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Level 5 | Progress Monitoring

Roland H. Good III Ruth A. Kaminski

with

Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen, Kelly A. Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin

Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.

© 2011 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Acadience is a trademark of Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Revised 10/15/18.

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Progress Monitoring

Progress Monitoring

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Practice 1

After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was

to wash her hands.

Practice 2

On her way home, she chairsleep saw

an ice cream truck.

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A Change of Plans

The afternoon was cooling off as the dinner hour approached. The family was sitting in the

somemiddlemake

of a beautiful garden at Hot Springs State Park in Wyoming. Shannon, whowasfatherready

going into

the fifth grade, waseagermiddlebetter

to make plans for the nextwascarday

. Billy, who would be in thedaysthirdanother

grade, was still thinking about thereportmanybison

herd they had visited that morning.

“They had thehowcoolestactive

beards, Dad,” Billy said. “And theyactuallywereapproached

enormous. I didn't

expect them tomineralwaybe

so huge.”

“They are certainly veryminutepowerfulplanned

beasts. There's no doubt about it,” theirrightfatherreally

replied.

Shannon said she really liked thebisonifsuggested

calves as well, but she wasn't asfavoriteinterestedsaid

in

bison as her brother. She hadsomethingdocooling

else on her mind. She wasboringafraidbeen

that if she didn't get

everyonebeautifuleventhinking

about tomorrow, her mom and dadwouldplansdinosaurs'

come up with something boring to

everdobe

on their last day at thecommonafraidpark

. Shannon asked her parents what theyplannedbrotherthan

on everyone

doing for the rest of theircomplainingapproachtime

at the park.

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After thinking about it for aratherminutereplied

, Dad suggested that a soak in theeachrangerhot

springs' mineral

water might be nice. Billy and Shannondadgavemom

each other a familiar look. Billyniceafternoonimmediately

began

complaining about that plan. Shannontooktoowant

another approach. She explained that while asprings'erasoak

might be fun for her parents, she and herfamiliarbonesbrother

would rather do something more active.

To Billy and Shannon'sthirdmuseumdelight

, their mom agreed. She said that since theyespeciallywhenwould

be

spending a lot of time in thebackcarskeletons

in the next few days, somephysicalparkgarden

activity would be a good

idea. Shesuggestedworkersturn

going to the Dinosaur Museum. There theyperfecthourcould

see partial dinosaur skeletons

that hadagowaitbeen

found in the park. Even better, agaveparkno

ranger had told Mom that visitorsfoundspringscould

actually dig for dinosaur fossils near thesomuseumare

!

Everyone decided that a trip to the museumwashotget

the perfect plan, especially since the Mesozoic

erahugedidn't

, when dinosaurs lived, was one of Billy and Shannon'sonepowerfulfavorite

school subjects. During this

time, manybestthousandsdinosaur

of years ago, dinosaurs had beengoodmindvery

common in Wyoming. Conditions

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around theloteagerhot

springs were perfect for the dinosaurs'bonesaskedtime

to fossilize, or turn into rock-like

coolestfossilizematerial

. At the museum, workers would show thefifthplanfamily

where and how to dig for theotherschoolbest

results.

Shannon thought that sounded waydoubtawaybetter

than soaking in a pool, and Billywasvacationpool

convinced of it, too. He figured thatlivedifdinner

he could find a real dinosaurdelightboneyears

, he would be able to

gonextbackherd

to school with the best summerlastwellvacation

report ever. He didn't want toexpectsoakingwait

another

moment. He was ready togodinosaursbison

to the museum right away!

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Bringing the Mail

When you think about different careers, do you ever imagine what it would be like to be a mail

carrier? I didn't, until I met amadehousesremarkable

man who comes to our housewentseveralnotify

times a week. His

name is Al and hehassellingcarrier

been our mail carrier for the pastthinktallten

years.

If you think that going fromlivedohouse

to house slipping letters into mailboxessoundstellsparticipates

like an

easy job, let medescribehavewindstorms

Al's work. Our family calls him “the Amazing Al.” Hecollectingworksfound

under

difficult conditions. The houses in ourhoppedsometimescommunity

are a mile or more fromtalkalwaysone

another, and the

temperatures are oftencommunityextremeorder

. We live in a hot, dry,checkremotesorts

desert area of southern Arizona.

Altravelsgivesone

an established route from house todoorsremotehouse

in our community, delivering and

collectingmaildifficultlemonade

. On a typical workday, he begins atfourawaymailboxes

in the morning at the Yavapai

County Post Office,surethere'sforty

miles away. He arranges all thegroundmailhot

in the order in which he'll

officenamedeliver

it. Then he makes sure that hesomeoneknockedhas

plenty of stamps and other materials foriscustomersdays

who need them.


Because the distances betweendifferentslippinghouses

in our area are so great, Aldebrisdriveslast

his truck on the

route. Tohaswalkman

the route would take several days. Hetoopersonsusually

has a few minutes to stop for aactedcoolvisit

at our house. In the hottestmonthsdescribeblinding

of the year, my mother alwayshasevensouthern

a tall glass of cool

lemonadewillwaitinganything

for him. My sister and Isometimesyardforty

give him cookies we have baked. I like to

ordersthey'retalk

to him about his job. Hetellsmailgreat

me that he enjoys his work. Heletterschangelikes

it even when it means

deliveringiftakemail

on blistering hot days or in themidstcollectsgutters

of blinding windstorms.

In addition tocomesdeliveringplenty

and collecting mail, Al gives outarrangesneighborchange

-of-address cards and

other forms, andaddresscollectedanswers

questions about mail service. He alsobequestionssells

stamps and money orders.

He evenmidstcollectsseveral

money for parcels and certified letters that hisweekmetcustomers

send.

Al participates in a communityservicecardsconditions

for elderly or ill persons in ourareasupportfamily

, too. Even

if there's no mail tomonthcollectsells

or deliver, he knocks on doors toalsodeliveringcheck

on these people, to make sure

otherthey'rejob

all right. If they need anything, Alwillbeginsremarkable

notify someone who can help them.NoLastWhere


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month, he knocked on the door of oursocollectneighbor

. When she didn't answer the door, Alhousewentpeople

around

to the back yard where hefinishedfoundminutes

her sitting on the ground. She hadcallsfallenhelp

off a ladder while

clearing debris from thecookiesguttersmorning

and broken her ankle. Al acted as aparcelsmoresupport

as she hopped indoors.

He alsoreturnsmadeblistering

sure that she got the help sheindoorsneededbroken

.

When Al is finished with hisdrivesrightroute

, he returns to the post office. Heformssortsarea

the mail he has

gathered anddepositsenjoyswhen

the money he has collected fromcansellinglet

stamps or accepting parcels to mail.

AnotherWaitingService

long workday is over.

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Why to Save

Jeremy finished collecting all the money he could find from various corners of his room. He

sorted out the crumpled bills andstackslaterwere

of assorted change and counted them.NeverWhenValue

he calculated

his grand total ofwonderedcertainlyeight

dollars and forty-seven cents, Jeremytripmomsighed

. Today he was supposed to

go to thebanksomethingallowance

with his sister Angelina to open atoosavingspiggybank

account, but he didn't think he had

enoughwhat'sstill

money to make the trip worthwhile.

As Jeremyadmittedsmallwalked

into the kitchen, where Angelina and hismomprotectedgum

were having

breakfast, he was stillfrowningfinishedare

.

Angelina noticed he looked glum. “What'ssighedbetterwrong

?” she asked.

“I only have aboutdoeightdon't

and a half dollars,” said Jeremy, “soavoidmay

what's the point of putting

that in thebankalsonow

?”

Jeremy's mom put down her coffee on thecountertopbenecessary

and said, “Well, you're supposed to

whycoffeereceive

your allowance today. ”


“Yeah,” said Jeremy, “butifagreedam

I put that money in thecannotbank

, I won't be able to spend it

couplewhenyear

I need it.”

