Since I love writing, I thought I’m tell you about this annual writing contest for kids. It’s by Scholastic, and it’s open to grades K-8. The idea is to create a picture book, in a team of 3 kids, that’s 21-29 pages long. There has to be an adult Project Coordinator to help learn about other picture books and to help send everything in correctly, and the deadline is March 15, 2010. It may be too late to get your teacher to help you with it, but if you’re driven, maybe you ask a parent, or even a counselor at
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I grew up eating fish and I never felt conflicted about it. At least not until I got to know my Gam, who studies fish for a living. But still, the fish in Maine is delicious, and I’m glad I have the Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood Guide published by the Monterey Bay Aquarium to help me and my family make smart choices about what fish we eat. This guide tells us which fish are the best choices for eating based on the environmental conditions of its fishing or production. There are four ratings: Best Choices, Good Alternatives, Avoid, and The Super Read the FIFTH page of The Lake Bound Adventures of Chinku and Jabari, and keep coming back for more, every Monday a new page will be posted for your viewing pleasure. photo by tux96 The Kids’ Science Challenge is a competition for 3rd to 6th graders put on by Pulse of the Planet. There are three contests, to come up with great new ideas in the fields of Sports on Mars, (forensic) Science, and Bio-Inspired Designs. You can work alone or in a team, and there are explanations of the contests and great resources on the Kids’ Science Challenge Website. You have to have your parents permission of course, and the deadline is February 28th, 2010! It’s amazing what can be done in four weeks, so don’t let the tight deadline |
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