The Juggler With the Yellow Shoes - Juggling for fairs and festivals

The Juggler With the Yellow Shoes - Study Guides

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_______ Say No To Drugs _______

1. What is a drug? (Give the definition of a drug. Please don't give an example of a drug.)

Answer:
A substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body. Or a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

2. What is an Addiction?

Answer:
Being dependant on a drug. or
A compulsive physiological need for a habit forming drug. or
When your body feels it needs a drug

3. Are drugs good? Explain your answer.

Answer:
Yes, some drugs are good. And, yes, some drugs are bad. Drugs used for medical purposes are good yet if the same drug is abused it becomes bad.

4. How old was Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, when he was offered his first cigarette?

Answer: 14 years old

5. How old are you supposed to be before the law allows you to smoke?

Answer:
18 years old

6. How old was Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, when he was first offered alcohol.

Answer: 8-10 years old

Dan asked his dad for a taste of his beer. Dad let Dan try it. It didn't taste very good at all.
Later, as a teenager Dan was offered alcohol from other teens. Since Dan wasn't of legal age he said, "No Thanks."

7. How old are you supposed to be before the law allows you to consume alcohol?

Answer:
21 years old

8. Why do people do drugs?

Answer:
There are many reasons: down and out, want to fit in, think it's cool, friends are doing them, parents are doing them, it feels good, for an escape, it's fun, etc.

9. Why doesn't Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, do drugs?

Answer:
There are many reasons Dan doesn't smoke. Some of these reasons are: Dan knows it's illegal to use some drugs and he doesn't want to go to jail or prison for using them. Dan doesn't drink alcohol because he hasn't seen anything good come from drinking. Dan knows of five people who were killed by drunk drivers. Dan doesn't smoke cigarettes because they kill, they stink, they cost a lot, and his grandma quit for her grand kids and Dan doesn't want to disappoint his grandma. Dan's grandfather died at the age of 63 from lung cancer. Dan doesn't want to lose his life because of a drug.

10. What is secondhand smoke?

Answer:
Secondhand smoke is the mixture of smoke given off by cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and the smoke exhaled by smokers.

11. Is secondhand smoke dangerous?

Answer:
Yes, exposure to secondhand smoke causes cancer and other serious health risks such as asthma.

_______ Reading Is GRAND _______

1. About how many people in the world can read?

A. All adults can read
B. 4,387
C. Half of the world's population can read
D. 25 of every 100 people can read
E. Only little kids don't read

2. What's the difference between a book written for ages 3-8 and a book written for ages 8 and up?

A. Most 8 and up books will have more pages than a 3-8 book.
B. 3-8 books will probably contain more pictures.
C. 3-8 books will probably have easier words to read.
D. 3-8 books probably won't contain chapters.
E. All of the above

3. Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, had a short story published in what Magazine?

A. USA Today
B. Guideposts
C. Ranger Rick
D. Guitar One
E. PC Gamer

4. Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, became a good juggler because ...

A. he practiced a lot.
B. he enjoyed the challenges of learning new skills.
C. he wanted to be good.
D. juggling was fun.
E. of all the things listed above.

5. Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, became a better reader because ...

A. he practiced a lot.
B. he enjoyed the challenges of learning new words.
C. he wanted to be better.
D. reading is fun.
E. of all the things listed above.

6. What is a "juggle"?

A. Throwing and catching.
B. Throwing and catching more objects than you have hands.
C. Throwing and catching more objects than you have hands with each object being thrown and caught once.
D. Throwing and catching more objects than you have hands with each object being thrown and caught twice.
E. Throwing and catching more objects than you have hands with each object being thrown and caught three times

7. Where should you look when balancing an object on your hand?

A. Look at your hand.
B. Look at the bottom of the object.
C. Look at the top of the object.
D. Look at your friends.
E. Hold your breath and close your eyes

8. When Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, performed with his hat, he had a volunteer come up and read from a book. What was the name of the book?

A. The Complete Juggler
B. Almost a Juggler
C. Be The Best Juggler
D. Juggle, Juggle, Juggle, Oooh Yeah Juggle
E. Lessons From The Art of Juggling

9. When Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, performed with his hat, he had a volunteer come up and read from a book. What was the name of the volunteer?

Answer:

10. To get kids fired up about reading, Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, used a special book. What came out of the special book when Mr. Kirk opened it?

A. Cookies
B. Fire
C. String
D. Water
E. Bubbles

Answers:
1.C, 2.E, 3.B, 4.E, 5.E, 6.D, 7.C, 8.A, 9. varies, 10.B

_______ Science Fun _______

Fill in the blank with one of the words listed at the bottom of the page that best completes the sentence.

1. _______________ between the rubber stopper & the floor help the juggler jump on a pogo stick.

2. The equal force of ______________ on all objects allows the juggler to juggle objects of different weights and sizes.

3. Dan Kirk, The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes, used suede leather to create _____________ to be able to toss, tumble and catch boxes.

4. Mr. Kirk used an air bag to show Bernoulli's Principle that air moves more ______________.

5. The Juggler With The Yellow Shoes used an _____________ to blow the hair of a volunteer.

6. The AirZooka creates a spinning column of air called a _____________.

7. Having more ______________ in the air helps bubbles last longer.

8. A bubble is a small ______________ typically hollow and light, like a small body of gas in a liquid.

9. The UFO flyer raised in the air because there was ____________ air pressure on the top of the flyer.

10. An optical illusion is a misleading _____________ presented to the vision.

Word Choices:
humidity, globule, air, friction, friction, vortex, gravity, AirZooka, image, lower

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