“Do you evereighthaveyou're

anything left over from your allowance aftermuchyou'veresisting

made all your

necessary purchases?” asked hiscountertopfrowningmom

.

“Sometimes I have a little,” said Jeremy, “butbanksit'scrumpled

never enough to buy anything good

with,addsoinvestment

I usually just buy a pack ofcouldn’tablegum

or something.”

“What would you think aboutsupposedsavesaving

that money instead?” his mom asked.

“OhSavingsBuy

, it's hardly anything,” said Jeremy. “It'sgrandconvincedcertainly

not worth taking to the bank.”

Angelinahabitputtingsaid

, “You'd be surprised how small changelikelydidn'tcan

really add up. For example,

evenwouldifdeposit

you only saved a couple ofkitchendollarsworth

a month, over a year thatreallywouldgo

be around 25

dollars.”

Jeremy admitted that Angelina had aincreasedpointwill

, but he wondered why he couldn’tohhalfjust

drop


the money in a piggybank.

“WellAnythingFuture

,” said Angelina, “I know I'm extremelytodaylikelythink

to spend money I keep in my

justcentsroom

, often on unimportant things I don'twithdrawalssavedreally

need. Depositing it in the bankhelpspurchasesgood

me avoid impulse buys. You maymakebesaving

better at resisting that than Iamhardlycorners

, but banks are a good

option forbillsotherinterest

reasons, too.”

“Like what?” asked Jeremy.

“BanksImpulseRoom

are insured, which means your moneyisreasonsyou've

protected there,” said Angelina.

“You don'tsurprisedhavesometimes

to worry about robberies or accidents.”

Hisoptionwheremom

said, “Also, you earn interest in a bank, whichdollarsmeanspoint

your investment increases

annually. If youreceiveputstarting

five dollars in a piggybank andsortedlookedmanage

to keep from spending it, ahavestacksyear

later you'll still have five dollars.IfHavingUsually

you deposit it in a bank, at thewrongdropend

of the year it will

haveincreasedisfinishing

in value. The longer you keep it in the bank, themoreyeahmade

you'll have, and you can


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stillmakelongerextremely

withdrawals in an emergency if youallneedother

to.”

Jeremy was convinced, and agreed toannuallygowell

with Angelina to the bank afterfinishinggetopen

breakfast.

“It's great that you're starting tothingssavewon't

now,” said his mom. “Even if youenoughwhendon't

have much

to invest yet, it's anemergencyaskedimportant

habit to get into for thewalkedfuturesister

.”

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Being a Lifeguard

In Caroline's opinion, no one was a better lifeguard than her older brother, Max. She thought he

was a natural for thatdoorknobbudgeposition

, constantly prepared to blast his whistle atauthorityunsafeanother

behavior or jump

in to rescue asawswimmerswimming

in trouble. Caroline had always looked up to Max, andslammedtherenot

just

because he was older. Carolinehere'slookedwork

up to Max because he haddidn'tconfidentlyalways

possessed a certain air

of authority. He had atwirlingnoddedway

of seeming to be in charge withoutonebeingalways

a bully.

Max had learned lifeguardingconstantlytoldskills

at the local community center. Afterenjoyingshiftpassing

a final

examination, Max became acertifiedthemselveslooked

lifeguard. Soon after receiving his certification, hewasrescueseemed

hired to work at the neighborhoodcanpubliccard

pool. Caroline visited her brother onegotsaidday

while he was on

duty andthangetbrought

him a sandwich that she hadlocalmadebe

. Max entertained Caroline with a silly

officemanager'sstory

about his first day as awhistleopenedlifeguard

.

After chatting with her brother, Carolinerightwentdoor

swimming with a group of herknowgroupfriends

. When

it was time for Max tofinishclamberedrelieved

his shift, Caroline saw her brotherdescendpassingexamination

the ladder from the


stand. Hesillywalkedcertain

to the pool storage room tohangbeenback

up his whistle and complete hiswindexplainedschedule

card.

While Max was in thewhengoodbyestorage

room, a gust of wind suddenlyswimmerslifeguardingslammed

the door to the room shut.

From thepoolcertifiedfinal

, Caroline could see the doorknob turning, but therapidlyroomdoor

didn't budge. After a

minute hadneighborhoodpassedhome

, and Max still had not opened thebecamescheduledoor

, Caroline realized that her

brother mightwasbesmiled

stuck. No one else at thepoolnaturalneeds

seemed to notice. Another lifeguard was

behaviorsandwichalready

perched in the stand, twirling herwhistleminutehelp

on a string. The swimmers andtwosunbathersyou're

seemed to be enjoying themselves.

“Ithinkverybecause

Max needs some help,” Caroline said to herfriendspoolcenter

. She clambered out of the

pool andlockedwentcould

to the door of the storagechattingroomday

. “Max, are you all right?” shehurriedcalledelse

.

“I think I got locked incalledstandhere

when the gust of wind slammed thejumpdooralready

shut,” Max called

back.

“I'll get you out,” Carolinestillsaidkey

confidently. “I'll find the pool manager and I'llchargeknowledgehave


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him come and unlock the door.”

Carolinethinkturningwalked

rapidly to the pool manager's office. Sheexplainedgustlifeguard's

the situation to the

manager.

“You're Max'sfindsisterskills

?” the manager asked. Caroline nodded, and hebrotherwaysaid

, “Then from

what Max has told me about you, Iknowunlockhave

I can trust you with this.Here'sTimeJust

the key.”

Caroline thanked the manager andbetterhurriedhired

back to the storage room. When shemanagednotunsafe

to

unlock the door, Max seemedblastveryreturned

relieved. “It was hot and humid inhangtherepleased

,” he told Caroline.

The two returned theseekeytrouble

to the pool manager. Caroline went tosayswimmeropinion

goodbye to her friends

and she and Maxolderwalkedno

home together. Max thanked his sister forstringbroughtrescuing

him. Caroline smiled to

herself, pleased with theknowledgecertificationnotice

that, on that day, she hadthoughtstuckbeen

a lifeguard's lifeguard.

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Books for Children

Think back to some of the books you read as a small child. Those books may have seemed easy

tobridgeolderread

, but that does not mean theypictureswerewriter

easy to write. In fact, writingbooksrestmiddle

for children can

be harder inthereskillsmany

ways than writing books for adults.

KeepLivesThere

are a lot of things authorsmustlevelenjoy

think about when writing a book forchildrenusuallyold

. For

example, authors must think about thewillagetactic

of their audience and determine theskillseachmore

and interests

of children at thatmembersageexample

. What if an author wants toscenesmindwrite

books for infants and toddlers?

Children in thisinterestsstimulateage

range are not really old enough tounderstandisif

long stories. So, baby books

oftenfacthavestory

just one brightly colored drawing ormeanphotographchoose

on each page. Baby books might

containbabystorytelling

nursery rhymes, silly songs, or lullabies.PopAreSometimes

baby books have pop-up art, or

pageslargebrightly

with different textures they can touch andthingsfeeldoes

. The main idea is for thesefamilywerebooks

to

stimulate the baby's growing mind.

ReadThinkMany

authors choose to write stories forthanchildrenthen

who are a little older. Thesefoundauthorsrecognize


have to approach the task afeelbitlimited

differently. Books for preschool children arelullabiesoftenquickly

called

picture books. Family members orteacherssometimesbook

usually read these books aloud tolittledifferentlychildren

. The large

pictures on each pagemoveactionhelp

guide children through the story, whichischapterguide

often very simple. In

most cases, agoodchildcan

artist is as important as a goodjustverywriter

in producing picture books.

Authors createbookssoevery

known as easy readers for children whodifferentareintended

just starting to read on

theirownwriteauthors

. While these books still have aseemedwaysfew

illustrations, the format is more like that

baby'sfounddrawings

in books for older readers. Themanyfewwords

might be easier to recognize and thestoriesgoodlot

are

broken up into short chapters.

