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6/29/15 - Do you know anyone who has been to India? (Very Hot Weather in India) - What does the word “soar” mean? - How many people died due to the hot weather? - What happened to the roads? - Create a sentence using the word “melted”. - What is the difference between “cool” and “cold”? - Create a sentence using the word “struggle”. - Have you ever experienced very hot weather? - What do you do when it’s really hot outside? - Do you like the heat?
7/1/15 - What does the word “albino” mean? (Baby Albino Kangaroo) - If you had to change your hair color, what color would you change it to? Why? - Where was this kangaroo born? - What is a pouch? - What is fur? - What does the word “susceptible” mean? - Do you know anyone who is susceptible body parts? - When was the last time that you went to the zoo? - Where can you find kangaroos?
6/22/15 - What is a python? (Snake eats tongs) - Have you seen a python before? - What are internal injuries? - What does the word “regurgitate” mean? - What does the word “lodge” mean? - Create a string using the word “injury”. - Create a sting using the word “tong”. - When did the snake drama refer occur? - Create a sentence using the word “unfold”.
6/24/15 - What is “carbon fibre”? (Men fly over Dubai) - What does the word “soar” mean? - Who soared the sky together? - In your opinion, what is the most daring activity for two people to together? - What did the two men do after they jumped out of the helicopter? - What is a pose? - Have you ever used a parachute? - What is the most dangerous activity you think that you’ll do? - Have you ever heard of jetpacks?
6/15/15 - What is this article about? (Fox makes a big sandwich) - Create a sentence using the word “unexpected.” - Where did this event occur? - Was the fox afraid of the people? - What did the fox do when the people gave it bread and meat? - What does the word “stack” mean? - Create a sentence using the word “stack.” - What is an exclusion zone? - What lives in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear plant that exploded in 1986? - Have you ever seen a fox in real life?
6/17/15 - What is 3D printing? (Medical 3D printing helps babies) - Why were babies dying in Michigan, USA? - What is an airway? - What is a splint? - How did the doctors save the baby? - What did the splint do? - How is the baby doing today? - What does the word “dissolve” mean? - Create a sentence using the word “dissolve?” - Have you ever thought of becoming a doctor?
6/8/15 - What is a transplant? (Full head transplant) - Who is having the transplant? - Why does he want to have the transplant? - What kind of disease does he have? - Create a sentence using the word “severe.” - Create a sentence using the word “weakness.” - How much will the operation cost? - Where will the operation take place? - How does the man feel about the transplant? - What does “push forward” mean?
6/10/15 - What is an earthquake? (Earthquake in Nepal) - Have you ever experienced an earthquake? - How many casualties resulted from the earthquake in Nepal? - Create a sentence using the word “collapse.” - What is the capital of Nepal? - How much damage did the earthquake cause? - What is a monument? - What is the Dharahara tower? - What would you do if an earthquake suddenly occurred? - What are some other types of natural disasters?
6/1/15 - What does “heart-stopping” mean? (Scientists meet a sperm whale) - What is something that you find heart-stopping? - What does the word “endangered” mean? - What is a vessel? - What does the word “encounter” mean? - What does the word “conduct” mean? - Have you ever had to research a topic for school/work? - Do you enjoy doing research? Why? - Where was this whale located? - What is a mammal?
6/3/15 - What is skiing? (Fun skiing event in Siberia) - Where was this event located? - What is a costume? - Have you ever worn a costume? - What is a participant? - What does the verb “slide” mean? - How many people joined the competition this year? - How many people managed to slide across the pond to finish? - Would you participate in this event? Why? - Have you ever tried skiing?
5/27/15 - Who is Spider Man? (French Spider Man climbs a tall building) - Who is the Spider Man in this article? - Why did the people name this man Spider Man? - What is a skyscraper? - What is the tallest building that he climbed? - What does the word “ascent” mean? - What is the opposite of the word “ascent”? - What are fingertips? - Have you ever climbed a building? - Would you ever climb a building? Why?
5/18/15 - What is a bench? (Benches made from fallen trees) - What does the word “strew” mean? - Who is Hugo Franca? - What did Hugo Franca say to the city? - What is furniture? - Name a few different types of furniture? - What is equipment? - What does the word “sustainable”? - Where is this place? - How many trees are there in Sao Paolo?
5/20/15 - Which animal do you see in the image? (Young pelican is getting big) - What is a pelican? - Where were the two pelicans born? - What is another way to say “in fact”? - Create a sentence using “in fact”. - What does the word “staff” mean? - What happens if the pelican eats too much? - Do the two pelicans live together? - Why is it dangerous for the pelicans to live together? - What does the word “flock” mean?
5/11/15 - Where is this museum located? (People get to be inside of paintings) - What is special about this museum? - What is an optical illusion? - Who made these paintings? - What does “three dimensional” mean? - What is a short way to say “three dimensional”? - What is an angle? - How many paintings do they have in the museum? - What is a workshop? - Have you ever been to a workshop? - Have you ever painted before?
