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Solar Climate Intervention
By Mariah Shemwell
Solar Climate Intervention (SCI) is a
different approach that could be a much
faster way to cool down the earth, and fast.
Climate change has been a big problem
since the 1830’s and Earth scientists have
been doing almost everything and have been
trying new solutions ever since the 1900’s.
From limiting greenhouse gases to trying to
eliminate gasoline usage, nothing has put a
dent in climate change as bad as climate
change has put a dent in our Ozone layer.
The Ozone layer plays a big part in
climate change as well, the Ozone layer
actually absorbs harmful ultraviolet (UV)
radiation and it’s rays from hitting Earth’s
surface and harming the living organisms on
earth. What the big problem is, is that the
Ozone layer is depleting. In fact, it has been
since the 1970’s which is just around 70
years after we discovered climate change
itself.
Luckily scientists just discovered a
new way to potentially stop climate change,
and it's called Solar Climate Intervention. To
sum it up, we’re planning on using
December 18th, 2020
deflectors to reflect some of the Sun’s rays
back into the solar system. In a way, we’re
creating our own thermostat for Earth.
The Evidence of Climate Change​, NASA, Oct. 2020,
climate.nasa.gov/evidence/."Carbon Dioxide at NOAA’s Mauna
Loa Observatory reaches new milestone: Tops 400 ppm." , 10 May
2013,
research.noaa.gov/News/Scientist-Profile/ArtMID/536/ArticleID/1
502/Carbon-Dioxide-at-NOAA%E2%80%99s-Mauna-Loa-Observ
atory-reaches-new-milestone-Tops-400-ppm.
​ COVID-19 Vaccine timeline
By: Natalie Moody
With several potential COVID-19
vaccines in their final study. The
anticipation is building about when one can
be available. Health officials have been
unable to say when the country could see a
vaccine although its possible one could be
ready by the end of the year.

Moderna began phase three on July
27th then enrolled about 15,000 participants
a month later. The trial is designed for
people to have a second shot three or four
weeks later. Stephen Hoge said last month
that over 25,000 of the 30,000 planned
participants have enrolled in the trial.
Pfizer entered Phase 3 the same day
as Moderna. The company announced that it
would expand from 30,000 to 44,000 people
to include teenagers as well as people with
diseases like HIV and hepatitis A, B and C.
Although no one can say for sure the
Trump administration and health officials
have offered their predictions on the
vaccines timeline. President Trump said
there could be a candidate as soon as
October. This could have taken 2 to 3 years
instead it is going to be a short period of
time. The Disease center control and
Prevention has told state governors and
health officials to be ready to distribute a
possible corona vaccine by november 1st.
(​Salo, Jackie. ​Student News Daily ,​ New York Post , 30 Sept. 2020,
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/covid-19-vaccine-ti
melines/.)​(​Salo, Jackie. ​COVID-19 vaccine timelines.​ 2020,
Student News Daily .
www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/covid-19-vaccine-ti
melines
​World's Largest Iceberg on a Collision
Course with Antarctic Penguin Refuge
By Josephine Brinker
The world's largest iceberg, A68a measures
more than 2,300 square miles. The size of
this iceberg is compared to holding five
boroughs of New York City five times over.
Back in July of 2017, this giant piece of ice
broke off from one of Antarctica’s ice
shelves, a floating layer of sea ice attached
to the land. As A58a travels into warmer
waters pieces of this massive iceberg break
off, now after having pieces of it break off
it is up to 2,000 square miles. Recently, the
researchers noticed the iceberg drifting
directly toward South Georgia. They spotted
this in pictures taken by satellites, which
circle around Earth in space. South Georgia
is a small, mountainous island. It's also
where hundreds of thousands of seals and
penguins make their breeding ground, or
where they gather to have babies. South
Georgia island has a size similar to that of
A68a. If the iceberg lands on South Georgia,
it could seriously harm the island's
ecosystem, the island's community of
animals and their habitat. The iceberg could
injure animals when it hits land. In addition,
the iceberg could block the normal routes
that animals use to find food while raising
their chicks and pups.
Image 2. Salisbury Plain on the South Georgia Island in
Sub-Antarctica is home to thousands of seals and penguins,
like this King penguin colony, photographed on December
12, 2013. On November 4, 2020, researchers announced
iceberg A68a is currently drifting towards the island. If the
iceberg lands there, it could disrupt the island's ecosystem.
Photo: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images
science, live. articles. , edited by newsela staff, newsela staff, 16
Nov. 2020,
newsela.com/read/largest-iceberg-penguin-collision/id/200101600
1/.
Plastic Is Not Good For The Ocean
By: Sarah Ingram
Studies say that plastic causes harm to
humans and animals. Plastic plants toxins in
the air and take hundreds or even thousands
of years to break down causing the
environment to be at harm. Over 1 million
marine animals like fish,sharks,turtles,and
birds are killed because of plastic in the
ocean. Currently at this time it is estimated
that 8.3 billion tons of plastic is in the world
that is killing animals around the world.
90% of the plastic in our ocean
comes from rivers. There is 8.3 billion tons
of plastic in the world that eventually gets to
our ocean. When the plastic gets to the
ocean it kills animals. It turns out that 90%
of plastic that is in the ocean reaches 10
rivers: The Yangtze river, the Indus river,
Yellow river, Hai river, the Nile river, the
Ganges river, Pearl river, Amur river, the
Niger river, and the Mekong river. Many
countries have a lot of plastic that goes into
our ocean but the top countries are China
and Indonesia.
Wind, water, rain, and floods are
carrying the plastic to our ocean. Originally
people polluted the streets with plastic
which made it so the plastic got carried to
the ocean from rain, wind, water, and most
important the floods. We need to be smarter
with our plastic and what we do with it.
Harvey, Fiona. ​Animals and birds under increasing threat
from plastic waste.​ 2019, The Guardian .
www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/04/animals-b
irds-plastic-waste-rspca.
​How Canada’s Thanksgiving is different from
United States
By Jacalynn Pung
Thanksgiving in Canada is much
different than Thanksgiving in the United States.
A long time ago Canada thought Thanksgiving
was a holiday to celebrate how they had such
luck in not being American. It involved a pirate
whose name was Martin Frobishner instead of
Christopher Columbus. On Thanksgiving they
would go to church and thank god that they were
Canadian. The way the United States celebrated
Thanksgiving spread to Canada. Then, they
started having a Thanksgiving feast just like
Americans. Thanksgiving in Canada has
changed since then and now it is a time to
celebrate and savor the last mild weather before
northern winter starts. Thanksgiving is on
October 12 in Canada instead of November 26.
Waxman, Olivia B. ​Time​, Time Staff,
time.com/4971309/canadian-thanksgiving-2017-history/.
Why is Thanksgiving so Important
By Ayden Greschak
Thanksgiving is so important some people
ask or why can't we have a longer christmas
month other people may say. Well
thanksgiving is more important than some
people think. For example some people like
to spend time with
family or get a day
off to spend with a
friend or themselves
or even wait for
black friday for
Christmas even start
to set up christmas decorations for you or
your family. Another thing Thanksgiving is
so unforgettable is the food, the ham, the
gravy, and last but not least the turkey itself.
