Record Oil Profits
The ExxonMobil oil company set a record for largest annual profit ever for a U.S. company.
Month: February 2007
Climate Change: Earth's Fate is In Our Hands
It may seem hard to believe, but people can actually change the weather and the earth’s climate. A new report states that it is “very likely” (or 90 percent certain) that climate change is caused by human activity.
Climate Camp Kids Say Enough is Enough
Many people in the UK are changing the way they use energy. They are bicycling, buying food from local producers and recycling their waste. People are also angry. They have directed their anger at politicians who talk about these problems but do little to prevent them. Hundreds of people came together and set up the “Climate Camp” last August to say they had had enough.
Army Officer Faces Trial for Refusing to Go to Iraq
Lieutenant Ehren Watada is the first U.S. Army commissioned officer to refuse an order to go to Iraq and to publicly speak out against the war. He faces several year in prison for his stand.
Meet Marlea, a native Australian
Learn about Marlea, her family and what she likes to do. Also learn a few words in Marlea’s language: Koori English, and some facts about the country of Australia.
How to Break a Guinness Book World Record
You can break records in almost anything, from doing the most jumping jacks to baking the biggest cupcake!
Go on a Cultural Treasure Hunt! Museums Bring the Fun Indoors
Here are some cool museums to try across the country.
Letters to the Editor
These letters were submitted by sixth graders at John Jay Secondary School for Law in Brooklyn, NY in response to the IndyKids cover story: “Tomato’s Juicy Secret.”
Hip Hop Hooray
At Flushing International High School in Queens, NY students learned about hip hop history – the days when “the high was creativity rather than drugs,” said music teacher Beth Mabon-Grass. Students also wrote their own raps.
In Your First Voice: German
Wen Chen, 12, of Middle School 131 in New York City’s Chinatown, wrote this essay about her first best friend. She is from Bielefeld, Germany.
