2 BEAR 35 YEARS • November 2014 www.bearessentialnews.com November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] BEAR 35 YEARS Girl Scouts Troop 1957 Gets Ready for the Holidays with a Food Drive The Cactus-Pine Council is proud to feature Troop 1 5 as its rst roop of the onth he importance of p blic ser ice is st one of the man lessons that girls learn when the become part of irl Sco ts. irl Sco ts are constantl gi ing back to the comm nit an roop 1 5 is a great e ample of this gi ing spirit. hile man folks are starting to plan the men s an g est lists for their holi a tables the 15 members of irl Sco ts roop 1 5 t rne their tho ghts to those who are not so fort nate. i o know that o er 5 ki s in Arizona face h nger e er a o help make s re that e er one will ha e foo on the table this holi a season an thro gho t the ear roop 1 5 an former irl Sco t r. eannette ac ean ha e partnere to collect non-perishable foo onations. he collecte foo will go to the St. ar ’s oo ank one of the largest foo banks in the nite States. r troop is amazing roop ea er im elcher sa s. 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A great opportunity to interview scientists, participate in special el trips ig eeper into s b ects that interest them an get p blishe an rea b their peers. For more information, send your request to [email protected] Arizona’s most trusted and awarded newspaper for young readers. Bear Essential •••••••••••••••• NEWS ••••••••••••••••••• BearEssentialNews.com In this issue! Contests & Exciting Events page 2… SCHOOL HOUSE CHALK — a newly launched online portal created to provide educators with free tools, resources and strategies for the classroom. Learn more each month in Bear. page 3… New Troop of the Month column shines a spotlight on great troop activities and accomplishments that reflect what Girl Scouts is all about. It’s about discovering yourself, connecting with others and taking action within the community. page 8… ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives invites students to (re)imagine their city as a sustainable city in the year 2050. Entries receive tickets to the Arizona Science Center for the Sustainability Solutions Festival’s Family Day Feb. 16, 2015. page 11…Scien-tastic. NEW! A monthly page sponsored by UA that will introduce teachers, parents and our readers to a new science discipline each month. In this issue researchers take a look at food production in a changing environment. page 14…Enter to win tickets in Bear’s 11th Annual Holiday Performances & Events Coloring Contest. Dozens of lucky winners! Stop by the Bear booth at the Arizona Science Teachers Conference November 7 & 8. Learn more about Bear’s new science beat for Young Reporters! November 2014 • Arizona Cardinals Off to a Great Start! t’s the mi wa point of the reg lar season an the team with the best record in the National Football League is…drumroll, please…the Arizona Cardinals! After defeating the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 2, the Cardinals have a league-leading 7-1 record. Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer threw three touchdowns to lead the Cards to a 28-17 victory over the Cowboys. Dallas was playing without its starting quarterback, Tony Romo, who was out with an injury. But the Cardinals dominating defense squashed any hopes Dallas had for making up offense with the run. The Cardinals defense held Dallas running back e arco rra to ar s on 1 carries his rst under-100-yard rushing game this season. The Cards ha e pla e to gh for a long time the team’s defense has not allowed an opposing player to pick up Photo courtesy of the Arizona Cardinals e-mail: [email protected] Arizona’s Alex Okafor puts pressure on Dallas. BEAR 35 YEARS 5 Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Youngest Ever A committee announced the co-winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize in October, and one of them, Malala Yousafzai, is the youngest person ever to receive this PRESTIGIOUS award! The Nobel Prizes were created over 100 years ago by Alfred Nobel. They have been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace every year since 1901. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 102 times to individuals and 25 times to organizations. The selection process begins with the Norwegian Nobel Committee sending out thousands of letters to select people requesting their nominations. The committee, more than 100 yards in 18 straight contests! The Cardinals only loss this year was to the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium back at the beginning of October. The Broncos won that contest, 41-20. Coach Bruce Arians and his team may not be dreaming about the Super Bowl yet, but fans surely are. They would not have to travel from home, either. Super Bowl 2015 will be held at University of Phoenix Sta i m on eb. 1. t will be the thir time Arizona has hosted a Super Bowl. n his secon ear as hea coach Arians has gotten the Cardinals off to their best start since 1974. But defensive line coach Brentson Buckner is working to Facts About keep his pla ers’ hea s o t of the clo s. ckner the Nobel Peace Prize reminds them that the only thing a 7-1 start guarantees is a nal mark of - . • 2014 Awardees: Two Big Setbacks for Commercial Spaceflight Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi Photo courtesy of www.virginatlantic.com • Monetary award: $1.1 million Within a span of three days, one unmanned rocket which NASA hired to deliver supplies up to the split between the two recentl e plo e in a h ge reball shortl after liftoff space station. while the other, an experimental space plane, broke Three days later, on the other side of the compose of e members who are apart ring a test ight killing the co-pilot an serico ntr in alifornia’s o a e esert the secon appointed by the Norwegian parliament ously injuring the pilot. Both spacecraft were part of disaster happened. SpaceShipTwo was billionaire (called the Storting), selects the winner. The commercial space programs and not run by NASA, the ichar ranson’s ision of people pa ing big b cks Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Dec. 10 go ernment’s space agenc . to go straight up into space, be in zero gravity for a in Oslo, Norway. Nobel died from a stroke on he Antares rocket la nching from allops slan few minutes, and then safely landing. Ten years ago, Dec. 10, 1896. on irginia’s astern Shore on ct. carrie abo t SpaceShip ne won a 1 -million contest to be the rst oth of this ear’s prize winners are 5 po n s of foo water e ipment an ki s’ e privately funded (not government funded) space plane champions for children in their countries. periments that were meant for the nternational Space to carry someone into space and land safely. Malala, 17, has been very outspoken Station SS which ORBITS