StoriesTransitionMay

books bridge the gap between easyrangepagereaders

and chapter books. The stories are

producingphotographlonger

and are intended for children toreadsimplereaders

on their own. These books arehavesmallerart

in size

than easy readers, andhardergrowingdrawings

are limited to one every fewlongerwhenpages

. Authors of books at this level

mustpagespicture

keep a few things in mind. Theirreadersstillkinds

understand the rules of storytelling, but


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theytendbackadults

to lose interest quickly. For thiscoloredgapreason

, stories in transition books must beaudiencelivelywhile

and full of action. Also, authorsmaycalledeasier

end chapters in the middle ofchildren'simportantsome

scenes. This tactic

encourages young readers tokeepapproachnew

turning the pages.

After reading transition books, childrenwordsareown

ready to move up to chapter books. These are

thekindsmostsmaller

of books they will read andcontainreallyenjoy

for the rest of their lives. Andbrokenthenyoung

, someday,

they may get to share theirteachersfavoriteimportant

children's books with a new generation oftransitionyoungenough

readers.

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Ping-Pong

The ping-pong ball bounces once. Then, with a relaxed but controlledswingeithernow

, a paddle strikes

it, sending iteachmaysoaring

back over the net. It bouncespersonagaincollide

. Another paddle connects with it, and the

ballcalledpoints

is shot forward once more. Eventually, the ballwilllightmiss

collide with the net, overshoot the

fairlytablerow

, or miss the paddle. The gameopponenttwobeing

played is table tennis, also calledversionping-pongreturning

, and it

is a fun sport forplaymoreall

ages.

Ping-pong is played on aseriestabledizzy

that is longer than it iswidewinmust

. The table is divided in half by

thenetsportadvantage

, which runs across the table like ameshchallengehit

fence. Players stand on either end of the

tableeveryages

and hit the ball to eachforwardanotherother

. The ball is small, hollow, andveryplayerside

light, and it is hit with

winstournamentrubber

paddles with short wooden handles. Casualhollowtopspinplayers

may simply tap the ball gently to

theirhalfopponentsother

. More competitive players slam the ball across withprovidespeedserves

and topspin to try to

make ithardlongergood

to hit back.

Watching a ping-pongtimetournamentreflexes

may make you dizzy, as thestrikesballtouch

zooms back and forth


rapidly across thenettryswitches

many times during the game. Agameshortwatching

is divided into a series of

opponent'stwicepoints

, each of which begins with acontinuesservethan

. The serving player tosses the ball in theairprefertap

and then hits it so that itbeingbouncescan

on the near side of the table,continuesserversail

over the net, and then hits

thegamesopponent'sintently

side. If the ball does notbackcontrolledmake

it through all these steps, theelevenhandlesserver's

opponent

wins the point. The serversotossesis

trying to hit the ball tomakeagainserve

it difficult to return. If thestepsquickserve

is

successful, then the returning player'ssmallpaddlecompetitive

must strike the ball before itruleshavebounces

a second

time. The returning ballsuccessfulcannotfence

touch the returner's side of the table, butpaddlemustsending

sail across the

net to hit thereachserver'sspeed

side. If the return is notsuccessfulthenalso

, the server wins the point. If ithopenetis

a

legal return, the server mustnowmatcheszooms

return the ball. Play continues untilallmeshone

player makes an error,

and thenotopponentcasual

wins the point.

Since 2001, officialonerequiresmatches

of ping-pong have been won by thefirstrelaxedshot

player to win eleven

points. In theseconnectsserver'smatches

, players serve twice in a row beforewillswitchingslam

. Before 2001, matches were


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played to twenty-onepointsping-pongcoordination

. In these longer games, the person whoservesstrengtholder

switches every

five points. Many recreationalfunplayersmakes

prefer to follow the older rules. Inswitchingmakeeither

version, the

winner must win bymuchtwoair

points.

Ping-pong requires quick reflexes andrubberreturner'sgood

coordination. Since strength does not provide

opponentstennismuch

of an advantage in ping-pong, ittableispaddles

a game in which players ofallforthbegins

ages and

sizes can challenge eachtimesrecreationalother

fairly. All over the world, peoplehitsenjoyfive

ping-pong,

concentrating intently on shooting theplayedendball

over the net, onto the table, and, theyhopesimplysizes

, out of

reach.

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A Moment in the History of Tennis

Imagine that you are a famous tennis player. How do you think you wouldworldpreparetemperature

for a

big match, one thatimagineballswould

be watched by people around theworldmusclesgive

? Perhaps you would prepare

by hittingnextchooseballs

with a partner. Maybe you wouldimaginegotwonderful

yourself in the match hitting every

waswellball

smoothly. If you were Althea Gibson, youfeltblewwould

practice on the court every day.ThenApartmentsSaid

you would write a speech tostreetshonorgive

when you accepted the winning trophy, andcrowdchoosesuit

a gown to

wear at therememberwinner'sexcitement

ball.

Althea Gibson was the first African American toconclusionwinhundred

Wimbledon, a well-known tennis

tournamentheldyeartrophies

in England each year. The year that Gibsonfinalyearswon

, the weather during the match

waswinmanyunusually

hot and muggy. As the temperatureyoungertennisrose

above one hundred degrees, many people

in thehourwritestands

fainted. However, on the tennis court below, Gibsondidn'tsupportedpartner

let the heat bother her.

Shestoppedyourselfeven

claimed that it helped her muscles.

Gibsonfirstalsolining

wasn't bothered by the presence of animportantbotherfainted

visitor in the stands, Queen


Elizabeth of England.OpenWhenStands

the final match was over, Gibsonwillwenttrophy

to the trophy table. Queen

Elizabethcamecarpetlined

on the court wearing a pink anddegreesspokewhite

silk suit, pearls, and gloves. Theunusuallybequeen

spoke to Gibson and congratulated her, andthenwentcame

handed Gibson the trophy. Gibson knew that it

letgownwas

an honor to receive the trophy from thequeenhomefamous

. Very few winners had received trophies from

queenshavewhite

in the past and Gibson was thefirstalwaysjourney

player to be honored by Queen Elizabeth.

ThinkWhenSat

Gibson arrived at the ball thatnightproudplane

, people walking past stopped to cheer for her as

shedoreceivegot

out of her car. More peoplewelcomecheeredred

as she walked inside and sat at thewonheadpractice

table.

In her speech, Gibson thanked thepeoplehandedamazing

who had supported her over thedayhittingyears

. She said, “This is

the hour Iheldwillcolor

remember always as the crowning conclusion to alongsteppedsee

and wonderful journey.”

Later, Gibson returned to hercomehomefew

in New York City. When she stepped from theplanecheerwaved

onto a red carpet, the crowd ofpeoplethankedcheered

who had come to greet herwentsilkprobably

wild with excitement.

Later, she arrived at hereachverychildhood

home. Her neighbors came out of theirjustknownapartments

to welcome


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her. They felt proud toguardshavewasn't

known this world-famous athlete when shewaseveryhot

younger.

The next day, a parade washeldclaimedreceived

in Gibson's honor. People lined thebandsstreetswild

of Broadway

just to see andthoughtcheerlong

for the famous athlete. They watchedbandsknewcrowning

and color guards from the

Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Gibson, whokissesrodemaybe

in an open car, waved andblewrodeaccepted

kisses to

her fans. “It's amazing,” shesmoothlycarsaid

over and over. The people lining thechildhoodglovessidewalks

probably

thought, “What an amazing athlete.”

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Great Salt Lake State Park

Can you imagine swimming in a lake and floating on the water without any effort? That's exactly

what happens to manysailpeopleavoided

who visit Great Salt Lake State Park. Great Salt Lake, which is

peoplelocatedweather

in Utah, is the largest body ofearlycoursewater

between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean. The

largelakeboating

is actually an inland saltwater sea, and itfactorssmalleris

even saltier than an ocean. It is theparksaltstreams

in the water that keeps swimmersstoriesafloatsize

.

Many different factors contribute to theexploresalinitythan

of the lake. Salt dissolves easily inwaterpartgets

.

