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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
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Entries receive tickets to the Arizona Science Center for the Sustainability
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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
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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
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Arizona’s Alex Okafor puts pressure on Dallas.
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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
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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?
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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
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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.
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• Where will our green spaces be?
• How will we handle garbage?
• What will our neighborhoods
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Consider the fact that
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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
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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.
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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
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Attention Educators—Maricopa County offers hands-on stormwater
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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
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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?
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d t at
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• Could I grow it myself?
me
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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]
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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.
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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.
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Dec. 6
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Dec. 26–Jan. 31
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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
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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
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per ticket. or etails
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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
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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
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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
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At the rphe m heater ec.
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ree with the cost of a mission the oli a s at the ear e ent offers
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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.
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Holiday Performances
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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SU P ERST I T I OND
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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
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