more than 200 miles irgin alactic’s SpaceShip wo se the same for women’s rights especiall e al above the Earth. But seconds after the early evening technology, but was a lot bigger, able to carry up to six opportunities when it comes to education launch, it started coming back passengers. The space plane in her native Pakistan. But she had made down and controllers may have launches midair from a special enemies because of her campaigning for sent a self-destruct signal to the et. t was release into the air girls’ e cation. n ctober 1 aliban doomed vehicle. an ha re its rocket engine for militants stopped her bus and shot her in No one was injured in the rocket another test ight into space. the hea . She s r i e an was own to For some reason, the co-pilot explosion, but the launch pad will England for her treatment. She and her pulled the lever early that unlocks need repairs. The six crewmemfamily now live there as she continues the spacecraft’s feathere wing bers aboar the SS aren’t in anpushing for education for all children. function, where the wings rotate ger of running out of supplies, but speak not for m self b t for those to stabilize and slow down the back on Earth, there are several SpaceShipTwo, center, crashed Oct. 31. without voice…those who have fought for craft as it reenters the atmoheartbroken kids whose experitheir rights…their right to live in peace, their sphere. The space plane was traveling just over the ments went p in ames in the e plosion. right to be treated with dignity, their right speed of sound when its wings rotated, and seconds n estigators are st ing the site la nch ata an to equality of opportunity, their right to be later, the vehicle was torn apart by aerodynamic forces. video footage of the mishap. The rocket was worth educated,” Malala said. The co-pilot Michael Alsbury was killed, but pilot about $200 million. They are looking closely at some The other awardee is Kailash Satyarthi, a Peter Siebold managed to deploy his parachute and is sort of fail re in the rst stage prop lsion s stem - ear-ol from n ia who hea s the lobal in serious condition as of press time. Will paying paswhich used two old AJ-26 rocket engines made in March Against Child Labor. His organization Russia back in the days of the Soviet Union. The rocket sengers like a aga om anks an stin ieber ghts chil labor an sla er in 1 co ntries. was owned by a company called Orbital Sciences, ever make it into space? 6 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 BEE’s Amazing Adventure Say “hello” to Pee Volume 36 • Issue 3 Wee Bee! Follow her amaz-z-z-zing adventure as she buz-z-z-zes from field to field. She will bring fascinating facts about Arizona agriculture to your classroom while she amaz-z-z-zes and entertains your elementaryaged students. Order your copy today! 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Code: BEN _______ _______ _________________ doog gihnt scirtaiped right away if you have any of these symptoms. • 325 E. Baseline, Phoenix 602-824-4228 • 861 N. Higley, Gilbert NEW n! Locatio 480-813-9600 November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] There Are Bugs All Around Us by Reporter Elle Magdziarz, Monte Vista Elementary he i. .e.a. se m in esa c rrentl has an e hibit that o ma want to see. t’s calle eepers reepers Bugs in Art.” I had the chance to visit it as a Young Reporter for Bear Essential News and it was exciting to see. hen walke thro gh the oor was gi en a el g i e an stamps of ifferent b gs to p t in it. ne of the rst things saw were really cool bug pictures on the wall. One was made of glass and had all different sizes of bugs in many colors. As I went from display to display I discovered more about bugs than I ever thought I would. At one table there was a light shining through a glass cover with x-rays and photos of different insects that could be matched up with one another. At the bee station, you could go into this little room where you could dress up as a bee, then stand in front of a background to take your picture. Also, if you looked around, you could see lots of paintings and sculptures inside glass boxes of bugs. At another table there were arts an crafts s pplies for creating ifferent t pes of insects. ma e a ragon . hile was making m ragon met iss Arizona She took a pict re with me an tol me that she was excited for my being a Bear Essential News Young Reporter and told me she would read this article when it came out! hile was there for the opening there were some great foo s to tr . e ha elicio s b g ice b tter pasta, worms in a cup, ants on a log, and much more. Everything at the museum was great, but my favorite thing was learning about the bugs then doing some cool things or experiments on that bug. Girls’ Lives a Circus, and They Love It! by Mrs. Dow’s Third Grade Gifted Class at Monte Vista Elementary Our class of Young Reporters was lucky enough to talk to two of irc s argas’ ancers. ariella iroga and Annabell Bachliyski are 16-year-old cousins who ha e been performing for irc s argas since the were 5. e lo e being in the ring an p tting a smile on people’s faces the tol s. ariella sa s that she lo es showing her skills to the crow . Because we were calling them for the interview from our classroom, we were wondering how they are able to go to school when they are on the road. They told us that they homeschool. They have a teacher who teaches them all of the subjects, in a classroom, and travels with them. We discovered that the circus travels with everything they need to live and perform. The largest item they carry is the circus tent. It takes two days to set up and tear down, and is really tall (about 40 feet)! The trailer that they travel in is also their home on the road. It has a living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and a bathroom. Growing up, traveling, and working together has made Mariella and Annabell best of friends; they Mariella, Annabell and Nicole also have another best friend named Nicole. All three love their work as dancers and practice constantly. Of co rse the on’t work all the time an the take two vacations a year back to their homes where they can relax and take it easy. We are really glad that they are performing here in the Phoenix area. It will be an exciting show to go see. They will be performing at three ifferent locations an oing lots of shows on’t miss it! See irc s argas in Phoeni ct. o . at esert Sk all 5th A e. off -1 in esa o . 1 at Superstition Springs, Hwy. 60 at Power Rd. and in Scotts ale o . 