The land around Great Salt Lake has rocks thatnokeepscontain

this mineral. Rain and melting snowcauserivervaries

the salt to be released from therockstwoeffort

. The water then carries the salt intotoldreplacestreams

and rivers, which

flow into Great Salt Lake.

SaltSeaExplorers

and other minerals are carried away frommostanywonder

lakes by rivers and streams. But

whensaltwatereasily

salt goes into Great Salt Lake, it staystheregreatlake

because no streams or rivers drainlookeditscarried

waters. Of course, water evaporates from thesaltierlakegold

, but fresh water does not replace it.


Thepark'ssizecontinues

of Great Salt Lake varies. During dry spells, thedissolveslakemystery

gets smaller and saltier.

When therespeciesiswinds

a lot of rain, it getslargerdifferentboats

and the salt is less concentrated.

Great Salt Lake State Parkrocksotheris

located about sixteen miles west of thestatewasless

capital, Salt

Lake City. Many visitors flock to thelivedthat'spark

to enjoy water sports. Sailing, motorbeveryboating

, and

kayaking are popular. Sailors enjoykayakersbeingplace

able to sail for miles across thesaltremembersurface

of the large

lake, while kayakersenjoysnowlove

exploring the miles of shoreline. People inmotorboatsrinsedoes

may explore the

lake to discoverbeingsparklingcome

beaches or stop in the middle of the lake for aswimmagnificentevaporates

.

People who enjoy these water sportsconnecteddamagemust

keep an eye on the weather.MustBecauseConcentrated

the

water in the lake isveryevenwhile

shallow, winds sometimes cause the water toheadbecomefact

rough. The salty

water of the lakecanoceanswim

also damage the motors of motorboats. Thisdamagekayakingsparkling

can be avoided if

people remember toroughrinsecontribute

the salt from their boats withsaltymiddlefresh

water.

Other visitors come to hike andthenswimmersenjoy

the park's wildlife. Great Salt Lake State Park is


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known as ahikegreatsixteen

place for bird watching. In fact,morefascinatedwest

than two hundred species of birds

cancloudsrivers

be seen in the park throughout theyearinspiresome

. People also love to watch themagnificentlargernot

purple

and gold clouds often appear atbecauseafloatsunset

.

Great Salt Lake has fascinated people for centuries.SomeSunsetCan

early explorers were convinced that

the lakeimaginewaspopular

part of the Pacific Ocean. Others looked for aexactlycontainriver

that connected the lake to the

oceansurfacecarries

. Some settlers even told stories about amineralsmonsterswimming

with a huge head that lived in the lake!

Thismoresportsextraordinary

body of water continues to inspiretodaymysterywatch

and wonder today.

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Trace Lake State Park

Next Saturday, everyone in my scout troop will be meeting at Trace Lake State Park at noon for

food and fun with our families. I'm really excited because this weekendisplusramps

one of my favorite

events of thepacecabinswhole

year. There are tons of funvegetationactivitiesone

at the park like soccer, facesportspaintingadult

,

hikes, nature walks, and even aincludingfishingother

contest. Both parents and children canallcomedad

and enjoy the

beautiful park. Theourselveslakeweekend

even has boats to rent forallnotsites

types of water sports.

My favoriteoutdoorfamiliespart

about the lake, though, is theemergencymakefishing

. The park also has fishing boats

and fishingisn'tequipmentback

. There are plenty of launch ramps. Idon'tappropriatefishing

need a license to fish

because I'm undersixteencanscout

years old, but my dad had togetpeoplesouth

one so he can fish, too.

After aencourageslongtwenty

day of fishing and fun, myreservationwaterfamily

spends the night in one of the

tenswampslinens

air-conditioned cabins at the lake. Thecabinstwelvebe

hold as many as twelve people. Wecabinalwayseven

share a cabin with my friend Zev'salsofamilyexcited

. The cabins have everything you need:darkfishtowels

, linens, and

basic cooking supplies, including anfavoriteoutdoorfun

grill. We just relax and maketoodinnerbecause

while enjoying


the view of theaheadlakemind

from the back porch.

The nextporchsureday

, my dad always organizes a groupnightpicnicboth

with the other scout families. There

courteousforestsare

more then twenty picnic sites in theequipmenttypesstate

park, but we always go to mywanderfavoritechildren

spot on the south side of theareaslakeplenty

. I think it has the bestwhilesideview

. Plus, it has a picnic pavilion with

danklotsso

of tables and a grill. Using theareaexercisecase

requires an advance reservation, which mydadsixteenreally

always makes months ahead of time.

EverythingActivitiesAnother

great part about Trace Lake State Park is its twenty-fivemilestensafety

of trails. My mom

encourages myconditionedpavilionsister

and I to do a lot ofhikingfacefriends

. Even though hiking isn't my favorite

hikesactivitywalks

, I don't mind. The trails wander throughmostdenseusing

hardwood forests and dank swamps. From

alldisposalnext

my years of scouting, I know thenamesalwayswildlife

of most of the wildlife anddensevegetationprinciple

common

to the area. Because thetrailslicensegreat

go into remote areas, I alwaysmakebetterfamily

sure an adult comes with me

and mytowelsfriendssupplies

when I hike.


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An important scoutinggroupprincipleflashlight

is to remember to be courteous andmanyexercisecareful

safety while

hiking. It is alwaysthinktablesbetter

to hike with a group offriendfriendstake

and carry a cell phone andparentsflashlightpark

to

use in case of anmakesthenemergency

. When we hike at the park, wefinishalwaysscouting

pace ourselves so that we can

lotsneedfinish

the hike before it is dark outside. Wetrooparedinner

also extra careful not to bother theanimalscomerequires

or

vegetation. If we take food, wegarbagealwaysactivity

remember to carry all garbage back to thepartcabinbest

for

appropriate disposal.

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Coach Jenny

Some things don't turn out the way you would expect. My first day as a swimcoachrainkids'

is a good

example of this. Iwisdomlearnedwas

a big lesson that day, whichbecameswimis

that I have a lot towaylearnmaintaining

,

especially when it comes to coachingkidsrespectedhelp

.

For several years, I swam withsoteamsfine

guided by coaches. The coach Iteamsmostwell

admired was Jan

MacDonald. I admired her for herkindnessbeginnever

, her enthusiasm and her wisdom. Iachieveespeciallyall

loved her

ability to inspire me toachieveswimmerssame

more than I could've ever done on myowneveryonebig

. I wanted to be

like her, whichinsultnaturallylet

led to my wanting to be acould'veswimcounselor

coach.

Coach Mac said that her jobboyswasseeming

to create the right conditions forfinallylearningexpect

and to keep

her athletes motivated. As Igoodmadewatched

her coach, I began to seeallcriedright

of her various roles. Coach Mac

was ateachertalkadmired

, friend, mentor, demonstrator, advisor, supporter, cheerleader,suchmorning'scounselor

, and

organizer.

When I became abecausedayteenager

, Coach Mac let me help her coachstubbedchildrenvoice

during the summers. I


was “Coach Jenny” to thesomegirlslesson

and boys. This made me feelphonefirstproud

and humble at the same time.

During thesehowguidedpractices

, Coach Mac would point out to meabilityhowlot

important it is to

communicate well withcoachneededswimmers

of all ages. “Never talk down to aswimmertaketold

, regardless of his or

her age,” shetoldmarblessaid

me. Coach Mac was an expert atmaintaininghustlemotivated

authority without seeming

bossy. All theswimmersthanhave

respected her.

One day Coach Mac needed me toworkoutscatteredlead

the kids' workout because she'd caught the

flukeeppractices

. In a weak voice, she dictated themorning'soneleading

workout to me over the phone. Shegreatfinaltold

me,

before hanging up, that she hadabsolutesummersadvisor

confidence in my skills and that I'ddoconditionsgo

a fine job.