That's only one out so many more reasons
why Thanksgiving is so important.
Some people ask why we eat turkey? The
Indians helping the pilgrims survive, they
brought a turkey to celebrate their food for
the great harvest. As we evolved we sat
there and added things to our entrees to
perfect the Thanksgiving celebration also
known as the great harvest. Thanksgiving
was made when ​writer Sarah Josepha​ ​Hale
campaigned for a national Thanksgiving in
the United States during the 19th century
eventually winning President Abraham
Lincon’s support in 1863. In Canada
Parliament established a national
Thanksgiving Day in 1879.
Thanksgiving is beloved by many people
and will hopefully continue to be a great and
nice holiday for many.
2,350 Pound Pumpkin Wins the California
Contest
By: Raegan Majcher
With being held up in his home
during the nation-wide pandemic, Minnesota
horticulture teacher Travis Gienger used the
extra time to constantly water and feed a
massive pumpkin. The pumpkin won this
year’s Half Moon Bay pumpkin contest by
being a total of 2,350 pounds. Travis
Gienger watered his plants up to 10 times a
day. He fed and fertilized them at least twice
a day. Gienger, age 40, then drove his
pumpkin 35 hours to see his hard work pay
off at the 47th World Championship
Pumpkin Weigh-Off. It is held every year in
Half Moon Bay, a city south of San
Francisco.
Gienger is a landscape and
horticulture teacher at Anoka Technical
College. He has been growing pumpkins
since he was a child. He was inspired by his
father who also grew them. It was his first
time competing at the Half Moon Bay
weigh-off. He won $16,450, which means
$7 per pound. His pumpkin was showcased
during a parade through Half Moon Bay on
October 12th.
Gienger’s pumpkin was the
second-heaviest ever weighed at the
47-year-old California event, but it isn’t
close to the U.S. record. That was set in in
2018 from a grower from New Hampshire.
He produced a pumpkin weighing more than
2,500 pounds. The record for the heaviest
pumpkin in the world was set in 2016 at the
Giant Pumpkin European Championship in
Ludwigsburg, Germany. A Belgium
grower’s winning pumpkin came in at just
over 2,600 pounds.
​ ​newsela,​ edited by washington post, 27 Oct. 2020,
newsela.com/read/nasa-snags-bennu-sample/id/2001015217/.
2018 from a grower from New Hampshire. He
produced a pumpkin weighing more than 2,500 pounds. The record
for
the
heaviest pumpkin in the world was set in 2016 at the Giant
Pumpkin European Championship in Ludwigsburg, Germany. A
Belgium grower’s winning pumpkin came in at just over 2,600
pounds.
Chiu, Jeff, and Olga R. Rodriguez. ​Pumpkin weighing
2,350 pounds wins California contest,​ Newsela, 21 Oct. 2020,
newsela.com/read/biggest-pumpkin-2020/id/2001015010/.Chiu,
Jeff. ​Travis Gienger, from Anoka, Minnesota, poses next to his
pumpkin, which weighed in at 2,350 pounds, to win the Safeway
World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay,
California,​. 2020, AP Photo.
Asteroid Bennu
By Josephine Brinker
The asteroid Bennu is an asteroid
discovered on September 11th of 1999. This
asteroid ​was named in 2013 by a
nine-year-old boy from North Carolina who
won the “Name that Asteroid!” Bennu is
classified as a B-type asteroid, which means
it contains a lot of carbon in and along with
its various minerals. Bennu has been mostly
undisturbed for billions of years. Not only is
it conveniently close it is also so primitive
that scientists calculated it formed in the
first 10 million years of our solar system’s
history. The birthplace of this asteroid is
Between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft’s
navigation camera observed that Bennu was
spewing out streams of particles a couple of
times each week​. Bennu apparently is not
only a rare active asteroid (only a handful of
them have been as of yet identified). More
recently, the mission team discovered that
sunlight can crack rocks on Bennu​, and that
it has ​pieces of another asteroid scattered
across its surface​. More pieces will be added
to Bennu’s cosmic puzzle as the mission
progresses, and each brings the solar
system’s evolutionary history into sharper
and sharper focus.
The goal was to collect at least 60
grams (2.1 ounces) of dirt and gravel from
Bennu's rubbly surface. It could take up to
10 days to determine if OSIRIS-REx
achieved this aim, mission team members
have said. And it's not a disaster if the
asteroid haul turns out to be a little light; the
probe can go back down for two more tries
if need be.It currently takes more than 18
minutes for commands to travel from Earth
to OSIRIS-REx, so Moreau and his
colleagues cannot control the probe in real
time. The craft therefore performed October
20's operation autonomously.
Newsela, space.com. "NASA spacecraft
make historic attempt to snag samples of
asteroid Bennu."
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snag samples of asteroid Bennu." ​newsela​, edited by washington
post, 27 Oct. 2020,
newsela.com/read/nasa-snags-bennu-sample/id/2001015217/.
 Death of An Avenger
By Ethan Hinton
Chadwick Boseman, the “Black Panther”
passes away at 43 of colon cancer
Chadwick Boseman, most famously known
for his main role in the movie, ​Black
Panther​, tragically passed away on August
28, 2020 due to multiple organ failure with
the underlying cause of colon cancer. He
passed away in his home in the Los Angeles
area with his wife, ​Taylor Simone Ledward,
and other family members. His family said
he was diagnosed with colon cancer about 4
years ago. During the period of time that he
kept his diagnoses a secret he starred in the
movies ​Black Panther,​ ​Avengers Infinity
War, a​ nd​ Avengers Endgame.​
Pearson, Ryan. ​‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick
Boseman dies of cancer at 43,​ AP News, 29 Aug. 2020,
apnews.com/article/5f4352111fdead278
da3651b44d311b8.
Rios, Edwin. ​The Subdued Brilliance of Chadwick
Boseman,​ Mother Jones, 31 Aug. 2020,
www.motherjones.com/media/2020/08/the-subdued-brillian
ce-of-chadwick-boseman/.
Astronomers Discover Radio Bursts Coming
from Space
By: Eva Seeley
For around 13 years scientists have
been experiencing energetic pulses called
fast radio bursts. Up until April of 2020
these bursts have been coming from outside
of our galaxy and however we recently had a
burst that was considerably weaker than the
others. This burst was detected in two
different places, one in Canada by an
observatory called CHIME the other by a
student named Christopher Bochenek at the
California Institute of Technology using a
handmade set of antennas. Scientists traced
this burst back to a magnetar, a compact
neutron star. This magentar is about 32,000
light years away from our planet, and is
located in the vulpecula constellation. It is
approximately one and a half times the mass
of our sun all compacted into the size of
manhattan. A single burst from this
magnetar lasted less than a second but
contained similar levels of power that our
sun would produce in a month. These
magnetars have a magnetic field
surrounding them that is so strong nearby
atoms are torn apart. While we have found
these stars we still have so much to learn
about them.