1 at the Pa ilions at alking Stick Fwy. Loop 101 and Indian Bend Rd. BEAR 35 YEARS 7 GMOs? What Are Those? by Reporter Farah Eltohamy ACP Erie Did you know that much of the food we consume nowadays contains Genetically Modified Organisms (or GMOs)? These plants and animals undergo genetic changes with DNA provided by viruses and bacteria. This unnatural method may be linked to health problems and damage to the environment. Due to the possibility of being unsafe, numerous countries worldwide have banned GMOs or placed restrictions on them, except for the United States. According to the Non GMO Project, 80 percent of processed foo s contain s that oesn’t so n appetizing! A few examples of food with GMOs are: any kind of soy, corn, canned soup, frozen food, sweetened juices, baby formula, tofu, vegetable oils (like canola), aspartame (found in soft drinks), cereal, sugar and meat. s on’t so n great especiall when they can create dangerous side effects! They include toxins, allergens, and even carcinogens (things that cause cancer). Unfortunately, the crops that have been genetically modified are filled with tons of pesticides, which are very harmful for our bodies. Businesses are only harnessing GMOs for their own benefits to gain profits, since they believe it will increase the amount of crops produced. In order to make a change, we need to stand up to this cause and find ways to avoid GMO consumption. Luckily, organic products do not contain GMOs, and are available in a huge variety of places nationwide now. MORE GMOs page 10 ➧ Be a young reporter! Visit BearEssentialNews.com or call toll free: 1-866-NEWS KID sponsors 8 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 T e de iti sustai a le is mpli ated ut t mplete t is a ti ity sider t is o... t u o y s e t i v In (re)imagine your city as a SUSTAINABLE CITY in the Year 2050! Submit your entry to win tickets to the Arizona Science Center for the S stainabilit Sol tions esti al’s amil a Feb. 16, 2015 Sustainability refers to making sure that planet Earth and all its resources can continue to provide a home for humans, animals and plants forever. For your drawing, here are a few questions to get you started. Use these and/or think of your own innovations to (re)imagine your city in 2050: • What will transportation look like? • Where will food grow? • How will we power our city? • Where will our green spaces be? • How will we handle garbage? • What will our neighborhoods look like? 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Question: Do you know where stormwater (and trash) goes once it enters a storm drain? Color Me! by Reporter David Mendez, Arizona Desert Elementary Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta! Imagine a party where everyone is invited! There are roller coasters for daredevils and slow rides for younger kids! That is Fiesta de Amistad! According to James Sinohui, the Fiesta hairman the weeken is lle with faith food and fun.” Sinohui says the festival began over 60 years ago in Tolleson. It began as a get together after a long time of working. It has grown—now over 1,500 people attend the Fiesta. he esta happens in ctober. t is sponsored by Blessed Sacrament Church. Monies from the Fiesta help pay the parish bills. Volunteers are always welcome, including ki s am able to be a r nner helping where needed. Adviser: Karen Golden More GMOs In addition, look for food and products that are verified to be safe by the Non-GMO Project, a major nonprofit organization that helps label food and products safe from GMOs or not. Together, we can make a difference to help our bodies and the environment safe from the menace known as GMOs. MORE SCOOPS page 18 ➧ Arizona SciTech Festival & Bear Essential News Invite you to EXPLORE THE WORLD OF THE RENAISSANCE'S Introducing... Sam the Sonoran Tiger Salamander Find out where he lives and how stormwater affects him FREE Classroom Presentations Available! Answer: When it rains, stormwater and pollutants from our lawns, such as oil, trash, pet waste, and chemicals, travel into storm drains. These storm drains lead to basins, parks, canals and washes. Stormwater runoff does NOT go to a water treatment plant. What can you do to prevent stormwater pollution? Attention Educators—Maricopa County offers hands-on stormwater workshops to Kingergarten—8th grade student groups within the County at no charge. Find out more at the Education/Outreach link at http:www.maricopa.gov/stormwater THINKERS, DREAMERS, & INVENTORS in the Student Days Essay Contest Student Days Program Dates: Dreamer Inventor Queen Isabella I of Spain Leonardo da Vinci Thinker Galileo Galilei A winner from the 1st–6th and 7th–12th grades will win admission to Student Days for his or her classroom! Elementary Schools Tues., March 3 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Jr./Sr. High Schools Thu., March 5 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For full details, resources, a complete list of prizes and rules, visit: www.RenFestInfo.com • See Student Days For your essay subject, visit RenFestInfo.com and click Student Days to download a list of Renaissance-Era Thinkers, Dreamers & Inventors. Grades 1– 6: hoose a historic g re from o r downloaded list, and in 250 words or less, tell us how this person inspires you or how they have impacted our lives today. Grades 7–12: In 500 words or less, tell us how one of the accomplished individuals from your downloaded list inspires you or share who is a Renaissance Person in to a ’s worl an e plain wh . Send Essays by Wed., Jan. 7th, 2015, to [email protected] OR Mail to: Arizona Renaissance Festival; Student Days Essay Contest 12601 E. US HWY 60; Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 Please incl e irst ame ast ame School ame School A ress eacher’s ame eacher’s mail eacher’s ontact mber ra e School S b ect. November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] Scien-Tastic! Bigger Questions, Better Answers, Bear Down A monthly science feature sponsored by BIOSPHERE 2—Food for the Future! O ne of the original Biosphere 2 missions was to learn if eight people could produce enough food to sustain themselves in a contained micro-world for two years. In spite of working hard, the Biospherians lost weight because they could not produce enough food. In a three-acre closed environment, plants had a huge impact on the ecosystem and the diet of the Biospherians. The need to produce a variety of foods in order to remain healthy was critical. Sweet potatoes were easy to grow and they ate a lot of them. In fact, their skin took on an orange tinge from the chemicals in the potatoes. Data gained from the original B2 mission have helped scientists project the effects of climate change on global food production. Places where we grow food on Earth (Biosphere 1) may no longer be suitable to grow food as temperatures rise and water becomes more scarce. Through our Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO) we track water as it moves through the earth. Knowing how the water moves will help us understand how plants might respond and how our human water supply might be affected if temperatures get warmer and the