Scope Spotlight
DEBATE SCAVENGER HUNT
Should You Get Paid to Recycle?
Recycling bottles and cans is the right thing to do. So should we really get rewarded for doing it?
PAIRED TEXTS
The Vanishing Beasts
Explore the history of the buffalo and learn how the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes are working to restore the buffalo to tribal lands.
DRAMA
Far From Home
A homesick teen, a gravely injured sea turtle, and a summer that changed everything.
INFOGRAPHIC
Why Is This Dirt So Amazing?
It’s not just any old dirt. It’s compost—and it’s made from trash!
SHORT READ
Her Designs Are Helping the Planet
Pollution is a big problem in the clothing industry. Here’s how Maya Penn is helping to change that—and how you can too.
POEM
Campfire
A poem about a mother-daughter camping trip is paired with a note from the poet, Janet Wong.
POEM
Your World
This sweet poem by Georgia Douglas Johnson, the celebrated poet of the Harlem Renaissance, is the perfect note to end the year on.
Special Collections
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Skill Library
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COURAGE AND RESILIENCE: Illustration by Allan Davey; FINDING YOUR VOICE: DNY59/Getty Images (Mask); timquo/Shutterstock.com (String); EARTH DAY EVERY DAY: iStockPhoto/Getty Images (Lionfish); WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER: Illustration by Allan Davey; WHAT MAKES A HERO?: Illustration by Shane Rebenschied; EXPLORING OUR WORLD: Illustration by Randy Pollak