fence birthdays bored enjoyed traveled dreaming fence birth days bored en joyed trav eled dream ing THE OLDEST PERSON How long can a person live? Jean Calment lived to be 122 years old. She lived in France. She was born in 1875. She died in 1997. What did she do with all that time? She learned to fence at age 85. She still rode a bike at age 100. She loved her birthdays. Her family and friends came to each birthday. She never stopped dreaming. She never felt bored. She always enjoyed life. She enjoyed people. She had many stories to tell. When she was born, people traveled by train or on horses. By the time she died, people had flown to the moon. She saw so many things! 1. How long did Jean Calment live? 2. Where did she live? 3. How did she feel about life? Write two sentences in the story that tell us. Remedia Publications 1 Amazing Records
THE OLDEST PERSON felt born traveled long learned things enjoyed bike Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. How can a person live? Jean Calment lived to be 122 years old. She lived in France. She was in 1875. She died in 1997. What did she do with all that time? She to fence at age 85. She still rode a at age 100. She loved her birthdays. Her family and friends came to each birthday. She never stopped dreaming. She never bored. She always enjoyed life. She people. She had many stories to tell. When she was born, people by train or on horses. By the time she died, people had flown to the moon. She saw so many! 1. When was Jean Calment born? 2. When did she die? 3. When she was born, how did people travel? 4. Today, how do people travel? 5. Name one thing that she did with her time. Amazing Records 2 Remedia Publications
degrees hike gallons group miles Death Valley de grees hike gal lons group miles Death Val ley THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH Death Valley is the hottest place on earth. One day in 1913 it got up to 134 degrees. The days are hot in Death Valley. But the nights are cold. The days get as hot as 129 degrees. The nights get as cold as 59 degrees. One summer a group of people took a hike through Death Valley. They hiked 15 miles a day. They hiked for 12 days. They hiked 180 miles. How much water did each hiker drink? Each hiker drank 3 1/2 gallons of water a day. That s 56 cups of water. They must have been so hot! 1. How hot do most days get in Death Valley? 2. How cold can it get in Death Valley? 3. Write the sentence in the story that tells about the hottest day ever. 4. How long did the hikers take to hike across Death Valley? 5. How far did the hikers go? Remedia Publications 3 Amazing Records
cold must degrees how nights hiked days summer THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. Death Valley is the hottest place on earth. One day in 1913 it got up to 134. The are hot in Death Valley. But the nights are. The days get as hot as 129 degrees. The get as cold as 59 degrees. One a group of people took a hike through Death Valley. They 15 miles a day. They hiked for 12 days. They hiked 180 miles. much water did each hiker drink? Each hiker drank 3 1/2 gallons of water a day. That s 56 cups of water. They have been so hot! 1. How much water did each hiker drink each day? Write the two sentences in the story that tell us. 2. Why did the hikers need so much water? Amazing Records 4 Remedia Publications
THE OLDEST TREES hundred cottonwood Arizona skinny Douglas Fir hun dred cot ton wood Ar i zo na skin ny Doug las Fir How long do trees live? Some trees live only a hundred years. Cottonwoods live this long. Some trees live for hundreds and hundreds of years. Where are these really old trees? They are in the mountains of Arizona. They are Douglas Firs. You can find them outside of Tucson. Some of these trees are 1200 years old. How can you find out a tree s age? You count the rings in its trunk. Each year the tree grows, it makes a ring. A fat ring means lots of water that year. A skinny ring means maybe no water that year. 1. What are the old trees near Tucson, Arizona called? 2. Each year the tree grows, it makes a. 3. True / False Some Douglas Firs are 1200 years old 4. True / False Cottonwoods live about 100 years. Remedia Publications 5 Amazing Records
THE OLDEST TREES years mountains age where trunk trees find water Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. How long do trees live? Some live only a hundred years. Cottonwoods live this long. Some trees live for hundreds and hundreds of. are these really old trees? They are in the of Arizona. They are Douglas Firs. You can them outside of Tucson. Some of these trees are 1200 years old. How can you find out a tree s? You count the rings in its. Each year the tree grows, it makes a ring. A fat ring means lots of water that year. A skinny ring means maybe no that year. 1. Write the sentence in the story that tells how to find out a tree s age. 2. What makes a tree ring fat? 3. What makes a tree ring skinny? Amazing Records 6 Remedia Publications
REVIEW #1 ACROSS CLUES: 1. Jean Calment had 122. 4. Some trees can live to be of years old. 6. Be sure to bring a lot of to drink in the desert. 7. You can tell how old a tree is by counting its. 8. is the hottest place on earth. 10. Jean Calment learned to at age 85! 12. Jean Calment was in 1875. DOWN CLUES: 2. When Jean Calment was born, people on horses. 3. Death Valley can be as hot as 129. 5. are the oldest trees. 9. You can find really old trees outside of Tucson,. 11. Death Valley is hot during the day but at night. Remedia Publications 7 Amazing Records
