4Kids.org - Week of November 23, 2008

Week of November 23, 2008

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What antibiotic is being made out of maggots?

Seraticin
Penicillin
Quinolone

In what year did P.T. Barnum trick spectators with a fake mermaid?

1842
1892
1942

What kind of animal is Coco?

penguin
bird
bug

Dirty Diseases

Practice your sleuthing and doctoring skills to become a Disease Detective at www.diseasedetectives.org/
deeper. Get a good introduction to infectious diseases and learn how they invade your body to wreak havoc on your system. Take some time to get to know real-life disease detectives, such as researchers who are working on an AIDS vaccine and the people who inspect food so that we all stay safe. Before you move on, take time out for tales full of sickness and suspense in Personal Stories. Do your best to stay healthy!

Nominate a cool Web site at
4Kids.org/nominations

Taming the Mythical Beast

Dragons, unicorns and mermaids, oh my! Rare animals await you at Mythic Creatures, www.fieldmuseum
.org/mythiccreatures. Search through Land, Water and Air to see what creatures inhabit these places. Scroll through the artistic displays and read the accompanying info to learn all about artifacts such as the Protoceratops Skeleton. You can even discover the unicorn, sea monsters and Pegasus and discover how these animals were woven into cultural fables. Let your imagination take flight.

Shape It Yourself

Journey to Panwapa, where kids just like you shape this virtual world at www.panwapa.com. Find the bright yellow star cursor and mouse around on the animals to make some new friends and try cool Panwapa activities. Click on the globe and build your own house anywhere in the Panwapa world. For more fun and games, click on Coco's home for a great round of hide and seek. To find some visual entertainment, choose the movie projector or the television and relax for a little while. Try changing the language setting for a different experience. This is one world you will want to visit again.

What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner?

Speak Out Here!

Dear Amy: Where can I play free MMORPGs? — Anonymous

Dear Anonymous: Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, called MMORPGs for short, are becoming really popular. Many of these games require a paid membership to play, but there are a few places you can play that are free and kid-friendly. Disney's ToonTown, http://play.toontown.com, lets you create your own toon and battle robots. Another free MMORPG is RuneScape at www.runescape.com, where you can complete quests in a world of knights, dragons and goblins. If you're under 13 years old, you'll need a parent to help you sign up. To keep safe while you play, remember to follow the rules and never give other players your personal information. Have fun!

Dear Amy: How do you find Web sites? — Jasmine, Villa Rica, Hawaii

Dear Jasmine: The easiest way to find Web sites is by using a search engine. You can search for the name of a specific site or topic you're looking for. My favorite search engines are http://kids.yahoo.com, www.askkids.com and www.kidsclick.org. For more search tips, visit http://sp.askkids.com/
docs/askkids/help.shtml.

—Amy

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