Well, in spite of Coach Mac'sconfidencedoneblow

, I didn't do such a greatobviouslyjobsee

. One of the boys

stubbed hisbetoehanging

and cried so loudly that itchildrenfrightenedexhausted

some of the other swimmers. Then,

wouldwhenlearned

it was time to begin thewantedfeelworkout

, the swimmers scattered like marbles around the

poolorganizercheerleader

deck. I finally had to blow mywhistlecoachesjob

loudly to get them to payispointattention

.


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After that, I asked them toevensomethingpractice

kicking in the water. Several of themexperiencelearnprotested

and

refused, something they never didattentionwhenskills

Coach Mac was leading the workout. And for thefinalrolesrefused

insult, just when the kids wereactuallyregardlessdictated

doing what I asked of them, iteverpoolbegan

to rain. I had to hustle

geteveryoneloudly

out of the pool.

I wassolovedactually

exhausted after this that I had todon'tbossygo

home and take a nap. Obviously, it

takesaskedturn

time to become a good swimcoachjustabsolute

, or even a passable one. Iexamplemostalready

had a lot of respect

for Coach Mac, but after thispayinspireexperience

, I have even more.

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Park Rangers

The National Park System was founded to make sure that the most beautiful land in the U.S.

would be preserved for the use of park visitors. The government created parks open to theablepublicgetting

on

land with mountain ranges, wildawaytoolsrivers

, forests, and other natural features. However, thiscanwaspublic

only

the first step in making aparkstoriesago

system.

The park workers built roads andtrailswellaid

so that people could easily travel through theareaswildmany

land. They needed to make sure that thethereanimalsarrive

as well as the vegetation living within thedwellingsparksgo

were protected. One way to do thiswasriverscenters

by teaching visitors about the land and thefirstfoundedcreatures

that

lived there. Park rangers wereshowdutieshired

to do this job. Rangers arewomensuremore

and men who work in the

National Parks,nightusefar

away from towns and cities. Manysolivemay

in or near the park where they

workseeprotected

to avoid a lengthy commute.

Rangersenjoyteachingdress

in uniforms to help visitors find them.HelpingFitFound

people learn more about the

National Parksworkhelpsis

one of the rangers' primary duties.RangersDressOne

also police and protect the parks.


Theycampingenforcelengthy

the speed limits on the roads thatexhibitsgomen

through the parks and assign camping

spotsresponsibilityhow

to visitors who want to stay thenighthiredbest

. They even make certain that thefungivisitorshelp

know

how to control their campfires.IfChargeHowever

a forest fire does start, parkrangersvegetationbe

help keep the fire

from gettingmostspotsbigger

. If a person is sick orworkerssysteminjured

in the park, rangers perform firstaidwouldcenter

.

Park rangers love the land where theyoftenworklead

. Many of them studied wildlife biology in

potterystaycollege

. This helps them teach visitors about thecreatedpark'sparks

plants and animals. Rangers lead nature

biggerparkwalks

around many parks. They tell visitors thewerenamesif

of plants, fungi, and animals that they

park'sfindeasily

along the trail.

Visitors can learn about thepark'sassignpieces

history from park rangers. The rangersstepuniformsoften

share

stories about people who livedcollegefeelthere

many years ago. Rangers may alsopeoplelandbe

able to show

visitors ancient dwellings,livednaturetools

, or pottery.

Many visitors' centers haveexhibitstravelother

that tell people about the naturalcertainyearsfeatures

that are found


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in the park. Theseplantscentersinjured

often show photos of the plants andfireonlyanimals

that live there. Most people

go to theavoidbelievevisitors'

center when they first arrive at theparkcoulddo

. The rangers are in charge of

thesefragilecitiescenters

.

Park rangers do their best toforestshelpgoal

visitors enjoy the land that waspreservedwaylearn

for them. They

believe that theymustprimarygovernment

teach the visitors how delicate theparkssharewant

are. Their goal is to help

makingpeopledelicate

see how the many pieces of the National Parkscreaturesalllive

fit together. This helps visitors feel

arangesmakegreater

sense of responsibility when enjoying thesesensefragiletell

areas.

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Old Mill State Park

Over a hundred years ago, the Larson family settled in what is now the state of Minnesota.

Braving the sometimes harsh weather, theybuiltcomeoperation

a home and farmed the land. Afterraccoonsfamilysome

time had passed, they realized that theynearbywantneeded

a mill where they could grindwinterforcedwheat

into flour. They

built a flourmillwellmountain

near a river. The flowing waterpicnicprovidedare

power for the mill. Later, aareabirdersflood

destroyed the Larsons' flour mill, and theysometimesmanywere

forced to build another one. Thissplashmillcabin

was

powered by the wind. Evenenvironmentlateroffers

, the family built a mill powered bysteambetailed

.

Today, visitors to Old Mill State Park can see thesamemonthsinterested

steam-powered mill that the Larson

lunchesbeaversfamily

used so many years ago. Inlakefactpower

, staff members at the park fire up thevisitorssteamwatch

engine

once a year so peopleowlscanfact

watch the mill in operation. Thisbuiltfeaturemeanwhile

attracts many people,

especially those whoareplaceplants

interested in how people lived longhikeagopowered

. These visitors usually want

to see thealsonearbytime

log cabin as well.

People whogrinddiplove

nature also enjoy visiting Old Mill State Park. Manyvisitorsfeatureago

try to arrange


their travels tobefamiliesmoose

at the park between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Thissameisanimals

when

special programs on topics aboutnaturefinchesenjoy

are offered. They learn about thesoundtreesharsh

and plants that

grow in theparkdestroyedone

as well as how to protect thebuildenvironmentcould

. These visitors keep a lookout for

steamanimalsfun

. They know that they may seelargeanothertrees

animals, such as moose and deer, andknowsmallerwere

species, such as beavers, raccoons, andswimmingsmallerjackrabbits

. During the spring and summer, thesewarblerslandvisitors

enjoy the splash of color that theprogramswildflowersmembers

provide along the hiking trails.

Old Mill State Parkisrelaxstate

popular with people who love bird-topicswatchingtry

, too. Over one

hundred species ofbirdsprovidedmigrating

live in the park. Birders especiallyenjoywindcontent

seeing red-tailed hawks,

owls, andespeciallyeaglesjust

. During the spring and fall, theycanprotectsettled

see migrating species, such as warblers

andtrampbridgefinches

.

Old Mill State Park is also a place wherehundredvisitingpeople

bring their families for fun. Children

parentsspecialsplash

in the cool water of theevenlakeengine

and tramp across the swinging bridge.MeanwhileNowMay

, their


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parents fix delicious picnic lunches in theshadearrangekeep

of the tall trees. In thestaffnaturesummer

months, they hike

on mountain trails andpaddleloglearn

canoes in the lake. In thewinterpeoplehowever

months, they ski on the many

crosshomewheat

-country trails that the park offers.

ColorFarmedMany

of the visitors to Old Mill State Park come to theparkyearstravels

just to relax. These visitors

oftenrealizedfixstop

by the Middle River. They may decide tolivetakefall

a hike along the river, or ahikingdipspillway

in

the nearby swimming area. However, theytrailsmaybraving

be content to just sit nearby andlistencanoessee

to the

calming sound of thelistenwaterwhere

rushing over the spillway.

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Faster Than Sound

Have you ever heard a loud “boom” sound as an airplane flies overhead? What you heard was

the sound of thesomerocketplane

breaking the sound barrier. A sonicnewboompicture

is an explosive sound made when

anyesairplaneengine

travels faster than the speed ofworkgettingsound

. How does this work and whateasierdoessafely

a pilot

named Chuck Yeager have tobrokethreedo

with the sound barrier?

First, let'sreturnsimilarsqueeze

to the airplane in the sky. As thedoesstrongerplane

moves through the air, it pushes

boatairform

molecules out of the way. Thismoremicroscopicmany

process creates waves, which consist of

militarycompressedpebble

and uncompressed air. They spread out from theplanecompressedyears

in all directions. This

process issimilarremainedcalls

to the ripples that you makespeedmovingwhen

you toss a pebble in apondhearaway

.

