teaching the cover story want more … studies:students should learn how data and science help us to...

ISSUEDATES

Feb. 22

Sept. 28

Sept. 7

Sept. 14

Oct.5

Oct. 19

Oct. 26

Nov. 9

Nov. 16

Nov. 30

Dec. 7

Jan. 4

Jan. 11

Jan. 25

Feb. 1

Feb.15 & 22

Mar.1

Mar.15

Mar.22

Apr.5

Apr.12

Apr.26

May10 & 17

A supplement to scholAstic news

We are committed to your satisfaction. You can contact us at 1-800-724-6527.

www.scholastic.com/sn4

Want MORE Reproducibles?

Get 2 FREE @ www.

scholastic.com.sn4

SCHOLASTIC NEWS • EdITION 4 • MARCH 22, 2010 T1

TEachinG ThE cOvER STORY

When the Ground ShakesStandard CIVICS: Students should be able to identify processes that change the surface of the Earth.

SummaryA powerful earthquake recently

rocked Chile, causing damaging tsunami waves to hit its coast. Smaller waves reached other areas in the Pacific, including Hawaii. Scholastic News reports on the quake and explores the science behind earthquakes and tsunamis.

Pre-Reading Discussion

What is an earthquake? Have you ever experienced an earthquake? do you know any areas in the United States that are prone to earthquakes? describe what you know.

Background

Chile is located in southern South America next to the South Pacific Ocean. It has a population of more than 16,600,000 people.

The magnitude of an earthquake measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake. Magnitude is determined from measurements on seismographs. Earthquakes measuring a magnitude of 7.0 or

higher cause considerable damage to buildings and structures. Since 1973, there have been 13 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater in coastal Chile. The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960. The February earthquake in Chile measured a magnitude of 8.8.

A tsunami is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake. As the waves approach coastal waters, they often grow in height and smash into the shore, sometimes causing great destruction.

Post-Reading Discussion

What do you think makes some areas better able to withstand quakes?

Resources• Learn more about earthquakes

with Scholastic: http://teacher .scholastic.com/activities /wwatch/earthquakes/index .htm.

• Help students understand the shifting plates and dynamic forces at work during an earthquake with this free e-book by Sylvan dell Publishing at www .SylvanDellPublishing.com.

TEachinG TiPOF ThE WEEk

Bring in a box of cream-filled cookies (such as Oreos). Pass out at least one cookie to each student. Have them pull apart a cookie, making sure one side retains most of the cream. Next, students should take the two cookie halves, cream side up, and slide them over each other slowly. One cookie half should slide on top of the other half, scraping off the cream filling as it moves. Explain that this is just like an oceanic plate shifting under a continental plate at the plate boundaries. When this happens, layers of the seafloor are often scrapped off and plastered on the edge of the continental plate next to it. Much of the west coasts of the Americas is composed of forma-tions from these movements. Lastly, enjoy a cookie snack!

cookie Fault Line

March 22, 2010Vol. 72 No. 19 ISSN 0736-0592

TEachER’S EDiTiOn

America’s Leading News Source For Kids


Edition 5/6

Edition 4

Edition 3


SchOLaSTic nEWS • EDITION 4 • EDiTORiaL: Editor: Stephanie Smith • Associate Editor: Natalie Smith • Associate Editor: Jill Lederman • Copy Editors: Ingrid Accardi, Veronica Majerol • aRT: Design Director: Doreen Walsh • Art Director: Jimmy Sarfati • Associate Art Director: Winnifred Whipple • Senior Cartographer: Jim McMahon • Photo Editor: Larry Schwartz; PRODUcTiOn, iMaGinG anD SYSTEMS: Production Editor: Anthony Giammanco • Digital Imaging Group: Marc Stern, Bonnie Ardita, Bianca Beeman • Technical Coordinator: Elliott Hill; • SchOLaSTic nEWS OnLinE: Associate Editor: Laura Leigh Davidson • cLaSSROOM MaGaZinES: President, Scholastic Classroom & Library Publishing: Greg Worrell • Senior VP/Publisher, Scholastic Classroom & Library Publishing: Patrick Daley • VP, Editor in Chief: Rebecca Bondor• Creative Director: Judith Christ-Lafond • Executive Production Director: Barbara Schwartz • Executive Editorial Director, Copy Desk: Craig Moskowitz • Publishing Systems Director: David Hendrickson• Executive Director of Photography: Steven Diamond • Reference Librarian: Karen Van Rossem; • ciRcULaTiOn & MaRkETinG: VP Marketing: Jocelyn Forman • Senior Marketing Manager: Christine Rochford • Director, Manufacturing & Distribution: Mimi Esguerra • Manufacturing Coordinator: Georgiana Deen • cORPORaTE: President, Chief Exec. Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Scholastic Inc.: Richard Robinson.

