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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015
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he motto for the
Olympic Games
is “Citius, Altius,
Fortius.” That’s ,
Latin for “Swifter
Higher, Stronger.”
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Olympic Games,
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of some amazing
abilities. For their e
size, they really ar
world champions
at speed, strength
and distance!
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Australian tiger beetles are
the fastest running insects
known. One of the fastest was
clocked at 2.5 meters per second (5.6 miles per hour).
They run about 170 times their body length per second.
If I could travel 170 times
my own body length per
second, how far would I be
able to run in a second?
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If you’re 4 feet
tall, 680 feet
per second!
Of the 1,830 varieties of fleas, the champion jumper is the cat
flea. It has been known to leap to a height of 34 inches.
That would be like a person leaping over 1,000 feet! Relatively,
fleas take off with greater acceleration than the Space Shuttle!
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attorneys at law
Read the following facts. Then complete the chart.
A frog can jump 20 times its body length. A kangaroo can
jump 4.5 times its body length. A kitten can jump 3 times
its body lenth. A flea can jump 150 times its body length!
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If someone could travel at the rate of
680 feet per second, how many feet would they travel
in one minute?
Contraction
Action
Dash through the
newspaper and find
ten contractions.
Write the two
words that make up
the contraction.
Beware! Some
possessive nouns
may look like
contractions. Don’t
let them fool you!
Is a rhinoceros beetle
stronger than an elephant?
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Surprisingly, for its size, the
rhinoceros beetle is much
stronger than an elephant.
Standards Link: Data Analysis: Interpret information on a graph.
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An elephant can
carry up to 25%
of its own
weight on its
back. The rhinoceros
beetle can carry an amazing
850 times its own weight!
That would be like an
elephant carrying
850 elephants on
its back.
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AN D TO W IN G
Standards Link: Word
Analysis: Identify separate
words in a contraction.
Standards Link: Life
Science: Animals have
structures that help in survival.
Lewis & Clark
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LLC
M a n a ged by the Ca m pbell Grou p, L L C
lthough he knows everything
about spiders, Spider Storch
is a terrible runner. He’s afraid he’ll
ruin the Third Grade Olympics for
his teammates. Will he?
Unscramble the title of this book.
Then, check it out at your local
library this summer!
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read age-appropriate text in a variety of genres.
RHINOCEROS
SWIFTER
FORTIUS
HIGHER
STRONGER
SPACE
CHAMP
SPEED
GAMES
DASH
FLEA
BODY
LATIN
SPIDER
FROG
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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R S U I T R O F S S
S O R E C O N I H R
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Mad
Scientist
Fun
If you were a scientist and
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could invent something
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extraordinary, what
would
Cannon
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it be? Write about
it.
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Superlative Scavenger Hunt
Deadline: September 6
Published: Week of Oct. 4
Find three pictures of people smiling in
today’s newspaper. Label them “happy,”
“happier,” and “happiest.” Find three pictures
of people or animals looking strong. Label
them “strong,” “stronger,” and “strongest.”
Send your story to:
COLUMBIA
RIVER
ANSWER:
“One – two – flea – GO!”
Standards Link: Word Analysis: Understand and use
comparitive and superlative forms of adjectives.
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Tha nks to the follow ing bu sinesses for su pporting New spa pers In E
du ca tion
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• Appelo Archives Center
• Sam’s Seaside Café
• Hees Enterprises, Inc
• Quackenbush Buliders Inc.
• Bridgewater Bistro
• Clatsop Truck & Equipment
• Clatsop Behaviorial
Healthcare
BAR
PILOTS
• Le’s Income Tax
• Kuuma Saavi Works
• Bergerson Construction
• Diane Barendse, CPA
• Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria
• Mark J. Lang, Attorney at Law
• Premium Adjustable Beds
• Suzanne Elise Assisted
Living
• Solum Roofing & Gutters
• Astoria Marine Construction
• Jonathon’s LTD
• Seaside Oregon Visitors
Bureau
Great
Ocean
Da Yang
Seafoods LTD.
Providing safe passage since 1846
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EQUIPMENT INC.
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