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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Particle Accelerators

For Students 9th - 10th
Particle accelerators and what how they are used in research are explained briefly but succinctly here. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few paragraphs the meaning of different concepts in...
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Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Virtual Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual particles, described here, are particles that appear and disappear so rapidly they can be detected only by their effect on other particles. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to summarize in a few...
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Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Cherenkov Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Cherenkov light is explained here as the light emitted when a charged particle travels through matter faster than light would be able to. This would be slower, however, than the maximum speed of light, which occurs in a vacuum. "Explain...
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Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Scintillators

For Students 9th - 10th
Scintillators are materials that can be used to detect the presence of radiation and of particles. This article gives a brief explanation of them.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Vol. 4, Issue 5: Sammy Lee: Olympic Diver [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th
This article focuses on Sammy Lee, the first Korean American to win a gold metal.
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Text Project: Fyi for Kids: Changing Lives, One Cow at a Time [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd
Read this article to learn about Heifer International and other organizations who donate farm animals like cows, buffalo, goats, and sheep to poor people to improve their lives. It talks about 2nd graders raising money to help fund these...
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L'actualite (French)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online French language magazine with articles on current events in Quebec. Also contains articles on famous people in Quebec, Quebec politics, and social issues.
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St Online / Japan Times Ell Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site for Weekly ST, which the Japan Times publishes to help young audiences learn English. You can read articles, some in English, some in Japanese, and listen to the audio version. The English article comes with online...
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Ballet Dance Magazine: An Interview With Evelyn Cisneros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Evelyn Cisneros and with the choreographer of a dance, "Lambarena," created especially for her. In it, Cisneros discusses why she started dance, her early training, and the work that went into "Lambarena."
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Capital Coyotes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Howard Youth in Zoogoer first appeared in the July/August 2005 edition of the magazine. The article covers a range of topics related to coyotes including "March of the Prairie Wolf," "Keeping Coyotes Wild," "At a Den Site...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Sturgeon Fishes and Caviar Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Tidwell's article in Zoogoer Magazine focuses on the Sturgeon fish and related details. The topics covered in the article include Black Gold, The Caviar Mafia, Twilight of a Legend, and Buffalo of the Water.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: A Rabbit Tale

For Students 9th - 10th
Susan Lumpkin, in her article in Zoogoer Magazine, traces the origins of the Easter Bunny and deals with information related to rabbits in general. Topics covered in her article include Where in the World?, A Rabbit by Any Other Name,...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Return of "The Wanderer"

For Students 9th - 10th
Matt Olear's article in Zoogoer Magazine studies facts and information related to the Peregrine Falcon. Topics covered in the article include Restoring Falcons to the Appalachians, Population Crash, Duck Hawks of the Appalachians, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Grasslands on a Grand Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Jeffrey P. Cohn's article in Zoogoer Magazine, "Grasslands on a Grand Scale," examines a variety of animals and topics associated with the grasslands. Among the animals discussed are the bison, the great horned owls, the cattle, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Florida's Crowded Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in Zoogoer Magazine by Howard Youth centers on the Florida Panther and its population growth as well as reaction to growth of big cities. The information on the panther is both informative and interesting.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Sharks, in Deep

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth, in his article for Zoogoer Magazine entitled "Sharks, In Deep," examines a range of topics related to sharks including Shark Basics, Troubled Waters, Reaching for Limits, Bites Out of the Food Chain, Discovering Sharks, and...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Conceiving a Future for Cheetahs

For Students 9th - 10th
Phyllis McIntosh's article in Zoogoer Magazine presents information on the conservation of Cheetahs. She discusses the difficulties of breeding amongst Cheetahs, as well as the predicted future of Cheetah cubs.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Toxic Toads and Tyrannical Treefrogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth's article in Zoogoer Magazine highlights facts and information related to various types of treefrogs and toads that are toxic. The types include the inch-long greenhouse frog, the cane toad, Cuban treefrogs, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Secret Wolf

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, "The Secret Wolf," in Zoogoer Magazine highlights facts and information related to maned wolves, which are spotted primarily in the Bolivian pampas.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Tracking an Elephantine Mystery

For Students 9th - 10th
This article in Zoogoer Magazine centers on the work of Deem and Blake as they track and use GPS locators with Elephants. General information is also provided on forest elephants and jungle elephants.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The New Elk on the Block

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary-Russell Roberson's article on elk in the Zoogoer Magazine centers on herds of elk located in both the western and eastern portions of the states.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Easy as 1,2,3

For Students 9th - 10th
Rob Shumaker's article in Zoogoer Magazine focuses on a variety of primates, from orangutans to chimpanzees, and their responses to tests and procedures including the Boysens tests.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Making Room for Elephants

For Students 9th - 10th
John Tidwell's article on elephants for Zoogoer Magazine centers on Asian elephants and covers topics including The Little Prince, The Princess and the Plague, and The Mating Game.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Naked Truth About Mole Rats

For Students 9th - 10th
Jill Locantore's article in Zoogoer magazine on mole-rats covers a variety of topics on the rats and discusses different types including the Palestine mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat.

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