amount of rainfall decreases. When we can accurately project the effect of change in our atmosphere, we can make necessary alterations in our food production. This information may be critical to our comfort if not to our survival. Where Does My Food Come From? Some estimates indicate that lots of food eaten in the US has travelled an average of 1500 miles. That is the same distance as from the Grand Canyon to Chicago. Make a list of the foods you eat most. • In what country was it grown? • Who grew it? • When? • How did it get from where it was grown to the store? • How far did it travel? • If my food comes from a long distance, what was done to make sure it did not spoil? • uld d t at d l ser t • Could I grow it myself? me iles? 1,500 M BEAR 35 YEARS 11 The World’s Slowest Pizza! Pizza from Scratch—really. In Biosphere 2 it took many months to make a pizza. They had to grow the wheat and grind it to make the dough, the tomatoes to make the sauce and get milk from a goat to make the cheese. A lot more work than going to the grocery store or calling up for delivery! Resources Food Gardening in Tucson Students are trained by University staff and s per ise b a el coor inator to assist Tucson schools with a garden and gardening education. A Biospherian Tells All Jane Poynter, one of the original eight Biospherians, tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2—an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain life in the harshest of environments. Jane Poynter For links to these articles and more, go to www.bearessentialnews.com/ scientastic.php Contacts For a tour of Biosphere 2 and the LEO project contact: Nancy Boklund: 520-838-6192 [email protected] For questions about lesson content contact: Matt Adamson: [email protected] Page 12 BEAR 35 YEARS • www.bearessentialnews.com November 2014 Thanksgiving is coming, but do you know where your food comes from? As long as you get your fill, does it really matter? As we get smarter about the food we eat and the impact getting it has on the planet, you bet it does! F amilies are on the go—scrambling to make the school bell, basketball or soccer practices, dance lessons and scout meetings. And in this frenzy, you and your family still need to eat. So where oes o r foo come from t’s too simple to say that it comes from your freezer or the drivethrough window. Knowing what o ’re eating an where it comes from can make a difference in how you and your family live, change the menu of your school cafeteria and even help the planet! Farming in America Farm production (agriculture) in the United States is advanced and SOPHISTICATED. The variety of crops that we grow and the vast numbers of animals that we raise for our food is mind-boggling. And while we ought to be concerned about how things like climate change and genetic engineering affects our food supply, American farmers continue to produce plenty of food! From Farm to Face When it comes to getting food from the farm to your face, there are three basic steps—production growing the foo whether it’s a crop or animal processing what happens to the foo after it’s picked or harvested) and transportation (how it tra els an where it’s eli ere . Technological advances in keeping our food fresh for longer mean that our food can travel thousands of miles to get to us. In fact, the United States exports a lot of food to other countries while we also import a signi cant amount of our food from places around the world. Food distribution is not only national, but global as well. Food Closer to Home November 2014 Farm-to-Face Where Does My Food Come From? rewarding. Heck, you can even raise hens so you o ’ e seen em popping p in have delicious and nutritious fresh eggs for parking lots—tents with rows and breakfast. Kids here in Arizona and the rest of the rows of tables full of fresh produce country are not only growing food for their families, to b he i ea behin farmers’ but for their entire schools as well. markets is to give local farmers “The food sure tastes a lot better when it comes a way to sell their farm products o t of o r gro n . t’s reall alit pro ce that directly to people. you get to use right then,” says Bonnett. “And if you The farmers are responsible for transporting their produce to the market, and it gives families the chance to enjoy just-harvested fruits, vegetables and other products right off the farm. This is good for smaller, locally-owned farms. Some grow varieties of proce that larger farms on’t offer an might choose to grow those crops in a more SUSTAINABLE way one that’s easier on the en ironment sing nat ral fertilizers, avoiding harmful pesticides and reducing the distances food is transported to market). Prices are competitive with your neighborhood grocery store, and the money your family spends goes directly to support the local or regional economy. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture says over 8,200 farmers’ markets are c rrentl liste aro n the Reporter Aiya na Koch-Martin ez checks out squashes and country. melons at a fa rmers market. “By not having to transport food long distances, you cut down on gas and the emissions from (long) transportation so that’s one of the nice bene ts about having things that are locally grown,” explains have chickens Jennifer Bonnett, executive director of Valley at home (no, not in the Permaculture Alliance (VPA) in Phoenix. The house), the eggs are just non-pro t starte in an is ma e p of amazing!” a community of people in the Valley who VPA offers free classes want to discover ways to live more suson the ins and outs of setting up a home or a comtainably. Currently, there are more than munity garden. Even if you live in an apartment, you 6,500 members. can start a container garden (in pots). It also has a When it comes to vegetables and ton of information and forums on its website: other produce, fresher is generally better. phoenixpermaculture.org. hen it’s fresher it’s got more of the Three years ago, the Arizona Dept. of Health n trients an bene ts left in it beca se it Services launched its School Garden Program so hasn’t eplete o er the time it takes to that schools in our state could grow their own proget places,” Bonnett points out. duce, learn where their food comes from, try different foods and eat healthier, too! “The School Garden Program is very special. It Grow Your Own Food! provides fresh produce to children who might not You can go green by growing ha e e er trie a certain fr it or egetable. he ’re some greens! Planting your own able to see it grow and taste it,” explains Kathryn vegetable garden is a real learning Mathewson, school garden sanitarian and health experience and can be fun and educator with the program. Before a school can start ser ing p what’s growing in their st ents’ vegetable garden, it needs to go through a certication process b the