5/13/15 - Which animal do you see in the image for this article? (Tortoise and a dog play) - What is another way to say tortoise? - Describe the two animals. - How old are the tortoise and the dog? - What are they like? - How do the tortoise and the dog play with each other? - What does the word “upload” mean? - What does “went viral” mean? - What would you do if you uploaded a video and it went viral? - What do you think about these two animals?
5/4/15 |
- What is a selfie? (Selfie every mile)
- What is the Pacific Crest Trail?
- Where is this trail located?
- How long is this trail?
- What was the man doing on the trail?
- Have you ever gone hiking?
- What did the man do with all of the selfies that he took?
- Why did take so many selfies?
- What does “lose weight” mean?
- Create a sentence using the word “stranded.”
5/6/15
- What is the topic of this article? (Family lives with lions)
- What is a cub?
- Who sold the two lion cubs?
- Who bought the two lion cubs?
- What is the difference between the verbs “bought” and “brought”?
- What does the word “wean” mean?
- Where do the two lion cubs live?
- Do you believe that having lions at home with children can be dangerous? Why?
- What does the word “environment” mean?
- What type of environment do you live in?
4/27/15
- What is this article about? (People help two dolphins)
- What does the word “chase” mean?
- Have you ever chased or been chased by someone?
- Where were the two dolphins found?
- What is the past tense form of the verb “swim?”
- Where is this river located?
- What does the verb “herd” mean?
- What does the noun “herd” mean?
- What is a sheet?
- How much did one of the dolphins weigh?
4/29/15
- What is Earth Hour? (Earth Hour)
- What does the word “awareness” mean?
- What is a campaign?
- Do you know anyone who ran a campaign?
- When did Earth Hour begin?
- What is the purpose of this campaign?
- Create a sentence using the word “encourage.”
- What is another way to say 8:30?
- What is a consumption?
- Do you believe that the campaign was successful? Why?
5/1/15
- What is a walkway? (Walkway in Spain reopens)
- Where is this walkway located?
- What is this walkway known for?
- What does the word “narrow” mean?
- What does the word “steep” mean?
- What is a gorge?
- What is the past tense of the verb “undergo?”
- Is this walkway dangerous? Why?
- Would you travel to this place? Why?
- Do you consider yourself a risk-taker? Why?
4/20/15
- What is a pelican? (Little Dalmatian Pelicans)
- Have you ever heard of Dalmatian pelicans?
- What does this animal look like?
- Where can you find this animal?
- Where were these animals born?
- What does the word “raise” mean?
- Who were you raised by?
- What is an avian center?
- What is a chick?
- What does the word “climate” mean?
- What type of climate do the Dalmatian pelicans need?
4/22/15
- Have you ever heard of Napoleon Bonaparte? (Two hundred years after the Battle of Waterloo)
- Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
- What is an emperor?
- What is another word for “defeated”?
- What are the “Hundred Days”?
- What was his last battle?
- What is Napoleon known for?
- Where is his hat today?
- What is your opinion of two-cornered hats?
- What does the word “exile” mean?
4/24/15
- Who is this article about? (Man biked up Taipei)
- Where is he from?
- What is his occupation?
- What record did he break?
- What does the word “cycling” mean?
- What does the word “surpass” mean?
- Have you ever read the Guinness World Record book?
- What does Taipei 101 look like?
- What is a challenge?
- What is the last challenge that you overcame?
4/13/15
- What animal do you see in the image? (Giant stingray)
- Where was the stingray found?
- How heavy is the stingray?
- Who caught the stingray?
- What is a conservationist?
- What is a fence?
- Do you have a fence in your backyard?
- How does the information about the stingray help scientists?
- What do the scientists want to know?
- Have you ever thought about becoming a scientist? Why?
4/15/15
- Where was this photograph taken? (Life in Donetsk, Ukraine)
- What is a ceasefire?
- What is a rebel?
- What is an orphanage?
- Create a sentence using the word “orphanage”.
- How many children are cared for in this city’s orphanage?
- What is hardship?
- What does “physically” mean?
- What is another word for “psychologically”?
- What does “psychologically” mean?
4/17/15
- Why are there many bees on a road? (Many bees on a road)
- What is a beehive?
- What does the word “scatter” mean?
- What is another word for “scatter”?
- What is a beekeeper?
- What did the police do when this incident occurred?
- Why did the beekeepers leave some of the beehives on the road?
- Have you ever seen a bee?
- What would you do if you were on the road at the time that the incident occurred?
- How do you feel about insects?
4/10/15
- Who is Iron Man? (Iron Man gives a boy a bionic arm)
- Have you watched the movie?
- What do you think about Iron Man?
- Who received the bionic arm?
- What is a partially developed arm?
- Do you know anyone who has a similar condition?
- What does the word “bionic” mean?
- How did the boy feel when he met Robert Downey Jr?
- What does “star-struck” mean?
- What are two adjectives that you see in this article?