Articles from Junior Scholastic (April 23, 2012)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Cartoon corner.			221
Climate change: explore conflicting viewpoints.	Kellaher, Karen		688
Dear teacher.			124
Earth day earth day by the numbers.			744
Get rid of plastic bags? A number of cities across the united states have banned plastic bags. Many people say that less plastic means a cleaner environment--and less waste at the dump. But others claim that plastic bags aren't the main culprit. More energy is needed to produce paper bags, for example, and they take up more space in landfills.			387
Highlights in this issue.			392
How medicine is made: the path to approval.			335
Pain at the pump.			273
Quiz wizard: the Amazon: how much do you know about what's in this issue of JS? Take this quiz after reading the World Studies article on pp. 10-13.			239
Quiz wizard: Vietnam War.			281
Saving the Amazon: Brazil has become an economic powerhouse. What does that mean for the Amazon, a precious resource for the entire world?	Brown, Bryan; Freeman, Suzanne		1477
South America.			262
Syria and its neighbors.			266
Syria's agony Syria's agony: why Syrians are at war with their President--and each other.	Brown, Bryon		620
The myth of "medical marijuana".			364
The myth of "medical marijuana".			567
Timeline: Vietnam & the U.S.		Chronology	339
Vietnam why the war still matters today: America's involvement in the Vietnam war in the 1960s and early 70s deeply divided the nation. Four decades later, the war's haunting legacy remains.	McCabe, Suzanne		1610
What do you know about "medical marijuana"?			428
Wild weather wild weather: from tornadoes and droughts to floods, there's no argument that the weather has been wild lately. The question is: could climate change be the cause?	Freeman, Suzanne		1299
Words to know.		Brief article	168