program to make s re the food is safe. Mathewson walks schools through that process so they can begin serving up delicious and nutritious food grown by the students. “It gives them some of that education on plant life, on how things grow, the water cycle, and gives them some math skills,” Mathewson continues. She also lo es how it b il s the st ents’ self-esteem. Currently, nine Arizona schools (elementary and middle schools) ha e certi e gar ens. he application an a new simpli e safet plan is going up on its website: www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/ fses/school-garden. • BEAR 35 YEARS Page 13 What’s All the Buzz About Bees & Farming? Fast food is OK ev ery now and then, but fresh food is a bette r choice! anzo’s neighborhoo is in a historic part of town. “We try to make cultural connections to student families here, and a lot of the fruit trees are types that have been in this neighborhood for many ears like ince relate to apples an pears like pomegranates g trees an things like that. he ’re heritage fruit trees,” Oswald points out. The students will return to the Mission Garden in February to take cuttings from some of the trees an tr to propagate root them. n spring the ’ll learn abo t owers pollination an the roles of bees, bats and other pollinators) and the resulting fruit. Oswald says there are great learning opportunities through their garden work. He calls them a thentic e periences. think it’s important that kids know where their food comes from,” he notes. “They will know how Gardening Is to grow their Elementary own vegetafor Manzo bles, to eat Manzo Elementary healthy, and on cson’s west si e the ’ll en o st earne its certi it. All the cation for its extensive work that kid-grown gardens. It we do in the also has a greenhouse garden is with a aponics se eralways tied al big cisterns for collectto academing and storing rainwater ics, and to water the plants, and it really an there’s a chicken coop makes courtesy of Dena Cow to pho den Gar ion Miss quinces to al This year, the school ion academics dit tra k pic rs Manzo third-grade Garden. on is partnering with the ssi Mi more authenthe at le samp nearby Mission Garden, a re-creation tic and real to them.” of the Spanish Colonial walled garden that was Third-graders Chetan Goodshield and Litzy part of cson’s historic San Ag st n ission. his as ez sa that gar ening is har er than it seems. amazing garden pays tribute to the more than 4,000 They water everything with collected rainwater, and years that people have cultivated in that area along instead of fertilizing with chemicals, they make and the Santa Cruz River. What people have grown and use their own compost. harvested is an important part of their culture. Classmate Camille Egurrola likes “learning all Manzo third-graders were incredibly excited about how they grow and the process. But one of to visit the Mission Garden a couple weeks back. my favorite things is getting to taste the food once “They got a tour of the gardens. They got to learn the ’re grown she sa s. about the history of the space, as well as the trees like gar ening here beca se it’s f n planting and plants there,” says Wes Oswald, a third-grade the seeds and when we water,” Luis Nunez says. teacher who helps run the gardening program at the hir -gra er hanae opez sa s e’re learnschool. “They did some sketches; they harvested ing how to plant them. e’re learning how to grow and got to try some of the different fruits there!” them from the seed to sprouts, all the way to adults.” Do you think that honey is the only thing that makes its way to your kitchen thanks to the hard work of bees o co l n’t bee more wrong. n fact, you might “bee” amazed at all the foods that depend upon the pollinating touch of a honeybee! “One mouthful in three of the foods you eat directly or indirectly depends on POLLINATION by honeybees,” according to a 2004 USDA Agriculture Research Service report. Crops like nuts, alfalfa, apples, cantaloupe, cranberries, p mpkins an s n owers st to name a few all need to be pollinated by honeybees. Bees are necessary for agriculture, and agriculture is vital for Arizona! The importance of farming in our state is celebrated during Arizona Agricultural Literacy Days each fall. However, the folks who volunteered to read to local school chil ren co l ne er n a book speci c to Arizona,” according to Monica Pastor, agent with the University of Arizona College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Cooperative Extension. hat’s wh a few ears ago the starte working on a book that would educate students on where our foods and textiles come from—the farm! Arizona Agric lt re ee’s Amazing A ent re follows Pee Wee Bee as she buzzes around the state an isco ers Arizona’s i erse agric lt ral industry. Like all worker bees, Pee Wee is female, and she works hard. Pastor reminds us that honeybees are indeed busy, as they must visit two million owers to make one po n of hone Pollination is so important, according to the S A report that farmers can’t epen on feral hone bees that happen to nest near crop el s. hat’s wh farmers contract with migrator beekeepers who mo e millions of bee hi es to el s each ear st as crops ower. Visit ArizonaAgricultureBook.com for more information abo t ee’s Amazing A ent re. 14 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 Set the Stage for the Holidays! Win Tickets to one of these Holiday Events! ! s Kid Color the picture and mark which of these Holiday performances you & three family members would most like to see. Coloring page is also available online. Dozens of lucky winners! BearEssentialNews.com click on Holiday Performances! “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” • Presented by East Valley Children’s Theater Holiday Friends! Nesbitt/Elliot Playhouse/Mesa Arts Center Dec. 4–14 480-644-6500 • evct.org “Family Fun Day” • Presented by the Heard Museum Dec. 6 “Holidays at the Heard” • Presented by the Heard Museum Dec. 26–Jan. 31 602-252-8840 • heard.org “Holiday Lights” • McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Dec. 12–Jan. 3 6:30–9:00 pm (excludes Dec. 24, 25, 31) 480-312-2312 • therailroadpark.com “Holidays at the Zoo” • Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium Nov. 27–Jan. 4 623-935-9453 • wildlifeworld.com “Silvie’s Holiday Dream” • Presented by Dance Motion Performing Co. The Orpheum Theatre Dec. 6 & 7 602-262-7272 • dancemotion.com “The Snow Queen” • Presented by Center Dance Ensemble Herberger Theater Center Dec. 6–21 (Weekends thru Dec. 21) 602-252-8497 • herbergertheater.org “Swimming with Santa” • Kiwanis Recreation Center Wave Pool Dec. 27 & 28, 1 to 5 pm 1–3 p.m. visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus 480-350-5201 • Tempe.gov/sws “Winter Wonderland Express” • Enchanted Island Amusement Park Dec. 21–22 10 am–7pm 