​Borenstein, Seth. ​Flash of luck: Astronomers find cosmic radio
burst source​, Associated Press, 4 Nov. 2020,
www.clickondetroit.com/tech/2020/11/04/flash-of-luck-astronomer
s-find-cosmic-radio-burst-source/.
Bochenek, Christopher. ​Christopher Bochenek,​ 4 Nov.
2020, sites.astro.caltech.edu/~cbochenek/.
Laws On Mars?
By: Mia Stade
Elon Musk has a plan to have laws
on Mars! Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla
and SpaceX. The same man who gave the
idea to ‘colonize mars’. And that isn’t the
first time that he talked about colonizing it
which is why he probably wants to create
laws for Mars. The thought of people living
on mars is bizarre. He believes that the laws
we have here on ear shouldn't be the same as
they are on mars due to the diversity of the
planets and many more factors.
A report in ​The Independent,​ stated
that mars won’t have laws but rather self
governing principles. This is due to the
Terms of service policy which also says,
they won’t make international laws for mars.
Elon Musk also mentions the make of a self
sustaining city on Mars as well but a time
frame hasn’t been set for its development.
One thing is almost set that if they go
through with the city then they will use
constellation Starlink satellites that are
orbiting the earth so we can provide people
and machines with internet connection.
Although Elon Musk wants to create
laws for Mars the Declaration of the Rights
and Responsibilities of Humanity in the
Universe mentioned the fact that space will
be “Considered free, by all, for all.”they are
on mars due to the diversity of the planets
and many more factors.
A report in ​The Independent,​ stated
that mars won’t have laws but rather self
governing principles. This is due to the
Terms of service policy which also says,
they won’t make international laws for mars.
Elon Musk also mentions the make of a self
sustaining city on Mars as well but a time
frame hasn’t been set for its development.
One thing is almost certain that if
they go through with the city then they will
use constellation Starlink satellites that are
orbiting the earth so we can provide people
and machines with the internet.
News 18 Buzz,​ 1 Nov. 2020,
www.news18.com/news/buzz/elon-musks-spacex-will-make-its-o
wn-laws-on-mars-not-follow-universal-ones-3030056.html.
Cuthbertson, Anothony. "ELON MUSK’S SPACEX WILL
‘MAKE ITS OWN LAWS ON MARS’." ​Independent,​ 28 Oct.
2020,
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-spa
cex-mars-laws-starlink-b1396023.html.
Water On The Moon
By: Remy Kook
NASA recently announced that
scientists have discovered water on sunlit
parts of the moon. The parts of the moon
that aren't sunlit are too cold for water to be
on but surprisingly water can exist without
evaporating on sunny parts of the moon.
Molecules of water found on the moon are
not in puddles but spaced far apart trapped
in moon dust and clear glassy rocks. The
surface of the moon is about 100 times dryer
than the Sahara desert but there is still about
12oz of water every 3 square feet. If there is
enough water on the moon it could be
possibly used for drinking and since the
molecules are split apart it could be used to
make rocket fuel.
Water discovered on the sunlit part of the moon for the first
time, NASA says​, 2 Nov. 2020,
newsela.com/read/water-on-moon-NASA/id/2001015449/.
​Tiring
Turkey
By Jacalynn Pung
Thanksgiving isn’t the same without turkey-
and most likely a nap after. But why do
some people get sleepy and others don’t,
even though they eat the same amount of
turkey? The answer is very simple, turkey
isn’t what makes you sleepy. You may have
heard the rumors of how turkey makes you
sleepy, but that isn’t the cause. Turkey
contains tryptophan which makes you
sleepy, but it has the same amount as all the
other meats. Turkey actually makes you less
sleepy because it has an abundance of
protein. What really makes you sleepy is
how much food you eat. Why? It makes you
sleepy because it takes energy to digest as
much food as we consume on Thanksgiving.
Sifferlin, Alexandra, and Heather Jones. ​Time​,
Time Staff, 22 Nov. 2016,
time.com/4580001/thanksgiving-turkey-tryptophan/
George Floyd Riots and Their Economic
Impact
When George Floyd passed away
because of police brutality, almost everyone
believed that it was a tragedy that needed to
be called out. So, when citizens decided to
take a stand, they caused a large amount of
economic impact on the U.S. A few
examples of this are how a news report from
Axios revealed that the total insured
property losses incurred during the George
Floyd riots will come to a detrimental 1 to 2
billion dollars. The US has experienced
rioting over racial tensions before, but these
events will overcome any that came before.
However, the price of these riots will far
exceed the 1 or 2 billion dollars. This is
because 75% of US businesses are
under-insured and about 40% of small
businesses have no insurance at all. Their
untold losses don’t show up in the 2 billion
dollar figure. And what about the personal
pain and suffering caused by the rioting,
such as the more than 15 people who died
due to the civil unrest?
Polumbo, Brad. ​George Floyd Riots Caused
Record-Setting $2 Billion in Damage, New Report Says. Here’s
Why the True Cost Is Even Higher​, 16 Sept. 2020,
fee.org/articles/george-floyd-riots-caused-record-setting-2-billion-i
n-damage-new-report-says-here-s-why-the-true-cost-is-even-highe
r/.
Betz, Bradford. ​Chicago's George Floyd unrest sees
more fires than 1968 riots, report says,​ Fox News, 2 June 2020,
fee.org/articles/george-floyd-riots-caused-record-setting-2-billion-i
n-damage-new-report-says-here-s-why-the-true-cost-is-even-highe
r/.
Chicago's George Floyd unrest sees more fires than 1968 riots,
report says​, edited by Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2 June 2020,
www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-george-floyd-unrest-more-fires-196
8-riots.
Covid-19 and Thanksgiving
By Kayden Fahey-Anderson
Thanksgiving is an excellent holiday, but for
2020 it’s not the best holiday. We have had
significant changes in our everyday lives. How
are we going to prevent the spread of covid-19
and still see our families? We cant wear a mask
to see our families and look stupid. The CDC
recommends that we do low-risk things for
thanksgiving this year. If you want to have a
low-risk thanksgiving, keep reading. If not, then
still keep reading if you wish.
 Since it’s cold out, you’re probably
going to have an indoor thanksgiving to keep
things low risk. Be sure to have adequate
ventilation. Households without ventilation
would be less effective for you and your family
getting covid. Be sure to have a shorter
Thanksgiving than last year. A more extended
thanksgiving means having more people
breathing and a higher chance of you getting
covid, and we wouldn’t want that.
Make sure to have fewer people than
last year’s Thanksgiving. Ensure that the people
you’re inviting have not been in close contact
with anyone who has contracted the virus. A
bigger group of people means a better chance for
you and your family to get covid. Instead of
traveling, try zoom or facetime to talk to your
family members who live out of state. Be sure to
social distance and wash your hands a lot
because you don’t want covid.
"Holiday Celebrations." 19 Oct. 2020,
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-lif
e-coping/holidays.html​.
Murder Hornets!
