Article Comprehension: 1) Baby elephants get abandoned because their herds fear that they will attract lions. 2) When Rachel found Suni, she took care of her, and it made her feel sorry for baby elephants. So now she's dedicating her life to saving those baby elephants. 3) The nursery is situated close to Ngoma National Forest because it's where most of the elephants live. Critical Thinking: 1)I think the "Leaky Bucket" that the author is referring to means the "Problem" that they're facing.

Article Comprehension: 1) A Foldscope is an origami-inspired paper microscope. 2) It's very light, unlike those other microscopes, and it's easy to make. 3) You can actually detect dangerous diseases!! Critical Thinking: 1) I would use a Foldscope for predicting diseases.

Article Comprehension: 1) John and Mary were walking their dog on the street, and they found a can sticking out of the cement, and another one close to it. 2) There were 1,450 coins altogether. 1,400 $20 gold pieces, fifty $10 gold pieces and four $5 gold pieces. 3) The 1866 $20 coin is rare enough to fetch $1mm USD because the coin didn't have the print, "In God We Trust" motto on in. Critical Thinking: 1) The value of the coins are higher than their face value because the coins were older without the motto on it.

Article Comprehension: 1) The contest between the 2 finalists in Jackson County lasted for 4 hours and went through 47 rounds!!! 2) When the judges ran out of words, they picked out some words from the dictionary. 3) The competitions in both Counties were rescheduled because it was taking forever, they needed more words, and they didn't want to keep picking out words from the dictionary because one might be too easy for a contestant and it won't be fair for the other. Critical Thinking: 1) Yes, because to me, they are ALL winners!

Article Comprehension: 1) The 2 studies were testing if it's ok to pick up food that has touched the ground. 2) The 2 studies: Simlarities: They're both studies, that were studying the same thing(s), and they have the same recommendations; Differences: Clemson thinks you should throw away food that touches the ground..immediately, while Aston disagrees. 3) The scientists concluded that it's up to you if you want to follow the 5-second rule. Critical Thinking: 1) I believe Clemson's conclusion; We should throw away food that touches the ground (IMMEDIATELY). Don't eat it.

I think it's very nice of her to take very good care of the baby elephants back to health, and to dedicate her life to those animals. It's good that she's making a difference.

This is awesome! I think we should make these for everybody. It is fun to make, fun to use, and costs only 50 cents! It's a lifesaver too! We should get these.

What a miracle! John and Mary are very lucky they're the ones who found them. Somebody else would've found them.

Such smart kids. I've never heard/seen a Spelling Bee Contest that runs out of words, and that goes on for 4 hours or more.

This is pretty cool. When he starts marketing them, we should fund to buy some for our students. It's better than our regular shirts. We should wear these on fun days, where we get all messy, so we don't have to get our ears exploded from our parents (especially moms).