602-254-1200 • enchantedisland.com “Zoo Lights” • Phoenix Zoo Nov. 24–Jan. 11 5:30–10:30 pm 602-273-1341 • phoenixzoo.org “The Night Before Christmas” • Great Arizona Puppet Theatre Dec. 10–28 “Cinderella” • Great Arizona Puppet Theatre Dec. 30–Jan 25 602-262-2050 • azpuppets.org Send in your colored picture for a chance to win tickets! Send to Bear Essential News/Holidays 2525 E. Broadway Blvd. #102 • Tucson, AZ 85716 Entry Deadline is December 2 Name: Address: City: School: Email: Parent Signature: Grade: ZIP: Phone #: Must be 14 or younger. One winner per household. Entries for multiple contests may be mailed in same envelope. November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] BEAR 35 YEARS 15 Holiday Performances 2014–15 CALENDAR t’s the most won erf l time of the ear to spen with o r famil at a great holi a show or winter e ent in o t abo t some of the alle ’s holi a happenings in the listings below an enter to win fo r tickets for o an o r famil to atten a fab lo s performance this holi a season. See contest etails on the opposite page. oo l ck an happ holi a s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever his come - lle hristmas tale base on the best-selling book he est hristmas Pageant er creates entertainment an e citing chaos for the whole famil . ast alle hil ren’s heatre presents the show from h rs a s to S n a s ec. -1 . Performances are at esa Arts enter 1 . ain St. esa. ickets cost 15 for a lts an 11 for ki s 1 an o nger. or more information or to or er tickets go to www.evct.org or call the of ce at - 5 . Annual Winter Wonderland Express he nchante slan Am sement Park is throwing the Ann al inter on erlan press lle with fresh snow an train ri es. Santa la s will be in atten ance at the e ent on ec. 1 from 1 to p.m. ost e ents at the park like cocoa an en o ing the snow are free b t for a f ll list of etails go to www.enchantedisland.com. ra es Smit e ’s S uee erberger heater enter an enter ance nsemble present rances Smith ohen’s Snow een a ri eting famil tra ition. ase on the classic fair tale b ans hristian An ersen like isne ’s hit mo ie rozen this 480.756.3828 evct.org ballet looks at An ersen’s iconic characters in a new wa . Shows are ec. 1 on Sat r a s at an p.m. an on S n a s at an 5 p.m. ickets cost 1 . here are two shortene matinee shows offere on ec. 1 an 1 at 1 1 p.m. which cost per ticket. or etails an tickets isit www.herbergertheater.org or call - 5 . McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park ollowing tra ition c ormick-Stillman ailroa Park is contin ing their holi a festi ities from ecember 1 - an ar from to p.m. Santa la s will be isiting the park along with characters like Spi er- an. he train ri e area also is ecke o t with tho san s of lights an ecorations to blow an persons’ min o ng or ol . aro sel ri es cost an the train costs 1 per person. or f rther etails call - 1 1 or isit www.therailroadpark.com. Holiday Lights at the Phoenix Zoo oo ights at the Phoeni oo are here once again from o . to an. 11 from 5 to 1 p.m. S P presents holi a lights like no other n o tho san s of twinkling lights str ng all o er the zoo. ickets cost 1 for non-members an 1 for members e cl ing al e night. or etails on al e nights an to b tickets go online to www.phoenixzoo.org. More Holiday Guide page 17 ➧ 16 BEAR 35 YEARS • November 2014 www.bearessentialnews.com November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] Holiday Performances 2014–15 CALENDAR Syl ie’s H liday ream At the rphe m heater ec. e perience a spectac lar show con rming the belief that reams can come tr e. S l ie’s oli a ream is abo t a o ng girl e ploring her passion an attempting to f l ll her wish to become a ballerina. ancemotion presents S l ie’s oli a ream ec. at an p.m. an on ec. at p.m. ickets cost 1 . or more information or to p rchase tickets call . Heard useum amily u ay H lidays at t e Heard he ear se m has o ble the holi a f n with two e ents amil n a an oli a s at the ear . n ec. families can take part in arts an crafts an watch mo ern ance performances from 11 a.m. to p.m. ree with the cost of a mission the oli a s at the ear e ent offers man performances like ellowbir ancers an ati e Spirit ancers from ec. 1. Also e tra programs are a ailable on certain a s so for more information go to www.heard.org. reat ri a uppet T eatre hree shows are feat re at the reat Arizona P ppet heatre. ickets are 1 for a lts an for chil ren. rom o . 1 ec. he ittle e en brings singing an la ghter to a f n show abo t helping the hen make brea . he ight before hristmas pla s from ec. 1 . his show is all abo t celebrating the o that hristmas brings. he fair tale in erella the classic abo t a o ng girl becoming a princess is showing from ec. an. 5. All shows are pla ing at either 1 a.m. or p.m. o b tickets go to www.azpuppets.org. More Holiday Guide page 18 ➧ Ride t r u a BEAR 35 YEARS derla d HOLIDAY LIGHTS Opening Night: December 12 at 6:30 p.m. • Tree Lighting • Entertainment • Visit Santa through December 23 Holiday Lights will be open through January 3 every night 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. except December 24, 25, 31. etera s ay Tuesday em er Spea ers i itaries er rma es p.m. 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd. 480-312-2312 www.therailroadpark.com irt day arties d ri Hartley’s e eral St re s i i Ramadas Railr ad useums lay r u ds eel air a essa le 17 18 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 20% OFF any one item! (Not valid with any other coupon offers) Expires 12-24-14 Beautiful new toy store with huge indoor play area geared for kids 5 & under. (socks) 480-948-4630 • 13802 N. Scottsdale Rd. , Suite 116 Scotts ale s. • www.AZDollhouse.com corner h n erbir Holiday Performances 2014–15 CALENDAR Swimming with Santa After Santa la s an rs. la s nish with their b s night oin them both at iwanis ecreation enter’s a e Pool for the Swimming with Santa e ent on ec. from 1 5 p.m. i s can en o swimming crafts an cookies with the la ses not to mention seeing the elf who will be passing o t gifts from n er the tree Santa an rs. la s will isit from 1 p.m. an the wa es keep rolling ntil 5 p.m. ntr costs are for ki s ages -1 an for those 1 an ol er b t for a ance pricing or er before ec. 15 to sa e on each ticket. or more information go to www.Tempe.gov/Kiwanis. Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium f spen ing time with the animals so n s like the perfect holi a acti it for o an o r famil o sho l hea to il life orl oo A ari m. Sprea some holi a cheer in the compan of the zoo’s two newest resi ents a pair of o ng cheetahs. At il life orl oo A ari m isitors can see an learn more abo t a ian terrestrial an a atic species. oo e hibits are open from a.m. to p.m. last zoo a mission is at 5 p.m. A ari m e hibits are open from a.m. to p.m. orl il life oo A ari m is locate at 1 5 1 . orthern A e. itch el Park. or more information go to wildlifeworld.com or call - 5- 5 . Continued from page 10 Thanksgiving Tips for Kids by Reporter Jerold Arreola, Arizona Desert Elementary hanksgi ing is celebrate the fo rth h rs a in o ember. t was not alwa s celebrate then. n ec. 1 1 Presi ent ranklin . oose elt change the holi a from the last h rs a in o ember to the fo rth h rsa in o ember. hanksgi ing religio s ser ices became important ring the nglish eformation in the reign of enr . in sa Alston of elman P blic elations for tterball rke s ggests wa s ki s can help ring the o ember holi a feast Preparing for hanksgi ing takes time elp mom an a make a grocer list of all the ingre ients nee e to make each ish. elp them with shopping. he will certainl nee e tra han s om or a has a estion abo t cooking the t rke mpress them with o r knowle ge an tterball t heck o t tterball’s search engine powere b t rke e perts who can answer o r t rke estions. hanksgi ing is a great time for the whole famil to pitch in to make a elicio s meal. ake s re e er one has a ob an on’t forget abo t bringing e er one together to break the brea for the st f ng. oing this the night before allows the brea to har en before a ing it to o r st f ng mi t re. ake s re to wash o r han s before getting starte an ring the cooking process especiall if o are helping with the t rke . hen checking for oneness we recommen sing meat thermometers since the pro i e the most acc rac . heck the breast thigh an st f ng of the t rke . or those mm lefto ers make s re to co er seal them an promptl refrigerate them within two ho rs after eating to keep them fresh an safe. a e a won erf l hanksgi ing Adviser: Karen Golden November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] BEAR 35 YEARS 19 YOUNG REPORTER BASIC TRAINING The 5W’s & H As a Young Reporter for Bear Essential News, it’s o r job to collect the FACTS for o r news stor . ort natel for o rnalists the ob isn’t as har as it ma seem if o stick with the 5W’s & H. WHO ? WHAT ? WHERE ? WHEN ? of Reporting ! o see reporters ha e abo t percent of their work one once the ’ e gathere the who, what, where, when, why an how for their stor . ea on to learn abo t the 5 ’s an how o can report for s he can be the most important part of o r stor . an rea ers en o stories abo t someone famo s like a mo ie star politician athlete or coach. ther times the person has one something newsworth or witnesse an e ent. Sometimes it’s the A that makes o r stor like a paleontologist isco ers a new inosa r in Arizona a ASA spacecraft reaches ars or winter storms hit Arizona. Sharing o r famil ’s fa orite holi a tra itions news on iaper ri es or big pro ects at o r school or cl b can make o r stor special. he place or something happens is also important. hether o r stor is abo t lan ing on ars or a gra ation ceremon at o r school it’s o r ob to report where the news takes place. o alwa s nee to incl e something newsworth takes place. t’s rarel the main foc s of o r stor b t it still nee s to be reporte . WHY s there a reason something newsworth happene h i the coach retire h is there a new test st ents ha e to take h is o r principal starting a ress co e at o r school HOW he in o r stor can spark a rea er’s interest. Sharing how o r classmate won the istrict spelling bee or how o r team won the championship helps to make o r stor interesting. ? ? You Can Be a Young Reporter! Send in the Sign-Up Form i s in gra es thro gh are in ite to oin this awar -winning statewi e program. o m st mail or fa s a complete Sign- p orm. o to BearEssentialNews.com an click on the o ng eporters b tton on the left of the home page. lick on the Sign- p b tton an print o t the form for o r area. brought to you by Bear Essential Educational Services or more information please call toll free 1-866-NEWS KID 480-558-8867 4024 E. Guadalupe Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85234 MATH • READING • WRITING • ACT/SAT PREP HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE 20 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 Continued from page 18 Make Indian Pudding in a Microwave by Reporter Emmanuel Hurtado, Arizona Desert Elementary National Indian Pudding Day is Nov. 13. You can enjoy this pudding created by Native American Indians. Native Americans were very much a part of the rst hanksgi ing an it co l be that this p ing was ser e an enjoyed there. o can n a n mber of recipes for this p ing all incl e molasses an cornmeal in this bake p ing. n ian p ing is a tra itional ew ngland dessert. Food.com has the following Indian pudding recipe online: Indian Pudding Ingredients: ’ 2 tbsp butter ½ cup molasses c ps milk ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup cornmeal 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp ground ginger 3 eggs, beaten ½ tsp vanilla Directions: 1. Put butter in microwave dish for 1 minute, set aside. . na t. microwa able casserole pan mi milk molasses, sugar, cornmeal, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cover. . ook on high for 5 1 min tes ntil thickene stirring once; beat eggs into melted butter, add vanilla. 4. Add to casserole pan, stirring constantly. 5. Po r into ramekins an p t in a circle in the microwave. . ook nco ere for 1 1 min tes on me i m. . et stan for 1 min tes. Fit In the Middle Comes to Tolleson by Reporter Luz Ornelas, Arizona Desert Elementary ow t are o Are o a co ch potato or o o li e a health lifest le “Fit in the Middle” could be the program for you! it in the i le is an eight-week class for ki s in Arizona. Accor ing to ark ar enas State epresentati e an it in the i le s pporter st ents meet one a a week to learn abo t health lifest les. Program fo n er reg hel along with ar enas an ol nteers from the Phoeni ire epartment came to Arizona esert lementar School recentl to show thir - an fo rth-gra e ki s how to get health thro gh f n exercise and to sign up to participate in the program. Participants jumped rope, lifted weight poles and passed weighted balls. his ear abo t 5 thir - an fo rth-gra e st ents will participate in the program. Cardenas says, “We want third- and fourth-graders to be healthy.” November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] BEAR 35 YEARS The Green Sea Turtle Is a Treasure! S ea Turtles are one of the longest living groups of animals ever to have existed, having far outlived the dinosaurs. They are an intricate part of the ecosystem and make substantial nutrient and energy contributions to beaches. Complete the Dot to Dot START You might see them sunning themselves on the shore of the beach, but they are deep divers too. It is common for a Green Sea Turtle to migrate thousands of miles in search of food and nesting grounds. These wonderful sea creatures can live up to 80 years old if the conditions are right. and find a tropical treasure! Use the word bank below to check your knowledge about one of the sea’s most popular creatures. 