Death by insect?.................p. 6StandardSOCIAL STUDIES: Students should learn how data and science help us to form explanations about the past.

SummaryScientists say they now know

more about the mysterious death of King Tut. Through X-rays and dNA testing, they found that he likely died of malaria and a bone disease.

Pre-Reading DiscussionWhat do you know about

ancient Egypt? What fascinates you most about it?

BackgroundHow King Tutankhamen died

has been a topic of research and debate for decades. In general, little is known about the ancient king’s life. He was born around 1340 B.C. and may have been the son of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Because King Tut was only 9 years old when he became the ruler of Egypt, older government offi cials helped him rule.

English archaeologist Howard Carter found King Tut’s hidden tomb in the Valley of the Kings

in 1922. The Valley of the Kings is located along the western bank of the Nile River. It was the primary burial ground for pharaohs of the 18th through 20th dynasties.

Inside the mummy of the king were two other coffi ns of wood and an innermost coffi n of solid gold. On it was a mask of solid gold inlaid with pieces of colored glass, stone, and ceramic.

Lesson ExtensionHave students research more

about Egypt. Break them up into groups and assign each group one of the following topics: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, or the Nile River. Have each group work together to prepare a presentation on their topic. Then have students talk about which facts they fi nd most interesting and why.

Post-Reading DiscussionWhat do the new fi ndings about

King Tut’s death suggest about his life?

Resource• For more information about

ancient Egypt, visit www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html.

T2 SCHOLASTIC NEWS • Edition 4 • MARCH 22, 2010

POSTAL INFORMATION: THE TEACHER’S EDITION OF SCHOLASTIC NEWS EDITION 4 (ISSN 0736-0592) is puBlisheD weeKlY DuRinG the school YeAR eXcept holiDAYs AnD miD-teRm, 24 issues, BY scholAstic inc., 2931 eAst mccARtY st., p.o. BoX 3710, JeFFeRson citY, mo 65102-3710. peRioDicAl postAGe pAiD At JeFFeRson citY, mo 65102, AnD At ADDitionAl mAilinG oFFices. postmAsteRs: senD notice oF ADDRess chAnGes to scholAstic news eDition 4 2931 eAst mccARtY st., p.o. BoX 3710, JeFFeRson citY, mo 65102-3710. PUBLISHING INFORMATION: u.s. pRices: $3.95 peR school YeAR (FoR 10X copies to the sAme ADDRess). A 9% shippinG & hAnDlinG chARGe will Be ADDeD to the totAl suBscRiption oRDeR. copYRiGht ©2010 BY scholAstic inc. All RiGhts ReseRVeD. scholAstic, scholAstic news, AnD AssociAteD DesiGns ARe tRADemARKs/ReGisteReD tRADemARKs oF scholAstic inc. mAteRiAls in this issue mAY not Be RepRoDuceD in whole oR in pARt in AnY FoRm oR FoRmAt without speciAl peRmission FRom the puBlisheR PRINTED IN THE USA

Coming Soon!Scholastic News Digital Editions

For more information, call 1-800-SCHOLASTIC (1-800-724-6527)

530-SN-S10



Edition 5/6

Edition 4

Edition 3


RepRoducible SkillS page

©20

10 b

y Sc

hola

stic

Inc.

Tea

cher

s m

ay m

ake

cop

ies

of t

his

page

to

dis

trib

ute

to t

heir

stu

den

ts.

