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1. Using context clues, what do you think the word “worldly” means?
2. Using context clues, what do you think the phrase “ahead of their
time” means?
3. Doxey thinks blue-glazed quartz beads are difficult to make. Why
does she think this?
4. Pick 2-4 adjectives from the text and give their comparatives.
Comparative Board Game: Play the following board game to practice
using comparatives.

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James Blake Wiener: Nubian artisans seemed ahead of their time. How did that happen?
Denise Doxey: They experimented. They tried new styles. Blue-glazed quartz beads are one example. These were made from quartz crystals.
Quartz is a type of clear stone. They were shaped into balls. A hole was poked through them. They were given a shiny glaze. Finally, they were heated. They are very beautiful. But they were not easy to make.
Nubian glassmakers were also very skilled. They made beads that looked like eyes. They were formed by putting drops of glass onto a heated glass bead.

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By Ancient History Encyclopedia, adapted by Newsela staff.
Ancient Nubia was a powerful empire in Africa. An empire is a group of kingdoms that work together. The Nubians lasted for thousands of years. They developed their own culture and style of arts. Their jewellerymakers
especially showed great skill.
James Blake Wiener spoke to Denise Doxey. Wiener works for Ancient History Encyclopedia. Doxey is an art expert at a museum in Boston, U.S.A. The two of them talked about Nubian jewellery.
James Blake Wiener: What is it about Nubian jewellery that stands out?
Denise Doxey: Its jewellery shows how worldly Nubia was. Many cultures mixed there. Ideas came from central Africa. Egypt was Nubia's neighbour. Traders came from Greece, Rome and Asia. New ways of doing things were always moving back and forth.
Nubian artists were ahead of their time. They were trying out new ideas. Some experimented with enamel. Enamel is a coating for jewellery and other wares.
Nubian jewellery-makers also liked trying new materials. Some stones came from distant lands. One queen's grave was filled with unusual gems and fossils.

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1. Based on the text, pick 3-4 interesting facts about the Hubble Telescope and
write them in your notebook. Share them with a relative or friend.
2. Part A: Venn diagrams help us to visually see the difference and similarities
between two things. Create a Venn diagram to compare visually between the
Hubble telescope and telescopes on Earth.
3. Part B: Based on the Venn diagram, write a short paragraph comparing the Hubble telescope with telescopes on Earth.

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What Is NASA Learning From the Hubble Space Telescope?

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What Is NASA Learning From the Hubble Space Telescope?

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Hubble has helped scientists learn about our solar system. The telescope observes comets and planets. Hubble even discovered moons around Pluto that had not been seen before. The telescope has helped scientists understand
how planets and galaxies form. Galaxies contain billions of stars. A picture called "Hubble Ultra Deep Field" shows some of the farthest galaxies ever seen. Pictures from Hubble help scientists learn more about the whole universe. Because of Hubble pictures, scientists think the universe is almost 14 billion years old.
Where Can I See More Hubble Pictures? https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery
Article from: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-the-hubble space telecope-k4.html
Last Updated: Apr 24, 2020
Editor: Flint Wild

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Hubble is named after Edwin P. Hubble. He was an astronomer. An astronomer is a scientist who studies the planets,
stars and space. Edwin P. Hubble made important discoveries about the universe in the early 1900s.

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What Makes Hubble Different From Telescopes on Earth?

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What Makes Hubble Different From Telescopes on Earth?

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The mixture of gases that surround a planet is called its atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere changes and blocks some of the light that comes from space. Hubble flies around, or orbits, high above Earth and its atmosphere.
So, Hubble can see space better than telescopes on Earth can. Hubble is not the kind of telescope that you look through with your eye. Hubble uses a digital camera. It takes pictures like a cell phone. Then Hubble uses radio waves to send the pictures through the air back to Earth.

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The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. NASA launched Hubble in 1990. Hubble is as long as a large school bus. It weighs as much as two adult elephants. Hubble travels around Earth at about 5 miles per second.
That is as fast as driving a car from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast in 10 minutes. The distance between the two coasts is 4,800 km, which is similar to driving from Amman to Aqaba and back 14 times!
Hubble faces toward space. It takes pictures of planets, stars and galaxies. Hubble has seen stars being born.
Hubble has seen stars die. It has seen galaxies that are trillions of miles away. Hubble also has seen comet pieces crash into the gases above Jupiter.
Scientists have learned a lot about space from Hubble pictures. The pictures are beautiful to look at too.

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أردن عبدالله سام الشريده

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دارين علي

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دارين علي

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أسرار خالد

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أسرار خالد

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ورود حسين صبحي أبو عميرة... 🌼 ✨

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2. Similar to the detective story you read in your English book, you will write and tell your own story. Use this template to help your brainstorm ideas.

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1. Read these definitions and create flashcards for each word. Make sure to include a drawing for each word.