Imagine the airplane getting faster andfasterbuildtwo

, until it surpasses the speed ofbreakingrecognizesound

. At

this point, the air pressurehandlewavespilot

build up in front of the plane andevercompresssky

, or squeeze together, to

form shockchangewavessonic

. The process is easier to understandtumbledheardif

you picture the waves that build up

at thewasairfront

of a fast-moving boat.


Theshockoverheadhas

waves move away from the plane, toward thegroundhaveproblems

. You hear the boom

because of achangetestway

in pressure when the shock wavebecauseripplesreaches

your eardrums. The larger the aircraft

isconsultinghow

, the louder and stronger the shockbarrierwaveslarger

are.

What does Chuck Yeager have todomovecontrol

with this? Chuck was the firstpersonfasterpressure

to fly faster

than the speed ofpointsoundany

. He was trained as a fighterselectedpilotbelly

and later became a test pilot. He

ifflippedwas

selected for the flight because of hisprocesssuperbone

flying skills, his calmness under pressure, and

hispondabilitybe

to recognize and handle aircraft problems duringflightsecondsspun

.

The plane in which he broke the soundbarrierfronttravels

was designed for maximum speed and had a

rocketlet'stypes

engine. Because of its limited fuel, itwasspreadlast

carried to a flying altitude in thebellyallskills

of

another aircraft and dropped into theskyreachesdecorated

.

Years later Chuck trained U.S. militaryastronautcloseconsist

candidates. He remained the top test

pilotaircraftreceived

for the military for many years,candidatesflyingits

more than three hundred new types


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ofisaircraftexploded

. He had some close calls, includingcreatessoundlosing

control of one airplane that spun,includingairplanetumbled

,

and flipped for fifty seconds before Chuckcouldboomwaves

land it safely. On another flight, hebailedfirstreturn

out of a

plane and wasaltitudecompressinjured

when the plane exploded.

Chuck isonetrainedhonors

of the most decorated pilots ofcouldlandall

time. He has received the twolaterinjuredhighest

honors that can be given tocarriedanysuperb

person in the United States: the Congressional Medal of Honor and

the Presidential Medal of Freedom.AbilityFlightFifty

years after he made his historicshockdesignedflight

, Chuck made

his last flight as aconsultingmicroscopichundred

test pilot. He flew an F-15droppedmaximumfighter

, and, yes, he broke the

sounddirectionsthanbarrier

.

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John Hancock

Have you ever practiced signing your name in different ways? Some people say that when you

writebreakrole

your name, you are signing your John Hancock. Therealusedrule

John Hancock lived many years ago

during thecolonialawaysoon

period and he was the firstcolonists'personsea

to sign the United States Declaration of

Independence. Thiswasevertaught

the document that declared the independence of thewerethirteenwrote

American

colonies from Britain's rule. Today,basicseveralpeople

know of John Hancock because of thiselectedsignaturenation

, but he

was also very important in thelettersbigearly

years of the United States.

When John Hancockarmywasyears

a boy, his mother sent him tochiefunclelive

with his wealthy uncle in

Boston. John'suncleexamplenew

sent him to college and taught him todifferentclerkbe

a merchant. When John was

oldenoughuncle'swent

to work, he became a clerk for hisveryuncleplaced

. He soon inherited his uncle's business and

latervotedconsider

went into politics.

The Declaration of Independence was thereflectcolonists'mother

way of telling the King of England that

theywereablegoing

ready to rule themselves. The colonistsdidestablishlasted

not feel that the King's rulesarewerebattles


fair. For example, the Stamp Act and the Sugar Actthirteenwantedplaced

high taxes on basic supplies thatdecidedpeopleway

used every day. The Stamp Act made peopleiswhilepay

a fee for all public andwayslegallived

documents. The

Sugar Act made people pay anjokemerchantextra

fee for sugar. The colonists hadcommandernotrules

voted for these

taxes. They had notlegalelectedlater

the leaders who did. Because they had tosigninglivefirst

with these rules, they

believed that the Britishdiddocumentsneeds

not consider their needs.

The leaders of thecoloniesdayappointed

met at the Second Continental Congress and decided tocollegereadybreak

away from England's rule. Their meetingbeendidlasted

for months. When it was over, the Declaration of

Independence hadbesugarbeen

written. While the meeting was going on, thefirstindependenceknown

battles in the

American Revolution began. Hancock'ssurprisedeveryname

stands out on the Declaration of Independence

because heearlytaxeswrote

big, bold letters. Some people joke that henavyleddid

this because he wanted the King of

England toboybebegan

able to read it from across theseaglassesleaders

without his reading glasses.

Today, John Hancockwriteisvaluable

known as a man who played animportantitssupport

role in the


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founding of hiscolonialmonthsnation

. As president of the Second Continental Congress, heifappointedworked

George

Washington to be the commander insawdocumentchief

of the colonial army. Several yearslaternamesay

he became

governor of Massachusetts. Hewasledpeople

his state in its support of the United States Constitution. He

laterpersonwhen

worked to establish a navy for themanynewsigned

nation.

You might not be surprisedenoughifpracticed

you saw the large letters that John Hancockusedextrapresident

when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Theyfoundingreflectfeel

the boldness of a man whofairwaspolitics

a valuable leader for his nation.

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Using a Special Gift

Born in American Fork, Utah, was a girl with a special gift. Even when she was young, people

womannoticedlaws

that this redheaded child was veryspecialyearranking

. She could express her ideas well, andsomeservedpeople

listened when she spoke. It washighlynoability

surprise to many people in herhometowngirlterm

when Reva Beck

Bosone became thewinspecialfirst

woman ever elected as a judge in thestatehelpedmother

. By the time she had

become thebornspeechesfirst

woman from Utah elected to Congress,legislaturemostmeeting

people around the state had

heard about herskillsinsteadfight

as a speaker. In fact, many of themworkedhometownwent

to great lengths just to hear

herwherewalkedspeeches

.

When Reva was young, she thought aboutbecomingpeopleteacher

an actor. She thought that aservehowevercareer

in

theater would be a way that shelistenedcouldfour

use her special talent. However, aftergivingifdifference

this idea

some thought, she decided toskillfulbecomelaw

a teacher instead. After she finishedcollegewanthusband

, she taught high

school for severalyearsheardwas

before starting law school.

As aneedlawyerchanges

, Reva devoted her life to helpingagainpeoplewell

. In fact, she once said, “If


youwantneighborhoodscontinued

to serve the people, go where theviewslawspeople's

are made.” She began her career in

runlawjudge

when she opened a law office with herhusbandenjoyedseat

. A year later, she won adoorsknockinghighly

publicized

case and decided to run for alengthsgreatseat

in the state legislature. At thattheretimehoped

, she was the mother of a

insistedyoungtaught

child. Because she wanted to meetjustpeoplecollege

in person, she walked through neighborhoods

knockingmakespeaker

on doors. She had to carry hermoststartingdaughter

with her. Many people who welcomed her

supportedwentenjoyed

hearing about the changes she hoped tobringfirstbelieved

about for Utah. They also enjoyed

talentbecomingmeeting

and playing with her daughter.

Revawonbepublicized

the election and served for fourcarryyearsdecided

. In this position, and later when she

lifebecameelected

a judge, she had to learn toyearsfightoffice

for her views. She supported efforts toestablishfactposition

programs that would help people inlawyermoreneed

. She also worked to help womenmanywinfighting

more public

offices. Many people were against herseveralcouldideas

. Some of these opponents believed that,youngdepartmentbecause

she was a woman, she wouldnofoesback

down under pressure. However, instead ofgivinghearingbecame

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she insisted that herviewspersonplaying

be considered. This fighting spirit helped hersaidoncewin

her seat in the United

States House of Representatives.

Revawasbeganare

elected to Congress and she servedeffortsdaughtertwo

terms. During her time there, she

wonstatebecame

the first woman to serve on the Interior Committee. Hergivingworkskillful

ability to express her ideas

continued tobecomehelpcareer

her make a difference in people'sfinishedlivesexpress

. When her term in Congress ended,

shewentwelcomedtime

to work for the U.S. Postal Service, where shetwoagainschool

made history by becoming the

highest-electionrankingcase

woman in her department.

