Museum Visit and Discovery Space      When you visit the museum in the Sciencenter, your class can also have a visit to Discovery Space. It is hosted by a Sciencenter educator. Discovery Space provides school-age kids with a place to explore the world of science the way they like. Students will have self-directed independent learning experiences as they try to find the truth about science through activities, games and experiments.      A Sciencenter educator can help you find the discovery boxes that are suitable for your school subjects and class interests. Ticket price      The Sciencenter welcomes your school group and is pleased to offer discounted  tickets to schools for field trips  of 10 or more students. For groups smaller than 10, there is no discount.      September 1 - February 28: come early and SAVE!     Museum Visit Plus Discovery Space: $3.50 per student      March 1 - August 31      Museum Visit Plus Discovery Space: $4.50 per student      Duration        Discovery Space reservations  last about 30 minutes. Sciencerter educators will divide large groups into small ones. Each group has 20 persons at most.     Please Note      Individual  Sciencenter memberships are not to be used by school groups for the purpose of cutting school field trip costs.      Questions and Reservations      For more information or reservations, contact   Shannon McSurely, Educator Program Manager, at 607-272-0666 ext. 23 or smcsurely@sciencenter.org. What do we know about Discovery Space from the passage? A) Its reservations last 20 minutes. B) One can find suitable discovery boxes easily. C) It is open all the year round. D) Schools can cut field trip costs by visiting it.
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It seems that there is no middle ground when it comes to cats. People either love them or hate them. These feelings are not new either. All through history, cats have been worshiped or hated. A study of ancient writings and evidence found in tombs indicates that for the past 5,000 years, cats have been kept as pets in China, Arabia, Egypt, and India. However, this isn't very long compared to dogs, which have been domesticated for 50,000 years. Still, while the period in which cats have been domesticated may be quite short, it has definitely had its high and low points. Cats were at their highest position of domesticated life in ancient Egypt. There were more cats living in Egypt during the time of the pharaohs than in any other place in the world since that time. This high number of cats was probably due to the laws protecting them. Cats were associated with the moon goddess, Bast, so the Egyptians worshiped them as holy animals. If anyone was caught killing a cat, the person could be put to death. Families in Egypt also mourned the death of a cat and had the body of the dead cat wrapped in cloth before it was finally laid to rest. This respect for cats carried over to the Roman Empire where cats were the only animals allowed into temples. This fact was probably due to the ability of cats to keep the temples free of mice and rats. With the coming of the Dark Ages in Europe, the place of cats in society took a turn for the Empire, Christians began to associate cats with pegan   beliefs. Cats had a reputation as helpers of witches. When a person was accused of being a witch, a cat would often be put on trial with the person. The cat would be tortured  to try and make the person tell the truth, and usually the cat and the person would end up being burned in a bonfire or drowned. Bonfires of collected cats were not uncommon during this time. The days of hunting witches have ended, but other myths about cats still hold out. For a while, people in some places used to bury live cats under new buildings for good... According to the passage, what percentage of people in the United States keep both a cat and a dog? A) about 10 percent B) nearly 25 percent C) about 33 percent D) close to 50 percent
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Summer is slipping away from me.Some days, it makes me want to cry.Other days, I feel a sense of expectation within me just thinking about fall that makes me want to burst.Tonight, all five of us were in the family room doing our own things. At this moment, my littlest kid is my number one trouble and my number one joy.He has a tooth on the way and although it's such a tiny thing, it's causing so much grief.I'm holding him a lot and I'm not going to lie.I live for his afternoon nap  so I'm able to actually get dressed and use the restroom. The big E is starting school soon.The other day, I found myself a bit depressed about the end of summer and the beginning of another school year.I looked out of our front window with eyes that were heavy and a bit teary.Then, I suddenly realized just how silly this end of summer depression of mine is.I can't change time.But, I can change my emotions and my thoughts.I decided not to spend my final days of summer vacation walking around with a sad face.I decided to hug the last few days of summer and remind myself that before I know it, we will be back in our school routine and all will go well. This week we plan on meeting teachers.I'm taking my girl to have her nails done before her first day of kindergarten.We want to bake a few dozen cookies.We'll take our evening walks as usual and stay up late.And last but not least, I'll get school clothes ready, I'll pack lunches and write lunch notes, we'll read "The Kissing Hand," like we normally do, and I'll tuck  my third grader and kindergartener in their little beds before the big first day. Thank you summer, you've been warm and wonderful, you've been sweet and sticky, you've been refreshing and exactly what we need.And your sunsets have been amazing, so thank you. From the passage, we can learn that the author   _  . A) is fond of reading novels B) has two annoying children C) often takes evening walks D) has no time to get dressed
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The first Ml choir rehearsal of the school year took place in the school hall. All the students joined together to sing. I watched as my elder sister and her grade came in and took their places next to us on the stage. Meanwhile, I could hear laughing. Some students were pointing at a girl standing next to my sister. I'd never seen this girl before. A girl whispered in my ear, " Did you know she's wearing diapers ?" After school that evening, I asked my sister about the girl I'd seen. She told me her name was Theresa and that she was a very nice girL ." Why were those kids being mean to her? I asked, "Because they're stupid," she said. One day, I was walking home from school when I heard voices behind me. "There's the little idiot's  sister. Does your sister wet her pants too?" I walked a little faster and then I felt a atone hit me in the back. When I got home, I ran down to my sister's room. I pushed my way into her room, screaming at her. "Why do you have to be that giri's friend? I don't see anyone else being nice to her, " Janelle yelled back, Because she is a wonderful person and she is dying!" I will remember those words as long as I live. Theresa wet her pants because she had an illness, which was killing her. My sister was the only one nice enough to be her friend and stick up for her. A few months later, Hieresa passed away. I felt proud that Janelle was my sister. Throughout the years I watched her, and she always made friends with everyone. It didn't matter if they ware fat, thin, brilliant or not. She  never left anyone feeling isolated or alone. It was she who changed me  and   taught me to never  look at anyone in the same way again. What was the turning point of the story? A) Janelle became a friend of Theresa. B) Theresa suffered from a serious illness. C) The author lost her temper to her classmates. D) The author was told the truth about Theresa.

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