By Lilian Brewer
On October 22, scientists discovered
a live nest of Asian giant hornets, sometimes
known as "murder hornets." The nest was
found in a tree in the town of Blaine, in the
far northwestern corner of Washington
state.On October 21 and 22 trappers
collected four live worker hornets from
traps. Scientists then attached trackers to
three female worker hornets. The monitoring
systems use radio waves, a type of energy
used to send signals. Radio stations and
televisions use radio waves. In this case,
Entomologists, or scientists who study
insects, plan to destroy the nest.
Asian giant hornets are the world's
largest wasps. They are also an invasive
species. Invasive species are plants, animals
and microorganisms that are not native to an
area and can harm the environment. Each
winter, worker hornets in a hive die off,
while queens lay eggs to start a new hive.
Nests can contain up to around 800 workers
and produce a couple hundred queens.
The nest discovery is an important
step in the effort to prevent the insects from
becoming established in the Pacific
Northwest.
We did get to a nest, said state
entomologist Sven Spichiger at a press
conference on October 23. Until the nest
was found, scientists weren't sure if their
methods to track the hornets would work,
Spichiger said. The area has dense woods,
which can make tracking hard
The invasive insects were first seen
in the state in fall 2019, and their arrival set
off alarm bells. Asian giant hornets are
predators, or animals that eat other animals.
They are particularly deadly to honeybees. If
left alone, the hornets could spread
throughout the state and possibly the West
Coast, says Chris Looney, also an
entomologist with the state.
Killing individual workers to stop
their spread is useless, says Looney. Instead,
scientists have to kill off all workers and all
queens. State scientists and collaborators
have set thousands of traps around
northwestern Washington. They hope the
traps will catch live insects that can be
traced back to their hives. The radio waves
were sent between a tag and a reader to
follow the hornet's distance and direction.
One of the tagged hornets led the scientists
to an unexpected nest in a tree, instead of a
typical nest in the ground.
The hornet that led trappers to the
nest first flew around for about an hour
before resting on a leaf. The scientists
placed her on a table and fed her some grape
jelly, "which seemed to revive her,"
Spichiger says. They then tracked her a few
hundred yards into the woods and heard
buzzing that led them to the hive.
There are almost certainly more hives yet to
be found, Spichiger says. Hornet sightings
also have been confirmed in another area in
Blaine. They are near the town of Birch Bay,
Washington, far enough to be from a
different nest.
Scientists will continue improving their
traps and monitoring them. If they find more
live workers, they will repeat the tagging
and tracking in hopes of following them to
their nests.
Spichiger says it's possible, though unlikely,
that queens from this nest have left to start
their own hives. That makes its destruction
an urgent matter, he says. "Once we know
we have one, we should shut it down
immediately."
News of the hornets spread across the
United States, but the insects are still limited
to northwestern Washington, scientists
emphasize. The hornets do pose a serious
risk to honeybees and native bees if they
become established and spread. That's not a
cause for panic, however, Looney says.
Nov,11,2020,newsela.com/read/first-murder-hornet-nest/id/200101
5628/?search_id=06540632-6e94-402d-b6be-b7e800b074d4.
 
Why is Metal Better than Plastic?
By Allysen Young
There are multiple reasons why
metal is better than plastic. People are more
likely to recycle metal than plastic. Reason
two, metal tends to be stronger than plastic
and more useful. Metal is also good because
you could make metal water bottles and they
last longer, they also do not leach chemicals
when exposed to heat and sun. Reason three,
metal can be used in more extreme
temperature applications. people are more
likely to throw plastic in the ocean and it
kills many many animals. Reason four,
plastic is so bad that starbucks now said that
they are banning plastic straws globally in
less than two years. Reason five, the dove
company is now going to start cutting the
plastic of their shampoos and conditioners
in half to reduce the waste of so much
plastic by 2025. Reason six, people have
been throwing so much plastic in the water
that people found a dead whale in the
philippines with 88 pounds of plastic in it’s
stomach. Metal is so much better that every
store and person is now banning plastic
straws, bags, and more from the United
States and other places. Reason seven, you
could use metal in different ways like you
could make cars to go places, metal straws,
metal water bottles, appliances like
refrigerator, microwave washing and drying
machines , utensils like forks, spoons ,
knifes, and can be used to make medical
stuff like, surgical steel and many more.
Reason eight, thermal and electrical
conductivity is greater. Reason nine, just in
general metal is better than plastic.
The Newest Organ Found in Humans
By: Olivia Herman
You would think with all the technology we
have in modern day, that scientists would
know everything about human anatomy,
right? Actually, there are still so many
scientists who still don’t know about human
anatomy. In September of 2020 a team of
Dutch scientists released a study i​n
Radiotherapy and Oncology. “Radiotherapy
works by destroying cancer cells in an area
that’s being treated damaging DNA.” says
NHS Foundation Trust. Oncology is the
study of cancer. The study of the Dutch
team revealed the existence of what may be
a previously- undiscovered organ!
The organ is a hidden pair of
salivary glands. “​The salivary glands make
saliva and empty it into your mouth through
openings called ducts. Saliva helps with
swallowing and chewing. It can also help
prevent infections from developing in your
mouth or throa​t.” ​says Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center. Until just now, it
was thought that there were only 3 major
salivary glands; sublingual glands,
submandibular glands and the parotid gland.
And tiny glands throughout the
nasopharynx, nose​/​throat area​.  
Wouter Vogel was the co-leader of
this study. His colleagues at the Netherlands
Cancer Institute had no idea what was about
to happen. While the team was looking at an
X-Ray from a patient, they noticed
something odd. They saw a pair of glands
above the tubes that connect the throat and
ears. These glands are being called ​tubarial
​ he glands are 1.5 inches
salivary glands. T
long and are in the middle of the skull.
They're very similar to other salivary
glands- the parotid is the largest one and is
located near the ears, submandibular gland
is under your jaw and sublingual gland is
under the floor of your mouth. Salivary
glands produce saliva, saliva is very
important because it not only assists how
your body digests starchy food but it also
lubricates your mouth, keeps it clean, heals
wounds and fights infections. Even though
there needs to be more research done,
there’s a few things that scientists already
know. The tubaraial gland seems to be
connected to large draining vents. This
means that their purpose could be to
transport fluid and drain fluid. The finding if
these glands could lead to an important part
of oncology. Dr. Vogel thinks this gland
could be responsible for the reason that
patients who are undergoing head and neck
radiation therapy have chronic dry mouth
and a hard time swallowing. The rays from
the radiation therapy could be causing the
patients’ tubarial glands. Now that scientists
know where the organ’s location, cancer
treatment will probably be changed to avoid
negative side-effects for the patient. Some
scientists are questioning if these new glands
are actually an organ, but the studies are
very important for scientists, oncologists and
doctors in general. After only a few studies
with these glands have furthered the
knowledge and understanding of human
anatomy for scientists.
Neustaeter, Brooklyn. ​Scientists accidentally discover a new organ
in the human throat.​ 2020, , Private Collectio
T, Lauren. ​A New Organ Found In Humans,​ youngzine, 28 Oct.
2020, youngzine.org/news/science/new-organ-found-humans.