SCHOLASTIC NEWS • EdITION 4 • MARCH 22, 2010 T3

Am

erica’s Leadin

g N

ews So

urce Fo

r Kid

s

Am

erica’s Leadin

g N

ews So

urce Fo

r Kid

s

Ed

ition

5/

6

Ed

ition

4

Ed

ition

3

Am

erica’s Leadin

g N

ews So

urce Fo

r Kid

s

FoR

Mo

Re

Sk

illS p

ag

eS, V

iSiT W

WW

.Sc

Ho

laS

Tic.c

oM

/S

N4

VocabulaRy Skill

Name: _____________________________________________________

use a dictionary to match each vocabulary word in the box with its definition.

Words in the News

Now use each of the words above in separate sentences.

seismologist: ________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

epicenter: ________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

undersea: ________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

erupt: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

magnitude: _______________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____ 1. A measure of the size and strength of an earthquake

____ 2. Located or occurring below the surface of the ocean

____ 3. The area directly above the place where an earthquake occurs

____ 4. A scientist who studies earthquakes

____ 5. To become active or violent, especially suddenly

WORDSa. seismologist

b. epicenter

c. undersea

d. erupt

e. magnitude

Am

eric

a’s

Lead

ing

New

s So

urc

e Fo

r K

ids

Am

eric

a’s

Lead

ing

New

s So

urc

e Fo

r K

ids

Ed

itio

n 5

/6

Ed

itio

n 4

Ed

itio

n 3

Am

eric

a’s

Lead

ing

New

s So

urc

e Fo

r K

ids

FOR

MO

RE

SK

ILLS

PA

GE

S, V

ISIT

WW

W.S

CH

OLA

STI

C.C

OM

/S

N4



Edition 5/6

Edition 4

Edition 3


REPROduCIbLE SKILLS PAGE

T4 SCHOLASTIC NEWS • EdITION 4 • MARCH 22, 2010

MAP SKILL

Name: _____________________________________________________

©20

10 b

y Sc

hola

stic

Inc.

Tea

cher

s m

ay m

ake

cop

ies

of t

his

page

to

dis

trib

ute

to t

heir

stu

den

ts.

The Continent of AfricaIn this week’s Scholastic News, you read about King Tut, Egypt’s famous boy pharaoh. Egypt is located on the continent of Africa. With 54 countries, Africa has a wide variety of people, places, geographic features, and landmarks. Use the map to answer the questions.

1. What country is just to the south of Angola? _________________________________________

2. The pyramids of Egypt are in what direction from Sudan? ______________________________

3. True or false: Part of the Sahara Desert is in Niger._____________________________________

4. The northern end of the Nile River is in what nation? __________________________________

Bonus: Why do you think people sometimes mistake Africa for a country? ___________________

________________________________________________________________________________

0Scale:

200 MI

0 300 KM

Equator

Equator

U.S.

AFRICA

AtlanticOcean

Southern Ocean

IndianOcean

BOTSWANA

TUNISIA

LIBYA

SWAZILAND

LESOTHO

MALAWIBURUNDI

RWANDA

DEM. REP.OF THE CONGO

BENIN

TOGO

ZIMBABWE

WESTERNSAHARA

(disputed)

GUINEA

UGANDA

ETHIOPIA

SUDAN

EGYPT

MAURITANIAMALI NIGER

NIGERIA

DJIBOUTI

ERITREA

NAMIBIA

CHAD

SOUTHAFRICA

TANZANIA

ANGOLAZAMBIA

SEYCHELLES

REPUBLICOF THECONGO

EQUATORIALGUINEA

SÃO TOMÉand PRÍNCIPE

GHANA

GAMBIA

CAPEVERDE

SENEGAL

SIERRALEONE

LIBERIA

GUINEA-BISSAU

CÔTED’IVOIRE

GABON

ALGERIA

MAURITIUS

MADAGASCAR

MOZAMBIQUE

COMOROS

MOROCCO

CAMEROON

CENTRALAFRICAN REP.

SOMALIA

CAMEROON

CENTRALAFRICAN REP.

The pyramidsN

ile River

S a h a r a D e s e r tS a h a r a D e s e r t

AFRICA

BURKINAFASO

BURKINAFASO

KENYA

LakeVictoria Great Rift Valley

teaching the cover story want more … studies:students should learn how data and science help us to...

Documents