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A big part of learning a second language is learning about the culture of that language. This week we will take a look at a famous literary character from British culture.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Holmes became an icon of British culture and modern detective stories. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story “A Study in Scarlet” and went on to write at least 50 more stories featuring the detective, as well as The Hound of
the Baskervilles (1902) and several other novels. Doyle based his character on the personality of his former teacher in medical school, Dr. Joseph Bell of Edinburgh.
Sherlock Holmes is a detective who tries to find out who committed the crimes.
There is a monument in London dedicated to him. He has a sharp mind and solves
even the most difficult and strange mysteries. He works with his friend Dr Watson, a retired army officer. Sherlock Holmes is often dressed in a coat and cap, and carrying
a pipe and a magnifying glass. He lives at 221B Baker Street in London. Holmes’s opponent is the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty.
- Adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica and Kiddle Encyclopedia

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حنين احمد

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2. Similar to the detective story you read in your English book, you will write and tell your own story. Use this template to help your brainstorm ideas.

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1. Read these definitions and create flashcards for each word. Make sure to include a drawing for each word.

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A big part of learning a second language is learning about the culture of that language. This week we will take a look at a famous literary character from British culture.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Holmes became an icon of British culture and modern detective stories. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story “A Study in Scarlet” and went on to write at least 50 more stories featuring the detective, as well as The Hound of
the Baskervilles (1902) and several other novels. Doyle based his character on the personality of his former teacher in medical school, Dr. Joseph Bell of Edinburgh.
Sherlock Holmes is a detective who tries to find out who committed the crimes.
There is a monument in London dedicated to him. He has a sharp mind and solves
even the most difficult and strange mysteries. He works with his friend Dr Watson, a retired army officer. Sherlock Holmes is often dressed in a coat and cap, and carrying
a pipe and a magnifying glass. He lives at 221B Baker Street in London. Holmes’s opponent is the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty.
- Adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica and Kiddle Encyclopedia

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ايلاف محمد

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أسرار خالد

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أسرار الخالدي

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أسرار الخالدي

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بيلسان باسم

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حلا هاني

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حلا هاني

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ورود حسين صبحي أبو عميرة......✨💛

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ورود حسين صبحي أبو عميرة...... 💛✨

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Use the template below to write a blog about the use of acids or bases in cooking. You can research the Internet or ask an adult for ideas. Use the template below to design your blog.

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When readers use clues from the text to guess the meaning of new words. Find these two words in the text and read the sentence before it, the sentence itself, and sentence before it and guess what it could mean.

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When learning a language, antonyms help us learn vocabulary words. Match these words with their antonyms.

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However, baking soda can only cause so much lift unless there's a great deal
of it in the recipe, which can result in a soapy taste to baked goods. That's why
some recipes also call for baking powder, a product that combines baking soda with a powdered acid that reacts with water. "Double-acting" baking powder
can be especially helpful because it responds to the oven's heat to create a second chemical reaction, causing even more leavening to the cake or bread.

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Bases play an important role in baking for their ability to react with acids and release carbon dioxide gas. Baking soda is the most common base used in
cooking. Gas bubbles form in batter or dough when baking soda combines with any acidic ingredients, such as yogurt, lemon juice or buttermilk. This
process is known as leavening, a reaction that causes batter or dough to rise up.

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Acids soften foods that have lots of proteins. Lime juice is an acid that breaks down the protein in fish. The lime juice's effect on the fish proteins gives the dish an appealing mouth texture and an opaque appearance that resembles
cooking with heat. Tough cuts of meat often are soaked in marinades made with vinegar, lemon juice, tomato juice or other types of acids to soften them
and add flavor. Marinades don't enter deeply into meat so in order for the spices to enter, acidic foods are added to open up the outer protein cells.

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Imagine you are studying to become a chef at the Royal Culinary School in Amman. As part of your final
exam you are asked to read the following paragraphs then write an entry on your food blog about a recipe
that includes acids or bases in the meal that you will be cooking.

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5. Imagine you are a news reporter and you were asked to prepare a news report for the 8 o’clock news.
Write a paragraph about the ancient cure you read about or any other ancient cure you or your family might know about. Then, get dressed as a news reporter and say it aloud. You can even create a TV out of a cardboard box
like in the picture below.

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4. According to the text, what makes MRSA dangerous?

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3. Another word for cure is:
a) perfume b) medicine c) food

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2. Another word for infections is:
a) disease b) strength c) healthy

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1. Another word for superbug is:
a) medicine b) bacteria c) disease

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By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
Published: 04/09/2015

English scientists have found a medical cure in an ancient book. Recently, they discovered an ancient recipe that fights a deadly bacteria that makes people sick. The recipe comes from a thousand -year- old book called
"Bald's Leechbook." The book was found in a University library in England.

The medieval cure works against a type of deadly bacteria. There are good bacteria and bad bacteria. MRSA (pronounced mersa) is one kind that causes infections. It is
very difficult to treat. Most medicines do not work against MRSA, which makes it very dangerous.

Mixing The Old Recipe

One thousand years ago, there was a medicine for eye infections. An herbalist, or healer, would make the medicine. An herbalist helped people who were sick by using herbs. To make up the recipe, the herbalist would take a brass pot. He or she would mix fluids from a cow’s stomach and a special type of garlic in the pot.

Christina Lee, a professor, translated the recipe from the Old English language. She asked scientists to make the recipe and test it on MRSA bacteria.

Nottingham scientist Freya Harrison took the challenge. Scientists in Harrison’s lab followed the recipe. In her lab, the thousand -year- old recipe was a powerful killer. Only about 1 in 1,000 MRSA bacteria cells survived the ancient drug. Later, the researchers tested the drug on mice. It killed 9 out of 10 MRSA bacteria.