept this freedom train “running.”

Harriet Tubman: Courageous Conductor

“Conductor” was one of the most dangerous jobs on the Underground Railroad.

Conductors were runaway slaves who led other slaves to freedom.

One of the most famous was Harriet Tubman.

Harriet Tubman led more than 300 slaves to freedom.

She once said, “On my Underground Railroad I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.”

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

unavut Territory covers one-fifth of all the land in Canada. This territory has less than 1% of Canada’s population.

The story begins as Harriet is about to be sold south and follows as she escapes and then as she helps others to freedom.

God inspires her and tells he what to do through those fearful, desperate times. The pictures show the hardship of slavery and how The Underground Railroad developed and how Harriet earned the name of Moses.

Color the graphs below to show these percentages.

by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

% of Canadian land covered by Nunavut

Standards Link: Data and Statistics: Organize and display data in simple pie charts.

Harriet’s Story

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Watch the cartoon depicting Harriet Tubman’s life story.

The Underground Railroad Game

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The year is 1860. Nearly four million African Americans live in the south. Follow one of these slaves along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of hiding places and brave people who helped runaway slaves reach freedom.

Activity Booklet

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Download the Junior Ranger booklet Discovering the Underground Railroad for information, games and activities.

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Use the following directions to find three attractions in Canada!

This town built a Flying Saucer Landing Pad in 1967.

Members of the community donated the $11,000 it cost and the town provided the land. The information center has photos of crop circles, supposed UFOs (unidentified flying objects) and information on hoaxes. To find St. Paul’s Flying Saucer Landing Pad, first find Ottawa, Canada’s capital city on the map. Move three squares north and then three squares west. Move south two squares.

George Carmack dreamt of two beautiful fish covered with gold nuggets rather than scales. He took this as a sign that he should look for gold in the Klondike River. On August 16, 1896 along with four companions, the first gold nuggets were pulled out of the river. The Klondike Gold Rush drew 100,000 prospectors to the gold fields of Canada. To find Rabbit Creek, where gold was first found, start at St. Paul, move east one square, north two squares and then west three squares.

Hundreds of polar bears live near this little seaport on the western shore of the Hudson Bay waiting for the winter months when the ice hardens and allows them to travel. People come from all over the world to watch them.

To find the seaport of Churchill start at Rabbit Creek, go five squares east and then one south. Now go two squares west.

The dot marks St Paul, in the province of _________________________.

The dot marks Rabbit Creek in the province of _________________________.

The dot marks Churchill, in the province of _________________________.

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Get Your Skate On OPEN SKATE AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK

Skating Grants available for low to moderate income families Kids 5 and under are FREE for any activity or program at West Shore Community Ice Arena!!

General Admission $5.00/skater Family Admission (up to 5 members) $20.00 Skate Rental $2.00 Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

PROGRAMS Learn To Skate Programs Youth Learn To Play Hockey Program; Youth Hockey Programs (Ages 4-18) To advertise, please call & Oceana’s Herald-Journal Ludington Daily News

www.kidscoop.com

843-9712 3000 N. Stiles Scottville www.westshore.edu www.westshorecia.weebly.com © Vicki Whiting February 2016