Space Lettuce
By Jacalynn Pung
Lettuce in space. Crazy right? Not
for some astronauts. Lettuce in space gives
astronauts a more variety of food. Usually
astronauts have to stick to the usual space
foods such as, liquid salt and pepper, freeze
dried ice cream, and dehydrated shrimp
cocktail, but not anymore! Scientists are
growing fresh greens in space and they say
that the lettuce tastes the same and is just as
healthy as the lettuce we dine on down on
earth. Gioia Massa is the lead scientist for
the lettuce project. Massa says that
producing the vegetables in space will be
very important in the future. The scientists
plan to grow more varieties of produce since
these greens will be very crucial for the l​ong
missions coming up.
Devlin, Hannah. ​Newsela,​ Newsela Staff, 13 Mar. 2020,
newsela.com/read/space-veggies/id/2001006554/?search_id=9d47f
bf8-0ba0-48b3-b82a-8a417ae6e5df.
Santa Claus Won’t Be At the Macy's Parade
By: Raegan Majcher
Over a quarter of a million people
come to see Santa Claus at Macy’s in New
York each year. This makes it hard to create
a safe environment during the ongoing
pandemic. Before taking a picture with Mr.
Christmas himself, crowds walk in tight
lines through a maze-like Santaland that’s
filled with Christmas trees, running toy
trains and elves in green costumes.
Santa also won’t be showing up at
his Chicago and San Francisco stores, which
have similar Santalands. But he will appear
at the end of the televised Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day parade. In order to deter
crowds, Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day
Parade won’t go through its usual route
through Manhattan. Instead, floats,
performers, and giant cartoon balloons will
be filmed for TV in front of the Herald
Square store in New York.
 Macy’s has been using Santa Claus
to draw crowds to its New York store since
the early 1860s, advertising itself “The
Home of Santa Claus” for decades. Macy’s
also had a starring role in the 1947 film
“Miracle of 34th Street,” where a girl
discovers the real Santa inside the store.
With the coronavirus still raging,
stores and malls are having to rework their
typical holiday strategy, which has regularly
been to pack as many people as possible
through their doors. Walmart, for example,
is holding its Black Friday deals over four
weeks, instead of one day. But the decision
by Macy’s differs from big mall owners,
which will still go ahead with in-person
Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on
his lap and making sure they stay six feet
away from him. Macy’s will be offering a
free online experience on its website at the
end of November, where families can play
games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s
workshop and take a selfie with Santa. This
Macy’s virtual Santaland will begin on
November 27th and it’s free to everyone on
their Macy’s Santaland website.
Pisani, Joseph. ​Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year,​
Click On Detroit , 22 Oct. 2020,
www.clickondetroit.com/business/2020/10/22/santa-claus-wont-be
-coming-to-macys-this-year/.Alvarez, Eduardo Munoz. ​Santa
Claus waves in front of Radio City Music Hall during the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade.​ 2019, AP Photo.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/10/22/santa-cla
us-not-at-macy-s-this-year.
​Gratitude Can Change Your Life
By Jacalynn Pung
Gratitude can change your life.
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful.
Being thankful can help you feel more
connected to the people in your life that are
important to you. This holiday season you
can try being grateful. Nataly Kogan says,
”Use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to give
gratitude a shot,”. Research has shown that
we have reversed things and are more
grateful for small things and moments than
bigger ones. Expressing gratitude has been
shown to increase positivity and happiness.
One way to become more grateful is to
anticipate the experience. For example, you
shouldn’t interrupt a good moment or
experience by being on your phone. Another
way gratitude is good and can change your
life is that when you are having a bad day it
can help manage your stress. You can
practice or have gratitude anywhere or at
any time. You can also practice it when you
are upset or happy. In conclusion, gratitude
can improve your life by making you
happier and many other things.
Kogan, Nataly. ​How Gratitude Can Change Your Life This
Thanksgiving,​ Time Staff, 25 Nov. 2014,
time.com/3605821/thanksgiving-gratitude/.
Christmas in the Bahamas
By: Olivia Herman
Even though it doesn’t snow during the
holidays in the Bahamas there are many
different traditions they have that remind them
of the special time of year. For example, many
carnivals and festivals such as the annual
Christmas Junkanoo Festival. Junkanoo Festival
takes place December 26 every year. Thousands
of people, including tourists, dress it in bright
colors and patterns and costumes. They walk the
streets to dance, sing and listen to the island's
rhythmic music. You can see this on ​Grand
Bahama, Eleuthera, Bimini and Abaco.
There are many other activities to attend
if Junkanoo isn’t for you. Every December the
Ministry of Tourism hosts an annual tree
lighting ceremony at Pompey Square, Nassau.
And throughout the month there are many
Christmas concerts hosted by different
committees.
Some foods eaten around the holidays
are very similar or even the exact same to what
you and I might eat. “​Traditional Christmas
dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed
potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables
such as carrots, turnip, parsnips, etc. Other types
of poultry, roast beef, or ham are also used. For
dessert, pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding,
Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are the staple.”
says Wikipedia. There is also a food called
pepperpot. Pepperpot is a type of soup similar to
a thick stew which contains peppers, beef tripe
and other vegetables.
Christmas in the Bahamas is the same as
ours, even though there is no snow, but there’s
mistletoe. Happy Holidays!
White, Vikki. ​Top 10 Christmas Sunshine getaways so you can swap Santa
suits for swimsuits​, 21 Nov. 2015,
www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/usa-long-haul/top-10-christmas-sunshine-
getaways-6864179.
Real vs. Fake Christmas Trees: the Battle
Begins
By Jacalynn Pung
Christmas trees are a crucial part of
Christmas. It’s hard to imagine Christmas
without them. Every year there is a debate:
real vs. fake. In 2018, christmas tree selling
was a real struggle for farmers. Farmers
were worried because many new, young
families are buying artificial trees. It may
even become a new tradition for them, but
farmers are hoping the possible tradition can
be flip-flopped.
Most people used to prefer the old
fashioned way of going and picking out a
tree. But other people have their reasons
why artificial trees are better. One reason is
that real trees could catch on fire. Another
may be that they simply are allergic to real
trees. Whatever the reason artificial trees are
becoming more and more popular by the
minute. Many tree farmers are going out of
business because they can’t sell trees. In
Oregon, the top growing state of trees, a
farmer named Casey Grogan says that in the
last 12 years he has seen more than half of
Christmas tree businesses close. The
popularity of artificial trees is rising. What
do you think is better? Real or fake?
Flaccus, Gillian. ​Newsela,​ Newsela,
docs.google.com/document/d/1UOg8D94aQdOtcXhnCpji_PhPaO
Ko8iPzZEvQrydhge4/edit​.
Port Huron Christmas Lights
By: Raegan Majcher
With everything going on right now,
only a small group of people gathered in the
plaza outside the Community Foundation of
St.Clair County and Michigan Mutual
buildings to watch the city of Port Huron’s
annual Christmas tree lighting. The new
thing this year though was that instead of
speaking to a crowd, Mayor Pauline Repp
spoke into a cell phone streaming live on
Facebook. Instead of the lighting ceremony
following a parade, the parade came after.
