Kids News - Articles for Grade 3

Though we can stop buying many things that add to our landfills, sneakers are a necessity that cannot be avoided. While there have been a few attempts to make partially compostable shoes, a majority of sneakers end up in trash, where they sit for many years before they decompose, if ever! With billions of sneakers being purchased (and probably tossed) each year, this is a problem that cannot be ignored....

Four-time World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen, has added another feather in his cap. On February 17th, the 51-year old Finnish driver, shattered the World Speed record, by pushing a Bentley Supersports Convertible to an astonishing 205.48 mph (330.695km/hr) for over a kilometer - on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Finland....

No trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain is complete without a visit to the 'Tree Of Life', a 400-year-old, 32ft. Mesquite. However, it is not the tree's age but it's location, atop a 25-meter sandy hill, smack in the middle of the desert, that draws people....

On February 15th, five-year old Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, A.K.A. Hickory, took the world by surprise, when he became the first Scottish deerhound to win the title of America's Top Dog in the 135 year-old history of the Westminster Kennel Dog Show....

If you like bicycling as much as you like playing ball and can't seem to decide between the two sports, you may want to consider Cycle Ball - A fun sport that adopts the key attributes from both activities and transforms it, into a totally new game....

It is a well-known fact that dolphins are amongst the most intelligent animals on the planet. Yet, we have never figured out how to really communicate with them or for that matter, any other animals either. Now, a team of scientists from Florida's Wild Dolphin project, have taken the first step towards cracking the code....

While the science of prosthetics or artificial limbs is thought of as a fairly recent branch of medicine, Jacky Finch and her team at the University of Manchester beg to differ - They believe that the first artificial limbs can be traced all the way back to the Egyptian era, around 700 B.C....

The Google Doodle or decorative changes made to the company's logo are almost as famous as the company itself. Started as a way to make the search experience a little more fun, they have become an integral part of the company - with a fan base that anticipates the release of each Doodle, and even collects them. Now you too, can become famous by entering this year's Doodle 4 Google contest and have your artwork displayed on the world's most visited website for an entire day!...

This pig seems to be saying 'been there, done that' to a pig's life, opting instead, for a dog's life! And, he doesn't just think he is a dog, but acts like one too - Responding to his name, going for walks with a leash around his neck, playing fetch and most important of all, performing tricks!...