Japanese igloos pentagon rectangle square circle Jap a nese ig loos pen ta gon rec tan gle square cir cle THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD Do you live in a new house or in an old house? The Japanese have found the oldest house in the world. It is five hundred thousand years old. All that is left are the posts that held up the roof. The house was shaped like a pentagon. A pentagon has five sides. Houses can be in different shapes. A house can be a rectangle or a square. It can even be a circle. These are igloos. You can make a house from many kinds of things. You can use wood, bricks, or concrete blocks. You can use straw and mud. You can even use leaves or ice. 1. The have found the oldest house in the world. 2. How old is this house? 3. True / False Houses can be in different shapes. 4. Houses can be made of different things. Write two sentences about this. Amazing Records 10 Remedia Publications
wood new shaped many even leaves have posts THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. Do you live in a house or in an old house? The Japanese found the oldest house in the world. It is five hundred thousand years old. All that is left are the that held up the roof. The house was like a pentagon. A pentagon has five sides. Houses can be in different shapes. A house can be a rectangle or a square. It can be a circle. These are igloos. You can make a house from kinds of things. You can use, bricks, or concrete blocks. You can use straw and mud. You can even use or ice. 1. Write the sentence from the story that says what the old house was shaped like. 2. True / False A pentagon has four sides. 3. The old house in the story has only posts left. Why? Remedia Publications 11 Amazing Records
Mount Everest Mount Ev er est breathe breathe glaciers gla ciers climb climb mountain moun tain practice prac tice THE TALLEST PLACE IN THE WORLD I m on top of the world. Do you know where I am? I am on top of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is 5 1/2 miles high. It gets taller every year. It is hard to breathe this high up. It is very cold. Snow and glaciers cover the mountain. No one lives here. Every year mountain climbers climb to the top. It is very hard to climb. Many give up and come back down. A few make it to the top. To make this climb, they had to practice on smaller mountains for many years. Only the best climb Mount Everest. 1. This story is mostly about a. mountains b. glaciers c. Mount Everest 2. Write the sentence in the story that tells how climbers practiced to climb Mount Everest. 3. How high is Mount Everest? Amazing Records 12 Remedia Publications
climb breathe mountain top smaller make glaciers cold THE TALLEST PLACE IN THE WORLD Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks. I m on of the world. Do you know where I am? I am on top of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is 5 1/2 miles high. It gets taller every year. It is hard to this high up. It is very. Snow and cover the mountain. No one lives here. Every year climbers climb to the top. It is very hard to climb. Many give up and come back down. A few it to the top. To make this climb, they had to practice on mountains for many years. Only the best Mount Everest. 1. Write your own sentence about what Mount Everest is like. 2. True / False Many people do not make it to the top of Mount Everest. 3. True / False A few people live on Mount Everest. 4. Why is it so hard to climb Mount Everest? Remedia Publications 13 Amazing Records
REVIEW #2 ACROSS CLUES: 1. Can you a big bubble? 3. A yardstick is 3 long. 5. The first world got to write the rules for the rest of the world. 6. Snow and cover Mount Everest. 7. The oldest house in the world was shaped like a. 9. Alan McKay blew a 105 feet wide. 11. Houses can be made in different. DOWN CLUES: 1. It is hard to when you are on Mount Everest. 2. Every year climbers try to climb Mount Everest. 4. The Japanese found a house that is five hundred years old. 8. Mount is 5 1/2 miles high. 10. The oldest house in the world is in. Amazing Records 14 Remedia Publications
Extended Activities The following are questions for which students may find answers in an encyclopedia or other resource. Deepest Point Q: The deepest point of the world s oceans is in the Pacific Ocean. It is almost seven miles deep. What is this deep place called? Where is it? A: The Mariana Trench near the island of Guam Farthest Migration Q: The arctic tern migrates farther than any other bird. How many miles does it fly during its yearly migration? A: 22,000 miles round trip from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again Fastest Growing Plant Q: The fastest growing plant is bamboo. It can grow up to 36 inches a day. It can reach a height of 100 feet in less than three months. What kind of plant is bamboo? A: a kind of tropical grass with a hollow, woody stem Longest River Q: What amazing record is given to the Nile River? A: It is the longest river in the world, 4,187 