But the big man himself- Santa
Claus- was still there to receive the key to
the city for Christmas Eve night.
This year, the city’s Christmas tree
was moved to the plaza in front of the
Michigan Mutual and Community
Foundation of St. Clair County building due
to the ongoing pandemic, and the fact that
the front of McMorran is being torn up to
prepare for its reconstruction.
The annual Sperry’s Santa Parade
was held in a drive-thru format,
incorporating new lighted decorations in
Pine Grove Park. The lights are going to
remain up at night through the end of the
holiday season to keep up the holiday spirit.
Cynthia Cutright, director of the Downtown
Development Authority, told Times Herald
reporter Brian Wells, “In this weird year of
COVID-19, we knew some traditions were
too important to cancel, and we knew we
needed to come up with a solution.”
Vehicles drove their way along lighted up
decorations and floats that were sent up in
the park. The Salvation Army Band
provided Christmas tunes to take donations.
Kids hung out of their car windows to wave
at Santa near the end of the route. The city is
really trying to make the holiday season as
fun and safe as possible.
Wells, Brian. ​Port Huron Christmas tree lighting held
virtually amid pandemic,​ Times Herald , 28 Nov. 2020,
What are Some of Your Holiday Traditions?
By: Olivia Herman
Do you ever wonder what other
people do over the holidays? Well maybe
this will help. I surveyed 70 students at Yale
Junior High School to see what their holiday
traditions were. 10% of students said they
don’t have any special types of food that is
always there, 7.1% just said yes and didn’t
say what they had, 14.3% said they had
ham, 17.1% have dessert items, 4.3% have
special food items sometimes, and 28.6%
have other things. Most of the other food
items included cheesy potatoes, mashed
potatoes and stuffing. These foods could tell
a story in someone's family. Someone's aunt
would have brought the cheesy potatoes and
almost burnt them.
I asked if people usually go out for
the holidays. 22.9% said they stay home,
40% said they go somewhere or to
someone's house and 18.6% said it depends
on the year. I go to my grandparents house
over the holidays and we all sit in the living
room and enjoy each other's company.
I also asked if people were staying
home this year because of COVID-19. 40%
said they were going to stay home, 27.1%
said they planned on going out to family and
friends houses, and 32.9% said it hasn’t
been decided yet. I know that my family is
all getting together at my grandparents
house.
Lastly, I asked if they had a real or
fake Christmas tree. 28.6% said they have a
real tree and 71.4% said they have a fake
tree. At my house we have a fake tree. We
usually put it up a week after Thanksgiving.
We all have similar yet really
different traditions. Stay safe and have fun
this year. Happy holidays!
 Christmas Everywhere normally exchanged between families on
By MaKayla Moore Christmas day.​ There are so many more
People celebrate Christmas ways that others celebrate Christmas.
differently all around the world. In the "Christmas in Australia."
https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/australia.shtml​, Why
United Kingdom they spend Christmas with Christmas, www.whychristmas.com/cultures/australia.shtml.
family and friends. In the United Kingdom https://www.learnenglish.de/culture/christmas.html,​ Leo Network,
www.learnenglish.de/culture/christmas.html.
Christmas Eve is less emphasized more than Lin, Zhang.
other countries. It also brings caroling and https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/christmas.htm,​ China
Highlights.,
midnight church services and some families www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/christmas.htmchina
usually go out to pubs. The foundations of
the now conventional day of Christmas
​China Launches Historic Mission to Collect
celebration, different from the earlier winter
First Moon Samples Since 1976
holidays. Their food consists of Turkey,
By Josephine Brinker
Roast Potatoes, stuffing, and Pigs in a
On November 23, China launched its
blanket.
Chang'e 5 mission from the Wenchang
In China kids on ​Ping'an Ye (
Space Launch Center. It is the first time in
Christmas Eve) kids wait for a visit from
44 years that a space agency will collect
Santa. Christmas cards as we know that we
samples from the moon. China used one of
hand out are not as easily found in China.
its most powerful rockets, the Long March
On Christmas Eve, people in China typically
5, to launch the Chang'e 5 spacecraft. A
eat apples. Christmas dinner foods that are
spacecraft is a vehicle or machine designed
hard to find in China consist of Christmas
specifically for outer space. The Chang'e 5
puddings, Brussel sprouts, and even turkeys.
spacecraft weighs 18,000 pounds. Scientists
In South America Misa de gallo is a
named the spacecraft after an ancient
traditional Christmas mass in all catholic
Chinese moon goddess. ​The mission will
countries, but is a big deal in South
land in the Mons Rumker area of the huge
America. Christmas dinner consists of Oven
volcanic plain Oceanus Procellarum
roasted chicken, tostones, panettone,
("Ocean of Storms"), portions of which have
coquito,lechón, moros y cristianos, arroz con
been explored by a number of other surface
leche, tamales, buñuelos, y Caja China.
missions, including NASA's Apollo 12 in
And finally In Australia, Christmas
1969.The stationary lander will study its
comes towards the beginning of the summer
environs with cameras, ground-penetrating
holidays. Australians hang wreaths on their
radar and a spectrometer. But its main job is
doors and sometimes they even go caroling.
to snag about 4.4 lbs."Whereas human-rated
In each State metropolis city there are large
vehicles like NASA's Apollo capsule relied
carols by candlelight service. Presents are
solely on strong heat shielding, Chang'e 5
will perform a 'skip reentry,' bouncing off
the atmosphere once to slow down before
plummeting to a landing in Inner Mongolia,"
the Planetary Society wrote. "The landing
site is the same used for China's returning
crewed Shenzhou spacecraft." On Dec. 6,
for example, pieces of the asteroid Ryugu
collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission are
scheduled to touch down in Australia. And
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe snagged a hefty
sample of the asteroid Bennu last month;
that material will come down to Earth in
September 2023, if all goes according to
plan
.​space, .com. ​newsela​, edited by newsela staff, 30 Nov. 2020,
newsela.com/read/china-launches-moon-mission/id/2001016553/​.
The Rat That Won A Bravery Medal A For
Detecting Landmines
By:Remy kook
A rat named Magawa was honored
with one of the highest animal awards in the
world. Magawa earned the medal by
detecting dozens of landmines, saving tons
of lives. Other than him every other animal
to receive this medal has been a dog.
Magawa has been working at detecting
landmines for over seven years, in total he
has cleared a little over 20 soccer fields and
detected 39 landmines. The rat is the most
successful in the history of the charity that
taught him to detect landmines.The medal
that Magawa earned was fitted to his work
harness so he can wear it wherever he goes.
The rat can clear an area that would take a
human up to four days in only 30 minutes.
Magawas owner really trusts him because
after clearing a field they like to play a game
of soccer over it to make sure it's clear.
Miller, Ryan W. ​Meet Magawa, the rat awarded a bravery medal
for detecting dozens of landmines​, Newsela, 9 Nov. 2020,
newsela.com/read/mine-detecting-rat/id/2001015531/.