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Cy Young

A lot has changed since the first baseball game between rival teams was played. That first game

took place almostcreatedtwothat's

hundred years ago! At a baseballfieldoverallstrike

in New Jersey, two New York

City teams facedrecordedoffenseone

another. The New York Nine defeated the New York Knicks by the

one-superstarninesided

score of twenty-three to one. Thatfirstfivecome

game might not have been much of a

elevencontestrival

. Over the next fifty years, thisplayernewunfairly

sport grew into the game manytookpeopleis

think of as

America's pastime.

Therearelaterfifty

many important firsts in baseball history.InfieldersHereMight

are some important ones. In

thepitchesthanmid

eighteen hundreds, it was first decided thatbestallimagine

baseball games were to last nine

nosomeinnings

. Prior to this rule, the firstvaluableteamoften

to reach twenty-one runs was thehitterswinnernative

. Imagine how

long those games musttrieshithave

been! Years later, umpires were firstinstructedeverybeen

to call pitches sailing

out of thestrikemuchwhile

zone as “balls.” Nine years after that, abatterhavebatters

hit the first bunt. This newpitchreachtype

of

hit gave both pitchers andclosenotinfielders

something else to watch for. Then, in 1867, awentbaseballgame

player


shocked the baseball world bythrowinghistorygoes

the first recorded curveball. Now thebattersfourmany

had something

new to anticipate.

Baseball'sfirstpriorlot

superstar was Cy Young, a pitcher andnamebuntwinner

of the first World Series. The

Ohiopastimethrowingnative

won five hundred and eleven games as aprofessionalruledefeated

baseball player. That's more

than anypitchereighteenbatter

in history, by almost one hundredrunsnewgames

! Years later he was the firstresultmodernanticipate

pitcher to pitch a perfect game,somethingbasesbears

only fourteen pitchers have done since.OnceScoresMid

he went

twenty-four innings withoutgivingnamedsomething

up a hit. No other pitcher in theshockedhistoryyear

of the game has

come close to thismosthomemark

.

Cy Young set the standard for Major Leaguefirstoncepitchers

, and now the greatest pitching honor

bearsalmostvoting

his name. The Cy Young Award is annextinningsaward

that goes to the best pitcherbaseballthinkevery

year.

This award is different from the Most Valuable Player, or MVP,weretwoaward

. The MVP award is given to

placebaseball'shas

most valuable player overall.


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People havepitchersalwaysfaced

disagreed about which player is mostvaluablewoulddone

. Baseball, like many

other sports, hastwofansstandard

sides, offense and defense. The offensesidestolenboth

scores points. The defense

side tries toagopreventplayers

the offense from scoring points. So whichplayersgivengreat

are more important? Is it the

players whoscoresideszone

the points or the players whonowchangedkeep

the other teams from scoring?

Baseballsetsidedfans

like seeing home runs and stolenmarkprofessionalbases

. As a result, the MVP award

teamsgivingwas

most often given to players whoseeingfirstswere

great hitters. After a while, though, the

rulewondecided

-makers decided that pitchers were beingunfairlyoneslast

overlooked in the voting. They created an

fourteenteamaward

that would go only to thealwaysplayedbest

pitcher every year. It is fitting that the awardelsewaspoints

named for Cy Young, the best pitcher inhonorfittingbaseball

history.

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The Secrets of a Lion's Roar

In the darkness, a lion sniffs the night air. It purses its lips, thrusts outitsheredays

chin, and roars. The

deafening noiseroaringthreecan

be heard by humans from up tofivecouldothers

miles away. The sound probably sends

sayingprepareshivers

up their spines! However, the lionalwayseverythingis

not roaring for them. Who is thedistancewelllion

roaring to, and what is itsadultmessageseveral

? Researchers are working to unlock thesecretssinglespend

of the lion's roar.

Lions live inhalfaloneprides

, or groups, that usually consist ofthreeusingstill

to ten adult females, their

offspring, andgroupitstwo

or three adult males. However, theweresendspride

members do not always stay near

humanseachmiles

other. They often scatter throughout theirhomehowdetermine

territory, which can stretch for several

learnstretchmiles

. The lions may split up intoheardmostsmaller

groups for days or weeks at aokaytimeeach

, and some may even

spend periods insolitudeweekschase

.

The roaring lion is most likelyoutnumberedjustwhen

checking in with its pride members, asfemalethoughdarkness

it were saying, “Here I am,keepnoteverything

is okay!” In addition, the roarservesnevermany

as a warning to lions

frommembersneighboringoften

prides. Each pride keeps to itsowneventime

territory, so the lions roar totelloffspringsecrets


strangers to keep their distance.

Pridememberspairlips

roar to one another at nightpridesownwhen

the air is still. For femalelionsamspeaker

,

hearing the roar of one of theirlonemalemuch

pride mates assures them that allissmallerfierce

well. In contrast, the

roar of aassureswhethermale

stranger causes them either to snarl inresponseneighboringlions

or to gather up their cubs and

approachedoutnumberrun

away. Upon hearing the roar of acomesfemaletwo

stranger, females often confidently prepare to

chaseconfidentgather

the stranger off.

Using recordings of theexperimentconfidentlyroars

of female lions, researchers have discovered thatfemaleadditioncontrast

lions can tell how many strangerstenarefriend

roaring and whether they outnumber them.WhenReactedAir

a single

female heard the recording of asinglelion'sone

female stranger, she almost never approached thecheckingwantspeaker

.

She did not want to face thescatterhomestranger

alone. When a pair of femalesrecordingsheardalmost

the same recording,

they approached thefaceprovenspeaker

about half the time. When aalsogrouproars

of three females heard it, they

approachedsplitpurses

the speaker nearly every time. Theyfascinatingwereaway

confident that the three of


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themcouldworkingserves

chase away the lone lion. When asolitudepairshivers

of females heard a recording of a pair of

chinfemaleroar

strangers, they reacted the same way thesimilarsinglecubs

lion did to the single roar. Thelionssamemale

were

judging whether they outnumbered theroaringterritorywarning

strangers.

Through this experiment and othershearingsimilarnight

to it, researchers have proven thateithersoundlions

can

determine whether a roar comes from amaymaleusually

or female and whether the roaringlionperiodscan

is a friend

or a stranger. Theysocanevery

also determine whether they outnumber agroupfemalesanother

of roaring lions.

However, researchers stillhavemessagethough

much to learn about these fierce andhoweverfascinatingis

felines.

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John Grisham

More than twenty years ago, John Grisham decided that he would like to write a novel. He

wanted to base it on hisexperiencessigningstwenty

as a lawyer in the southern United States.TraveledHaveHowever

, before he

could begin writing, he had toresolveacceptwork

an important dilemma. How could hewritehimselfhelp

a book and also

continue working toauthorswentsupport

his family? He finally decided that hewasdidn'twould

write for two hours each

morning, before hisworkalsobuy

in the courtroom started. After threeyearsdoesturned

, Grisham finally finished his

first book.

DidWhenWorks

Grisham decided to publish the book, hewellmorningagain

faced a problem. No one seemed to

wantonecompany

to publish a book written by anplayingclassesunknown

writer. In fact, twenty-nine publishersturnedwriterscontinue

him down before he finally foundwantedonedreamed

that would accept his story. Thisyearsstillpublisher

was a small

company without alargethreeinstead

sales force. Because Grisham wanted people tohelpfulsalesread

his book, he went

to bookstoreshimselflovebestselling

and asked the owners to buy hisbookreadingown

. Many owners turned him away,

buthoursbeenothers

were very helpful. Today, Grisham isoneninesmall

of the most well-known authors in


themanychurchnation

, and he still remembers these people.WheneverHandBegin

he publishes a new book, hewatchinghaswant

book signings at their stores.

