Chapter 10: School of Surprises

Newspaper Activities for Brain Freeze

1. With friends or family, design a school of your dreams. From The News-Journal clip pictures of items to put in the school. Send a digital picture of your creation to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the Web.

2. FreeZee turned out to be a student teacher in their new school. From The News-Journal, clip a picture of a famous person you would like to have as a student teacher and write a paragraph about why you think he/she would be a great teacher.

3. Write the next chapter in the adventures of the kids at Goldenrod School, when FreeZee teaches his first class. Send your creation to nie@nieworld.com for possible publication on the Web.

America´s Great River Road
Celebrate America´s most important waterway at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Olympic-size pool
See a virtual pool from the Edward Health and Fitness Center.

American Experience: Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter: The story of an ambitious peanut farmer who rose to become America´s thirty-ninth president.

What is virtual reality?
Virtual reality can transport you into a world of computer-generated sights, sounds, and tactile (touch) sensations. The more your senses are fooled, the more you believe the experience is real.

Make A Difference Day
Put your own cares on hold for one day to care for someone else.

Google Directory
Links for Writers Resources.

The Mississippi: River of Song
The Mississippi: River of Song is a Smithsonian Institution series for public television and radio that explores contemporary music along the Mississippi.

Lance Armstrong
The official Lance Armstrong site. Updated daily with the latest news about Lance and the USPS team.

Yahooligans!
The Web Guide for Kids.

Cooking With the Sun
You can use energy from the sun to cook. You can make a solar oven to cook a snack.

Kids a Cooking - Fruit Smoothie
Not only are the smoothies great tasting, but they are also packed with good nutrition!

Teachers Count
So, you want to be a teacher? There are a number of different routes into teaching for people who are in different stages of their lives.

Serial Story: BRAIN FREEZE
Brain Freeze, a 10-chapter serial story, is written by Bob Rouse and illustrated by Frank Yates. Bob Rouse and Frank Yates both work for the Lexington Herald-Leader.