Editor Sara Connolly Illustrator Kevin McCarthy Cover Artist Brenda DiAntonis Managing Editor Ina Massler Levin, M.A. Creative Director Karen J. Goldfluss, M.S. Ed. Art Production Manager Kevin Barnes Art Coordinator Renée Christine Yates Imaging Rosa C. See Publisher Mary D. Smith, M.S. Ed. Author Debra J. Housel, M.S. Ed. The classroom teacher may reproduce copies of materials in this book for classroom use only. Reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 6421 Industry Way Westminster, CA 92683 www.teachercreated.com ISBN: 978-1-4206-8374-5 © 2007 Teacher Created Resources, Inc. Reprinted, 2009 Made in U.S.A. Introduction Table of Contents The Klondike Gold Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Race to the South Pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A Risky Sea Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Practice Suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conquering Mount Everest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Standardized Test Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Around the World in 71 Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Standards and Benchmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amazing Discoveries True Survival Stories Anesthesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Determined to Go Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Genes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Doomed Pioneers: The Donner Party. . . . . . . . . 13 Vitamins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Shipwrecked in Antarctica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Antibiotics. . .