1.In early September, there were people in the course of the hot lava that has been spewing from the Kilauea volcano since June. a.The two rural communities are Ka'ohe Homestead and Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island. 2. The Hawaiian County Civil Defense has rebuilt two gravel roads that can be used as optional escape routes if necessary. 3.They are planning to rebuild there lives when the lava flow subsides because that is where they lived all there lives. Critical Thinking Question: The differences between volcanic explosions and earthquake are that a volcanic explosion is when a volcano "throws up" lava. But a earthquake is when the tectonic plates split apart and rumble and shake the ground. Another difference is that volcano occurs less often than a earthquake. In some ways they are the same. For an example, they are the same because they are both natural disasters and they both can kill people.

1.Goliath Bird eaters can have a leg span of up to 28 cm (11 in) and can weigh over 170 g (6.0 oz). a. They largely feed on earthworms, frogs and any other insects they come across. b.Their name is misleading because Goliath bird eaters don't eat birds at all. 2. They hiss, Barb their hair, and show of their fangs. 3. They have biggest diameter. a. The giant huntsman is dangerous. b. We should not be worried about these spiders attacking us because they are rarely seen. Critical Thinking Question: If I could morph into any animal it would be a monkey because they look a little bit like humans.

1. Benjamin Radford spends his time investigating and resolving, with logical explanations. a. Benjamin Radford says he likes helping solve spooky mysteries that people don't want to solve. 2. The latest ghost sighting was when a policeman saw a translucent figure sliding across the floor at the police station and it went through a metal fence. a. Some of the evidence was that a policeman caught it on tape. 3.The legend of Chupacabra was that he was the goat-blood sucking vampire-dog. a. It originated in Puerto Rico. b. Benjamin Radford was able to prove Chupacabra didn't exist after some painstaking investigation that involved DNA testing on the carcass of the alleged monster that had been found in Texas, Radford was able to definitely conclude that no such animal existed and that the goats were being slaughtered by either dogs or coyotes. Critical Thinking Question: In order to be a ghost buster, you have to be brave so you can find ghosts and spooks and stuff like that.

1. The Stanford researchers were trying to find the answer to how long is an average kid's memory. a. It was important to know because some teachers would like to know things like that. 2. They got a group of 28 kids from ages 7-9 and had them take a " math test.". Then a year after that they took the same kids a did the same test. This time, the kids were better at memorizing the facts because their memory was long term. So they did the same thing to the the same kids when they were adults, and they were even better because their memory got longer as they got older. 3. The kids got a longer memory as they got older. a. Dr. Menon plans on investigating even farther. Critical Thinking Question: Learning the basics of any subject is really important because then you can do better in life because you know your facts.

1. Masdar city is the world's first carbon neutral city. a. UAE decided to build it so they don't harm the environment. 2.Some of the features of Masdar city are: they use electric pods instead of cars; They use wind tunnels for air conditioning; and they use a tower plant to absorb sunlight. 3. Some people believe Masdar won't be completed because it is a very complex project and it costs 20 billion dollars. a. The author thinks the project will be completed because people are putting lots of effort into it.