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WR News Smarts Issue #22
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. In what year did the U.S. government create the Guantanamo Bay prison?

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2.  What happens if a gecko's tail breaks off?

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3. How long is a marathon, in feet?

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4. In what country did scientists discover the fossil of Nemicolopterus crypticus?

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5. How many times per second can a gecko stick and unstick its feet?

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6. How much physical activity does pediatrician Janice Dickter recommend for children?

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7. What is the name of Dale Schlachter's FIRST LEGO League team? 

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8. What does "flocke" mean in German?

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Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each new word below with its definition.

____ 1. marathon ____ 2. sedentary ____ 3. pterodactyl ____ 4. insulin ____ 5. obesity ____ 6. conserve (verb) ____ 7. propel (verb) ____ 8. convict ____ 9. pterosaur ____ 10. spatula ____ 11. calorie ____ 12. wingspan ____ 13. diabetes ____ 14. defendant ____ 15. hypothesis

A. to save B. an extinct flying reptile that lived 215 million to 65 million years ago C. to find guilty D. a condition in which a person's body makes little or no insulin E. the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other F. to push  G. an extinct flying reptile that had wings made of skin H. a measure of the energy in food I. an educated guess J. a race of 26.2 miles K. a condition of being very overweight L. a person accused of a crime M. inactive N. a triangular shaped pad on the top of a hairlet on a gecko's feet O. a hormone that helps the body use the sugar in food for energy

Get Writing!
After reading "Picture of the Week," ask students to create illustrated books about Flocke to share with students in younger grades. The books can be fiction or nonfiction. 

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Get Writing!
We would love to read students' books. You can send pictures or copies of the stories to WRNews@weeklyreader.com.