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Alex scored 8 points for his baseball team. He struck out 5 players. He hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 more runs. Alex was declared Most Valuable Player of the game.
Alex was declared Most Valuable Player of the game.
100
Many people think all penguins live in the cold and ice
 of Antarctica. However, only 6 of the 17 species or types of
penguins live in Antarctica. The others live in parts of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and South America and on the Falkland and Galapagos Islands.
Penguins live in many parts of the world.
100
During the first part of the 1800's the North and the South grew in different ways. In the North, cities were centers of wealth and manufacturing. There were many skilled workers. In the South there was not much manufacturing. There were not many skilled workers.
The differences between the North and the South grew in the 1800’s.
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Knights in the Middle Ages had many valuable items. This includes his armor, which was made out of heavy metal. Knights also needed weapons, which included a lance and a sword. Knights also had horses, which were trained for battles. These three items were very expensive.
The knights had many important items needed for battles.
200
If you like to watch or play basketball, you know that the scores in games are usually quite high. It’s not unusual for a very good team to score 100 or more points. Part of the excitement of the game is the fast and frequent scoring.
High scoring is a normal part of basketball.
200
Not all plants grow in the same way. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials. Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.
Not all plants grow in the same way.
200
When the United States was created, three branches of government were set up: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. The executive branch consists of the President and the Vice President. The legislative branch consists of Congress, which is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court and the US court system.
The United States has three branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches.
200
In Africa, wearing masks is an important part of the lifestyle. At special events, masked dancers are disguised as animals or spirits. They act out stories to celebrate occasions such as holidays, funerals, religious ceremonies, and community gatherings. Some people believe that this is a way to talk with ancestors.
Masks are important in the lifestyle of Africans.
200
Humans have been using rocks for a long time. About 2 million years ago, ancestors of modern humans shaped small rocks into weapons. The Great Wall of China and the city of Machu Pichu in Peru were both made out of rocks.
Rocks have been useful to humans throughout time.
300
Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
Many skills are needed to play soccer.
300
A galaxy is a massive complex or system of stars or remnants of stars. Some include multiple star systems and clusters. Galaxies are held together by gravity and contain from millions to trillions of stars.
Galaxies are large systems of stars.
300
In the 1800’s, many settlers traveled on the 2,000–mile long Oregon Trail. The trip was very challenging. The trail stretched from Missouri to Oregon and took 4–6 months to complete the journey. There was little or no room for more than one or two people to ride in the wagon, so most had to walk the whole way! Some people died from sickness or fatigue.
Traveling on the Oregon Trail was very challenging.
300
Pyramids in Egypt were full of treasures. It was easy for grave robbers to find where these pyramids are. However, that is why secret passageways and all kinds of fancy traps were designed to catch robbers who tried to break into the pyramid to rob it. If you were caught, the penalty for grave robbing was death.
There were ways to prevent grave robbers from stealing treasures.
300
Mozart became a very successful musician before he was 20 years old. He began keyboard lessons when he was 4 years old, and made his own music starting when he was 5 years old. Mozart published two sonatas at the age of 8. When he was 13, he composed his first opera.
Mozart became a successful musician before he was 20 years old.
400
Native Americans in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse. In lacrosse the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
Native Americans enjoyed playing games such as lacrosse.
400
Tropical rainforests have layers of life. The uppermost layer is called the canopy. There are tall trees and monkeys. Below the treetops is a second layer, called the understory. Bushes and reptiles live here. The third layer is the forest floor. This consists of plants such as shrubs and animals such as jaguars.
Rainforests are made up of the canopy, understory, and forest floor.
400
On July 4, 1884 France gave the United States an amazing birthday gift: the Statue of
Liberty! She is a symbol of the United
States. But the world-famous Statue of Liberty
standing in New York Harbor was built in France. The statue was shown to the U.S., taken apart,
shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates, and
rebuilt in the U.S. It was France’s gift to the American people.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States.
400
The Vikings were superb shipbuilders, sailors, and craftsmen. They built boats called Longships, which could be anywhere from 52 feet to 121 feet long. However, the Vikings built them in a way that made them easy to steer and land on beaches. This helped them in travelling far distances.
The Vikings were very good shipbuilders and sailors.
400
Brazil has many different types of plants. It is most well known for the rainforests, such as the Amazon. There are also grasslands and pine tree forests. Brazil also has many animals living there. There are over 600 mammal species and 1,600 bird species.
Brazil has a wide variety of animals and nature.
500
Evidence shows swimming to have been practiced as early as 2500 BCE in Egypt and later in Greek and Roman civilizations. In Greece and Rome, swimming was a part of elementary education for males. The lack of swimming in Europe during the Middle Ages is explained by a fear that swimming spread infections. The popularity of swimming recreation and sport begin 19th century.
Swimming has a long history.
500
Gravity is a force that attracts things towards the center of the Earth. All things and people on Earth are attracted to the Earth. Everything is pulled toward the center of the planet. That is why things fall to the ground. It is also why people and things stay on the ground instead of floating around in space.
Gravity is a force that attracts things towards the center of the Earth.
500
The Revolutionary War was a war in which the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against the British. King George III of England placed many new laws against the colonies that were not beneficial to the Americans. For example, The Stamp Act taxed non-British imported goods and many daily items such as newspapers. The colonists eventually started rebelling. One way they did this was through the Boston Tea Party. Soon enough, the Revolutionary War began.
The Revolutionary War was a war in which the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against the British.
500
Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who made discoveries about our solar system and astronomy in general. He created a telescope with around 3x magnification. He later improved them to make telescopes with around 30x magnification. With these telescopes, Galileo was able to observe the skies in ways previously not achieved.
Galileo’s inventions helped him discover new things in space.
500
People live in many areas of the United States. However, these areas can be divided into three main categories: urban, suburban, and rural areas. Urban areas are cities and have many tall buildings close together. Suburban areas surround cities. There are not as many buildings as there are in cities. Rural areas are areas with large amounts of open land and buildings are very spread out.
Three types of areas that people live in are urban, suburban, and rural.