Grishambeganlawinterest

work on a second novel thedaywheneversale

after he finished his first book. His

builtawaysecond

book, “The Firm,” brought him better luck. Itbecausebecameyear

the bestselling novel of the year. It

wasbooktwenties

even made into a movie. Thefieldsfinallymoney

he made from the sale of hispublishschoolbook

allowed him to

quit his lawpracticewasn'tsupport

and become a full-time writer. Sincethenfinishedboy

, he has written one book a

groupyearpractice

and has been called the bestsellingwritertrymost

of the nineties.

When Grisham was aboybroughtfound

, his mother believed that children shouldspendthanvery

their time

playing and reading ratherbecomewriterthan

watching television. As a result, theratherfamilysix

did not own a

television, and Grishamlearnedownerseach

to love reading. One of hishighliteratureread

school English teachers also

encouraged thisyetinterestenjoyed

. In her classes, Grisham learned aboutchildrenliteratureplayer

and especially enjoyed

reading the works of Americanwriterslikesdilemma

.


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Even though he loved to read as amoviechildmoney

, Grisham didn't dream of becoming awriterteachersbookstores

when he grew up. Instead, heencouragedespeciallydreamed

of becoming a baseball player. When hetwodecidedwas

in his

twenties, he realized hedidn'tcouldpublishers

have the talent to play baseball as athenprofessionalhigh

. Yet it wasn't

until he hadcompletedtodayplayers

law school that he decided tonewtrybecame

his hand at writing. Today, when

Grishamspeaksforcetalent

to young people, he advises themothersnotfaced

to decide on a career toocalledearlyeven

.

When Grisham is not writing novels, heagainlikesplay

to help other people. He hastraveledwhenbetter

with a

church group to helppeoplechildallowed

in South America. He also does work for the Little League. Infactfirstlawyer

,

some Little League players have their games on thenovelcourtroomsix

baseball fields that Grisham built on

hisnotpropertymore

.

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Step by Step

Curious, Ari examined the device, which resembled a stopwatch. His teacher, Ms. Jefferson, had

justdistributedcanbegan

them to the whole class andlookedcalledinterested

them “pedometers.” Ari had heard of them

before, butneverendtook

seen one. He knew it mustmorningisbe

related to Fitness Month. They hadmarkcalculatebeen

talking about the importance of gettingtogetherhereenough

exercise. Ari looked up to see Ms. Jefferson

morewhereverwriting

something on the whiteboard. It said, “Walk to California.”

“CelebratedWe'reWorking

going to start a class project inhavegroupconnection

with Fitness Month,” Ms. Jefferson

said. “For theonemanyrest

of the year, your assignment is toteacherwearexamined

these pedometers wherever you go.

They'lltraveledsaidcount

how many steps you take, andcanfewresembled

convert that into distance traveled. Every

feltdaygo

, we'll calculate how far we traveled as aalloftenclass

, and each week we'll mark thatgetdistanceincrease

on the

map. The goal is togroupswalksee

how long it takes us, working as adon'texercisegroup

, to get from here in

Connecticut to California.”

Aristartedwasreported

interested. He wondered how far hemusthowwalked

in a day. He doubted itdevicemapwas

very


far. He thought, “I betresteachall

together we don't walk more than afewwelltalking

miles a day. How could we

halfyardstickpossibly

get all the way to California by theendcalledjourney

of the year?”

Ms. Jefferson showed themhowwhiteboardthought

to attach and work their pedometers.PersonBeginningThen

they

were divided into groups, each with afinallyyardstickaveraged

, and sent outside to measure theirseestrideweek

length, or

how far they went in asentsinglewalked

step. Ari's group decided to haveeachstepfar

person walk a distance of fifty

projectfeetclass

and count how many steps itseentookmiles

. Then Ms. Jefferson showed them how towouldentersingle

their

stride lengths into the pedometer.LongNowTell

it would be able to tell theminchhowpedometer

far they traveled.

In the followingdaysshowedfitness

, Ari and his classmates reported everymarveledwasmorning

how far they had

walked since thepreviousneverslowly

day. Ari was amazed at howblockpossiblyfar

they walked. He had found that he

knewaveragedfound

over a mile a day just bywritingdailyhimself

, and that with a little effort hewearcouldenter

walk over two.

Together, the classlinebetwas

walking over fifty miles every day. Aripedometersdadmarveled

to see the line on the

mapclassmatesstart

inch slowly toward California. As theattachstudentsyear

started getting used to walking more,


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theweredailyachieved

totals began to increase. Ari wasmilegoingtotals

for walks with his dad around thefollowinglittleblock

every evening, and he often went forlongdayslength

walks in the afternoon as well. Hefeltsomethingdistance

great.

Finally, about a month and ahalfputafternoon

after the great walk had begun, Ms. Jeffersonputwalksthen

a

dot just over the border into California. Theircuriousstudentsjourney

was complete. Ari and his classmatesdotstrideall

celebrated what they had achieved, beginning withjustveryheard

a few steps.

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The Electrician

It was sharing time at school. During sharing time, the teacher wouldwritesafeone

a question on the

chalkboard, and theanswerclassstep

would then talk about possible answers. Theagreedproudquestion

for the day was,

“Who are thehomespeoplefourth

in our community that we depend onschoolsaidmost

for support?”

Ms. Martinez turned to herclasscouldn'tsure

of fourth-grade students and said, “IfThenThink

of someone

who does a job that youofficecannotelectrician

do yourself. Then explain what thatpersonsodad

does and the

importance of his or hertrainingdangerouswork

. Who will volunteer to answer first?”

Maria had herexplaintakeshand

up in a flash. “My step-ringneedsdad

is the master electrician for our

schoolappliancesfound

district,” she said. “He takes care ofmakingproblemscareful

with electricity in all our schools and in the

howdistrictbells

offices. We couldn't get by without thewritehelpdistrict

we get from electricians like him.”

Weren'tThenWorking

Maria explained how electricians help others. “Theyconnectgladproblem

and repair electrical

wires so electricitycanlotneed

make things work in our schools andhomesbiggerthought

. Of course, we need electricity

forsharinglightsothers

, but we need it for appliances andfeltotherpublic

things, too. We need it for thehaveovensmight

in the


lunch room, and thepeopletherespeak

in the office use electricity toringwiresschools

the bells and to speak over the

isworkerspublic

address system. At home, electricity lets uscamestudentstalk

on the phone, use the washing

joinmachineelectrical

, and listen to music on thestereosupportflash

. Working with electricity can be dangerous,classwhenso

electricians must have a lot ofspecialwereoutlet

training.”

Ms. Martinez encouraged others tonewdependjoin

the discussion. Everyone shared ways electricians

hadnothelpedwas

them at home or at school.RanOneAnswers

student recalled a problem that arosecoursebreakerwhen

the

school got new computers. Everyoneeffectivewasspecial

excited about using them, but theresharedweren'tare

enough

outlets to plug in all thehelpedcomputersmost

. Electricians ran new wires into thedoanothercomputer

room. They

installed an outlet foreachthinkwould

computer. Soon students were busy makingelectriciansAllgood

use of all the

new computers.

FirstChalkboardAnother

student recalled a time when theenoughmusicair

conditioner at his home quit working.

Anquitletselectrician

found that there was not enoughgoodrecalledpower

for the air conditioner to workproperlytimegot

.


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She installed new wiring and ahothelpbigger

circuit breaker, and then she double-checkedmasterplug

all her work.

Electricians have topeoplebecannot

very careful. If there is evenonesoonoffices

small mistake, the wires might get

tooexplainedarose

hot and start a fire.

Assharinglunchconditioner

time came to an end, thediscussiontopicwhole

class agreed that a community needs the

helpsystemvolunteer

of electricians. These workers make sure thatpeopleelectricitybusy

have safe and effective ways of

usingtoopretty

electricity. Maria felt proud of herstepwiringinstalled

-dad, and was glad Ms. Martinez hadexcitedbroughtteachers

up

the topic. “Teachers are prettyproperlyotherimportant

, too,” she thought.

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