Readability:  about 6th

Possible hard words: Proper names: Lakishe McPike, Brandon Byrd , Tiffany Atkinson, Reginald Jones, Elizabeth Bell, Carrie Dietz  Other words: unique, recruited, humorous, emphasis, chemistry, biology, geology, magnetism, paper mache, volcano

BEFORE READING: Use the title to get the young reader to predict what the article is likely to be about.  To assess the likelihood that the reader can read and understand the article, ask him or her read the words from the list, helping out where needed.  If the child misses two or fewer words, encourage him or her to read the article silently, preparing to discuss it when finished.  If the child misses three or more from the list, ask him or her to read it aloud to you.  You offer, of course, to supply any troublesome words as they read it aloud.  

AFTER READING: Use question such as the following to guide a discussion of the article.

1. How did the teen-age teacher help the little girl who was crying?
2. What were the purposes of the science project?
3. How was the experience helpful to the various interns?
4. Describe how the volcano experiment was done?  Have you seen this experiment done before?
5. Would you like the experience of being one of the teachers?  Why?