1. Air breathing reptiles that live in the ocean and are able to spend hours under the water. There are 7 species and all are endangered. 2. Largest of all the hard shelled turtles. They eat meat when young and turn herbivorous as adults. Principal cause of their decline is the harvesting of their eggs and meat. 3. Smallest of the species and one of the most seriously endangered. 4. A grouping of animals and plants that are the same kind. 5. A recently hatched baby sea turtle or other animal. 6. A nest or batch of eggs. 7. Protection of wildlife and natural resources. 8. A type of animal or plant in danger of becoming extinct, mostly through human actions. 9. Where a sea turtle hatched and returns to lay its eggs. WORD BANK: A. Sea Turtles B. Hatchling C. Natal Beach D. Endangered species E. Conservation F. Green Sea Turtle G. Clutch H. Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle I. Species 21 22 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 Central Arizona Project (CAP) is a modern aqueduct system that stretches 336 miles across the state. CAP delivers water from the mighty Colorado River to where it’s nee e in Arizona. KIDS & FAMILIES —Welcome to ear’s water conservation page. Water means life to all of us desert dwellers. In fact, water is Arizona’s most precious natural resource, and using it wisely is everybody’s responsibility! Recharging Arizona’s Aquifers! In the last issue, Water Wise readers learned how we need to carefully manage our water resources due to Arizona’s ari climate. ne of the wa s is thro gh groundwater recharge and water banking! The Many Uses of Water Think of all the ways you and your family use water. People drink it, cook and clean with it, flush it, water plants with it and splash around in it. Water users include people in cities, farmers, schools, industries and fish and wildlife. Each year, Arizona receives about 520 billion gallons of water from the mighty Colorado. While some of this water is used directly, part of it is used to help recharge (fill) our AQUIFERS. The Superstition Mountains Recharge Project can recharge 8 billion gallons of CAP water a year! What’s an Aquifer? Register Now Classes for all ages! • Parent–Child Classes • Pre-school & grade • School gymnastics • Dance the Little Gym Way • Sports Skills Development our aquifers! In WATER BANKING, managers use CAP water or some other surface water to store in an aquifer ntil it’s nee e . o get there the s rface water is p mpe into basins or washes and allowed to seep into the ground down to the aquifers. Like a bank account, this “deposited” water can be withdrawn (pumped out) when it’s nee e like in times of drought. elow the earth’s s rface are large areas of loosel packed sand and gravel. These underground rock “sponges,” known as aquifers, can store vast amounts of ground water, which can be pumped to the surface for use. But instead of being a drain on our aquifers all the time, water managers also have ways of recharging (refilling) The Superstition Mountains Recharge Project! Located in the northwestern area of Pinal County, this big project has 40 acres of recharge basins that recharge about 8 billion gallons of CAP water a year. Later, more basins will be added, recharging more than 18 billion gallons a year! More Ways to Learn About Water You can see the wonderful impact The Little Gym can have on your child when you join us for a FREE introductory class. Info and artwork from the “Discovering Drought” booklet. This column is a collaborative effort between CAP and Arizona Project WET. 2. RECHARGE Scottsdale 480-596-9310 tlgscottsdaleaz.com 3. PUMP http://ag.arizona.edu/arizonawet/ For more water-related information, please visit: Serious Fun. Can you find all these water words from the story? 1. AQUIFERS Call or schedule your free class online Paradise Valley 602-996-1380 tlgparadisevalleyaz.com Water Word Search 4 Kids! www.CentralArizonaProject.com or call toll free: (888) 891-5795 4. SUPERSTITION 5. WATER BANKING 6. DRINKING 7. CLEANING GREDAAECPUPE T N E A R A Q UME I R NB I NN I QUUPREASA NOUN I PH I CAPEN ANUKEHNHFSA TH E G N I K N A B R E T AW L E ONU R E T F L R EM COOGGEACEP VSE SU P ERST I T I OND November 2014 • e-mail: [email protected] BEAR 35 YEARS A Pair of Young Cheetahs Arrive at Wildlife World Zoo! Earlier this year, Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium opened its cool new 15-acre Safari Park to help celebrate the zoo’s 30th anniversary. And recently, a pair of year-old cheetahs arrived to live in the park! The unrelated male and female were born at the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre in South Africa. When mature, they should weigh between 77 and 143 pounds. Their bodies will be 3.5 to 4.5 feet long, plus a 25.5- to 31.5-inch-long tail. Come see the pair and the new Safari Park inside Wildlife World! That’s One FAST Cat! Fill-In-the-B lank Fun! Instructions: use the Word Bank, to the right to learn about the cheetah! Built for __________, cheetahs are __________ and ________-legged big cats that live in eastern and southwestern ___________. Their lankiness helps them to ________________ faster than Word Bank: nimble Africa a sports car, and these __________ predators use their long tails to help them steer or to turn on a endangered dime at high speeds. After using their keen ___________ to spot their prey out on the grasslands, long cheetahs can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 3 seconds! Unlike other cats, their claws are only semi- clamping retractable, giving them extra _________ to run really, really fast. Their top speed of 60+ mph makes them the fastest land animals on the planet! Their primary prey are ______________ and hares, which they try to knock off their feet before _________ onto their throats to suffocate the prey. Cheetah populations in the wild are not strong. With only 8,000–10,000 left in the wild, the cheetah is Africa’s most ________________ big cat. eyesight slender speed antelope accelerate traction Open throughout Thanksgiving Holiday! Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium, in Litchfield Park, is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, including all holidays. Discount coupons available: Zoo exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last zoo admission is at 5 p.m.) Aquarium exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daytime admission includes access to the zoo and aquarium. Special www.BearEssentialNews.com reduced evening Aquarium-Only admission is available after 5 p.m. 23 24 BEAR 35 YEARS www.bearessentialnews.com • November 2014 Free ticket valid only for bleacher seating, may be upgraded for a fee.
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