Images:
2020,Newsela.com/read/mine-detecting-rat/id/2001015531/
2016, newsela.com/read/mine-detecting-rat/id/2001015531/
Tiny Owl Saved After Getting Stuck in
Rockefeller Center's Christmas Tree
By Josephine Brinker
Ellen Kalish is used to getting calls about
taking in undomesticated animals at her
nonprofit, the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center
in Saugerties, New York. So when a woman
called on Monday asking if she could
rehabilitate an owl, she was happy to help.
Then, the caller told her where exactly this
tiny owl was hiding out. "She said, 'At the
Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Center,'"
Kalish, the founder and director of the
center, told The Washington Post. "I've been
doing this for 20 years and I've never heard
a story like that."​ The 75-foot-tall Norway
spruce from Oneonta, New York, emerged
on Saturday looking worse for the wear,
with many mocking its bedraggled branches
and thin needles as a "metaphor for
2020."When workers were unwrapping the
tree, one of them spotted the creature. It was
buried in the base of the tree, Kalish said. At
first the worker thought the owl might be
injured. It would not let go of the tree's base.
One of the workers called his wife. He told
her he was bringing the owl home. He asked
if she could find a place that helps wildlife
animals. She called Kalish.
Post, Washington. ​newsela,​ edited by newsela staff, 2 Dec. 2020,
newsela.com/read/newyork-owl/id/2001016442/
MaKayla Moore
Halloween Blue Moon
Recently, you might have seen the
blue moon or micro moon on Saturday,
October 31 or Halloween. A Full Blue moon
only occurs every 19 years on Halloween.
The reason a blue moon is called that is
because it is the second full moon of that
same month. October 31, 2020, was the first
full moon on All Hallows Eve in 76 years
because the last full moon on Halloween
was in 1944 that was available to see in all
time zones. The one in 2001 was only
visible to those who trick-or-treated in
Central and Pacific time zones.
A blue moon is the second full moon
of the month. On October 2, 2020 there was
a harvest moon. The moon isn’t actually
blue. It may seem a greenish-blue color
when the sun rises or sets because when
large fistfulls of dusk or smoke particles are
held high in the atmosphere. A blue moon
occurs only in months with 31 days. A blue
moon occurs every 33 full moons.
The person that came up with the
idea of the blue moon is Phillip Hiscock. For
2 years following the eruption of the
Krakatoa Volcano in Indonesia in 1883,
people around the world claimed to see
bizarrely colored sunsets and a moon that
caught the eye to be blue.
For a blue moon to occur there must
be a full moon at the outset of the month. A
blue moon occurs due to an inexact collision
between the lunar cycle and the calendar
year, therefore we get two full moons in that
month.
Halloween blue moons are very rare,
so if someone says “Once in a blue moon.”
you better believe them.
Koenig, Ronnie. " A rare blue moon will fall on Halloween this
year — here's how to see it."
https://www.today.com/news/rare-blue-moon-will-fall-halloween-y
ear-here-s-how-t196799,​ Today, 30 Oct. 2020,
www.today.com/news/rare-blue-moon-will-fall-halloween-year-he
re-s-how-t196799.
Wolchover, Natalie. "If it isn't blue, how come it's called a 'blue
moon?'." ​https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48814398,​ edited by
NBC Universal, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2012,
www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna48814398.
Five Family Friendly Attractions in Upper
Michigan
By: Mia Stade
I love the U.P. it is a very fun place
to go and see nature or go camping. It’s one
of my favorite places to be and have been to
almost all of these places and had a great
time at them. They all have very interesting
and unique back stories. I hope you will love
them just as much as my family has.
#1
Oswalds bear ranch is one very fun
place to be. I have not been there myself but
my mom has and she could go on a mile
about the fun she had. When you visit you
get to not only pet a bear cub and get a
picture you can feed them fruit loops! They
give wounded bears medication until they
are better. If people are illegally breeding
bears the police take the bears into custody
and oswalds take good care of them and give
them a home with a lot of friends.
#2
Dinosaur gardens is a very fun place to take
your family. They have real size dinosaurs
and a walk in the woods to see the displays.
The life sizebronciasaures is AMAZING.
You can pose and take so many awesome
selfies. The park also has some fun things to
do like “digging” for some cool historic
fossil rocks, putt-putt golf, and a miners
sluice! They’re even dog friendly as long as
you follow the guidelines.
#3
The Mystery Spot is one of the coolest
places I have ever been to. They have one of
the coolest histories there with the wonky
gravity. They also have not only the
awesome tour with wonkie gravity but they
also have a very cool putt putt ground that
even includes putting over a huge “pirate
ship”. When I visited, the ziplines weren’t
available but they go as high as 700ft! The
mystery Spot even has a walk thru human
maze which is very fun to get turned around
in.
#4
Castle rock is quite an exercise but it's worth
it. Pictured rock has about four or five
flights of stairs. But it is amazing when you
make it to the top and see the amazing view
you can even throw a coin on the rocks
MANY people have done. Their amazing
gift shop has anything your family would
like from craftsmen to the stuffed animals
and the clothes pictured rock gift shop is
amazing. They even have a paul bunyan
statue with his ox that you can take a picture
with free of charge.
#5
Tahquamenon falls is a great place to visit.
The nature is stunning and there are SO
many things to do for people who like to be
around others you can go over to the
vendor's area and for the more adventurous
ones you can go off round and hike your
way up to the upper falls or down to the
lower falls!​ Activities include​: boat rental, North Carolina produces trees that are sent
cross country skiing, hiking, fishing, all the way to the Mississippi river down the
hunting, nature program, paddle sports, east coast. In 2018 28 percent of Christmas
snowmobiling, snowshoeing, watchable trees were bought from chain stores like
wildlife, winter camping. Home Depot or Lowes but an equal 28
Facilities include​: boat launch, cabins and percent were cut down from tree farms
lodges, concessions and store, electric where you choose your tree and cut it down.
services, fishing pier, group use area, Post, Washington. ​Where Christmas trees come from​,
Newsela,
modern restrooms, observation platform,
newsela.com/read/where-are-christmas-trees-from/id/20000
picnic area, picnic shelter, playground, rustic 03473/.
sites, sanitation station, vault toilets, and
walk-in sites. MaKayla Moore’s ​Top Ten Movies 2020
Lost Girls
Rating; 5/5 stars
Becoming
Rating: 4.5/5
DNR Tahquamenon Falls ​, 2020,
Emma
www2.dnr.state.mi.us/ParksandTrails/Default.aspx# Rating: 4.2/5
overview.
Mystery Spot ,​ The kissing booth 2
www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-ignace-mystery-spot.
Rating:4/5
Dinosaur Gardens​, www.dinosaurgardensllc.com/. Scoob!
Oswalds Bear Ranch,​ www.oswaldsbearranch.com/. Rating: 4/5
Castle Rock ,​ castlerockmi.com/#!the-rock.
To All the Boys: P.S. I still love you.
