Articles for Grade 3

Conservationists at New Zealand's Kaori Wildlife Sanctuary, are ecstatic after discovering a month-old tuatara, a rare reptile and the only living descendent of the lizard-like dinosaurs that inhabited the Earth, more than 65 million years ago....

Last Friday, 26 lucky fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington D.C, got to visit with US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and help her get started on the new fruit and vegetable garden in the White House lawn....

A team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California, recently revealed that they have developed a metallic glass that is harder and tougher than stainless steel, but weighs much less....

Ever since the behavior and habits of Orangutans has been documented, scientists have known that these apes hate water and cannot swim. However, as this Orangutan mum demonstrated - Nothing is impossible!...

Four Spanish teenagers have just proved that it doesn't take millions of dollars of sophisticated equipment to capture stunning images of our planet from Space - Some perseverance, combined with a little imagination, a helium-filled balloon and an $80 USD digital camera, will also get the job done....

As you stroll around in your green attire, looking for those four-leaved clovers and the pot of gold, here are some fun facts and myths about St. Patrick's Day, one of the most popular (and fun) holidays celebrated by people all over the world, every year on March 17th....

A mysterious comic collector, made headlines on March 13th, after paying a record $317,000 USD for a rare original copy of the first comic featuring Superman, his girlfriend Lois Lane, and magician, Giovanni 'John' Zatara....

A powerful sandstorm swept through parts of the Middle East on March 10th, grinding all activities to a complete halt for a few hours. While sandstorms are common in spring, this was one of the biggest storms the area has seen, in decades....

Most people want to build a house near the water or under beautiful redwood trees - In the Sleepers case, it was a huge sandstone cave that captured their hearts....