miles. Highest Waterfall Q: What amazing sight can you see in Venezuela? A: Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world. It is 3,212 feet high. Longest Cave Q: Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is known for what amazing fact about its size? A: It is the longest cave in the world, 150 miles long. Fastest Animal Q: Which of these animals can run up to a record 60 miles per hour: cheetah, jaguar, or cougar? A: cheetah Longest Snake Q: The anaconda is the world s longest snake. How long can it become? A: up to 37 feet long Largest Population Q: China has more people than any other country. Fill in the following information: China: Population: Area: sq. miles People per sq. mile: United States: Population: Area: sq. miles People per sq. mile: A: China - Population: 1.2 billion Area: 3.7 million sq. miles People per sq. mile: 327 U.S. - Population: 27 million Area: 3.6 million sq. miles People per sq. mile: 72 Remedia Publications 29 Amazing Records
Answer Key PG# 1 1) 122 years 2) France 3) Any two of the following: She always enjoyed life. She enjoyed people. She never felt bored. She never stopped dreaming. 2 long, born, learned, bike, felt, enjoyed, traveled, things 1) 1875 2) 1997 3) horses and trains 4) cars, planes, buses, trains 5) Any one of the following: She fenced. She biked. She visited with family and friends. 3 1) 129 2) 59 3) One day in 1913 it got up to 134. 4) 12 days 5) 180 miles or 15 miles a day 4 degrees, days, cold, nights, summer, hiked, How, must 1) Each hiker drank 3½ gallons of water a day. That s 56 cups of water. 2) It was so hot. To avoid getting sick from the heat. 5 1) Douglas Firs 2) ring 3) True 4) True 6 trees, years, Where, mountains, find, age, trunk, water 1) You can count the rings in its trunk. 2) a lot of water (rain) that year 3) very little, if any, water (rain) that year 7 ACROSS: 1) birthdays 4) hundreds 6) water 7) rings 8) Death Valley 10) fence 12) born DOWN: 2) traveled 3) degrees 5) Douglas Firs 9) Arizona 11) cold 8 1) 3 feet 2) Alan McKay blew a bubble 105 feet wide. 3) True 4) False 5) Sentences will vary. 9 yardstick, end, feet, gum, blow, inches, world, rest 1) Someone who is best at something. 2) The first world champion was Sheldon Schafer. 3) write the rules for the rest of the world 10 1) Japanese 2) five hundred thousand (500,000) years old 3) True 4) Example: You can make a house out of wood, bricks, or concrete blocks. You can also use straw, mud, leaves, or ice. 11 new, have, posts, shaped, even, many, wood, leaves 1) The house was shaped like a pentagon. 2) False 3) It is old. The weather and people have worn it down. 12 1) c. Mount Everest 2) To make this climb, they had to practice on smaller mountains for years. 3) 5½ miles 13 top, breathe, cold, glaciers, mountain, make, smaller, climb 1) Accept any reasonable answer. 2) True 3) False 4) Examples: It is so cold and has a lot of snow. It is hard to breathe. It is very hard work. 14 ACROSS: 1) blow 3) feet 5) champion 6) glaciers 7) pentagon 9) bubble 11) shapes DOWN: 1) breathe 2) mountain 4) thousand 8) Everest 10) Japan PG# 15 1) The seeds grow new plants. 2) smaller than a grain of salt 3) Scientists 16 seeds, large, enough, tiny, floats, grain, smaller, fruit 1) The tiny plant floats in slow streams and ponds. 2) b. drift 3) the smallest fruit or tiny plants you can t see 17 1) c. an underground lake 2) Now we know the area of the lake is more than 13 acres. 3) Example: It is hidden, hard to find. 18 squeezed, underground, hard, not, more, guides, tour, where 1) the Cherokee Indians 2) No, it was dark and hard to see. 3) Accept any reasonable answers. 4) 4,840 sq. yards or 43,560 sq. feet 19 1) 2 or 3 years 2) One of the following: Diane Witt s hair is more than 12 feet long. It goes from her head to her toes. Then it goes back up to her head! 3) 1981 4) different 20 falls, most, differently, grow, feet, twelve, head, haircut 1) head 2) True 3) True 4) Accept any reasonable answers. 21 ACROSS: 1) fruit 4) Cherokee 6) acres 7) tour guides 9) float 10) twice 11) longest DOWN: 2) twelve 3) Lost Lake 5) haircut 8) scientists 10) tiny 22 1) underwater and above water 2) False 3) True 4) True 5) Sentences will vary. 23 shrinking, ice, underwater, breaks, rises, warm, all, years 1) The heavy ice keeps the land underwater. 2) It breaks off. 3) All the ice will break off. Antarctica will be warm again. 24 1) the Blue Bridge 2) St. Petersburg, Russia 3) Any two of the following: It is 319 feet wide. That s about 59 people lined up from head to toe. That s about 53 lanes of traffic. 4) Russians 5) 1818 25 find, wide, lying, built, Nobody, next, bridge, blue 1) as a parking lot 2) Accept any reasonable answers. 3) Accept any reasonable answers. 26 1) the sun and the planets 2) Lakeview Museum 3) Illinois 4) It is too big and spread out. 27 millions, size, Illinois, helped, model, state, farthest, ride 1) huge 2) The planets are millions of miles away. 3) You can bike between cities to see models of planets. 4) to show how big the solar system is, also the distance between planets 28 ACROSS: 3) warm 6) continent 8) solar system 10) Bridge 12) rises DOWN: 1) model 2) lanes 4) Russia 5) planet 7) ice 9) miles 11) parking Amazing Records Remedia Publications