3.7/5
​ Where Christmas trees come from
Soal
By:Remy Kook
3.6/5
Every year many families put up
Invisible Man
christmas trees and decorate them whether
3.2/5
they are fake or real. Before the 1930s many
The Half of it.
people cut down their christmas trees from
5/5
their property of the wild. Now there are
Mulan
Christmas tree farms in all 50 states, even
2.5/5
Hawaii. Now 98 percent of living christmas
Summary of Each movie
trees families get are from tree farms. The
Lost Girls is about a mother
most common type of christmas tree is the
desperate to find her missing daughter so
noble fir which comes from the west coast,
she opens up a private investigation. Which
mostly grown in Oregon and Washington.
leads the police to unsolved mysteries of
murdered workers.
Becoming is about former First Lady
Michelle Obama’s life, hopes, and her
connections with people which is a
Documentary based on her best-selling
memoir in 2018.
Emma is about a girl in England who
decides to take a turn in match-making.
The Kissing Booth is about Elle and
Noah. After a romantic summer, Noah is off
to Harvard and Elle is going back to high
school. The day before Elle is supposed to
leave after visiting Noah. She finds an
earring, so she looks through his phone
while he was showering. Only to suspect
that Noah is cheating on her with Chloe.
Scoob emerges the back story on
how Shaggy and Scooby met. Where
Scooby and the gang have to face the most
challenging quest, yet. A plan to release the
ghost dog Cerbus to the world.
To all the boys: P.S I still love you is
a sequel to, To All the Boys I Loved. It is
about a girl who in the first movie, her
letters get exposed about who she likes or
liked. As Lara Jean’s relationship with Peter
Kavinsky grows she bumps into one of the
recipients of the letters.
Soal is about a Band teacher named
Joe, In which almost everything in his life
ends up going wrong. His true passion is
Jazz.
Invisible Man is about a man who
stages his own death, a frenzied scientist
uses his powers to become invisible and
torment his ex- girlfriend, but when the
police refuse to believe her story. She takes
matters into her own hand and fights back.
The Half of it is about a shy,
introverted student helps the jock impress
the girl they both secretly want to be with.
Mulan is a real life remake of the
Disney cartoon .
​ Girls Lost in Rainforest
By Jacalynn Pung
In San Francisco, California, 2 girls
named Leia and Caroline decided that they
wanted an adventure and went past the
barrier to the forest that their parents told
them not to go into. They kept going. They
walked 1 ½ miles from home and couldn’t
find their way back. The oldest, Caroline,
watched out for her younger sister and told
her to think happy thoughts just as her
mother had told them. They spent frigid
nights huddled under a bush and a tree
branch crying all night.They were missing
for 2 days when a firefighter found them and
brought them back home to their parents
who ordered GPS trackers for them.
"Happy thoughts" helped lost California girls survive
ordeal,​ Newsela,
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50073/?search_id=3f22a372-a5c8-4d6c-913f-12b37
08800e9.
Where Christmas Trees Come From
By Jacalynn Pung
Up until the 1930s Christmas trees
were cut in the wild or on somebody's
property. Now they are grown and cut at tree
farms. The farms have a variety of different
types of trees. At a tree farm near Portland,
Oregon they grow some of the most trees as
well as a tree farm in North Carolina. The
trees grown in North Carolina are sold along
the East coast. They sell Fraser trees. The
trees grown in Oregon are sold along the
West coast they sell fir trees. Before tree
farms were a thing the trees used to look
more like the ones we see around us.
Around where we live people used to have
pine or spruce Christmas trees. In the
western United States people sell permits so
that you can pick and cut down your own
Christmas tree, but it is against the law to
pull the tree up by its roots. In conclusion,
Christmas trees come from different areas of
the world and are sold in different places.
Where does your tree come from?
Newsela​, Newsela, 20 Dec. 2019,
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​ The North Pole Lacks Enough Ice for
Sculptures!
By Lilian Brewer
The annual Christmas in Ice SculpturePark
won't open this year in North Pole, Alaska,
because of a lack of ice. It's the first
cancellation since the event started 14 years
ago in the city where Christmas is celebrated
year-round and city light poles are decorated
like candy canes, Executive Director Keith
Fye told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
The ice park is next to the Santa Claus
House gift shop in North Pole The city is
located 14 miles southeast of Fairbanks. The
park normally operates through December.
It features Yule-themed ice sculptures. The
lack of ice on lakes and ponds follows a
warm October in Alaska's interior. It was
further exacerbated by snowfall. This
hampers the formation of ice. The North
Pole has been almost 8 degrees warmer than
normal, said Rick Thoman. He is a climate
specialist at the International Arctic
Research Center in Fairbanks. Even higher
temperatures were recorded last year and in
2013.
The low temperature in October at
the North Pole this year was 14 degrees.
That is the highest October minimum
temperature in the 50 years of
record-keeping in the North Pole, he said.
"The warm oceans and the lack of sea ice
are contributing an immense amount of heat
to the atmosphere regionally, and so it's no
surprise that we had a warm October," he
said. As soon as temperatures dropped and it
was cold enough to form ice, then snow fell.
That slowed down the formation of ice.
North Pole Community Chamber of
Commerce director Marlene
Fogarty-Phillips says the event attracted
carvers from around the world.
Long, Kyrie. ​Newsela​, 9 Dec. 2019.
5 Best Gifts This Year For Teen Girls
By: Mia Stade
We all have a time when you get a
gift you don’t like from a family member or
friend. Sometimes people need inspiration
for buying a gift so I have done a small
survey of teens and found some of the 5 best
christmas gifts for teens.
#1 Robolights(Detroit) ROBOLIGHTS, located
Apple airpods: Whether they’re pro or an at the Museum of Contemporary Arts
original pair they are at the top of all the Detroit, lets you walk through a long zig
teens wishlist this year. zagging pathway that leads up to hundreds
#2 of giant robots, aliens and huge displays
This one is definitely the thing she wants everywhere.
this year. The perfect little camera that is a
great thing to take selfies with their BFF’s. Santa's Rock and Lights(Madison
#3 Heights)This new event invites you to drive
These are one of girls favorite things for through lights that are animated to christmas
room decor. Luckily for adults these are music.
fairly cheap. Add some fairy lights and you Guide, Little. ​Little Guide,​ Little Guide, 2020,
www.littleguidedetroit.com/where-to-see-christmas-lights-i
got some good room decor vibes.
n-metro-detroit/.
#4
Girls in middle school will definitely like
this gift. It's now the iconic water bottle that
teens would call a “Visco Girl’s” well…
best friend. They are all sorts of colors and
sizes.
#5
These always work out because a gift card is
like giving a teen money to go to a specific
store. This can only go wrong if you get guide, Little. ​Where To see Christmas Lights in Metro
them one to their least favorite store. detroit​. 2020, Little Guide.
www.littleguidedetroit.com/where-to-see-christmas-lights-i
n-metro-detroit/.
Where To see Christmas lights in
Metro Detroit
By: Natalie Moody
Wild lights (royal oak) Detroit Zoo has over
5 million LED lights illuminating the trees,
buildings and 280 sculptures more than 230
of which are animals. You can also
experience rudolph the red nosed reindeer at
the 4-d theater, ride a carousel and skate at
the winter rink.
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