Recently Matt Brode met with Bear Essential Young Reporters during a Zoom meeting. For those who don’t know, Matt Brode is the chief meteorologist for News 4 Tucson. He talked to us about how he became interested in weather and about different types of weather that we experience in Arizona.
You’ve seen them around. They’re long, tall, and full of passengers. They are the Valley Metro buses! While you may have seen them, have you ever wondered what makes them run so smoothly? As it turns out, there’s a lot more to it, than meets the eye! We interviewed Valley Metro’s finest bus fleet maintenance specialist, Joey Templeton, to find out how it all works behind the scenes. “We have 209 buses here” Templeton says as we start our tour, “The first bus leaves here at about 3:30 a.m.; the last bus comes in at about 3 a.m.
Koalas are marsupials that live in Australia’s forests. Koalas also stay up in trees to keep cool in hot weather. Read on for more about their appearance, habitat, diet and other interesting facts.
Most people think koalas are bears, but they are actually marsupials! Koalas have silvery gray fur and sharp claws. They also have a thin body, small eyes, and a cushioned bottom to sit on rough branches.
The first civilian crew to orbit the Earth went to space and returned last month. The Inspiration4 crew included Hayley Arceneaux, Jared Isaacman, Chris Sembroski and Dr. Sian Proctor. They were launched on Sept. 15, 2021. They returned on Sept. 18.
Arceneaux is a cancer survivor. She began having symptoms at the age of 10. Her knee began to ache. Her doctor said it was just sprain but when this went on for days something else was discovered. Arceneaux had osteosarcoma or bone cancer. She was a St. Jude patient as a kid. After what happen to her, she helped out at St. Jude.
It’s the perfect time of year for a movie full of spooky characters, and that’s just what you get in “The Addams Family 2.” This time they depart their famously haunted house and take their family adventures on the road!
The plot was packed with action, taking you everywhere from Niagara Falls to the Grand Canyon, and had lots of moments where I was falling out of my seat laughing. Not just for kids, my mother and grandmother also had their laugh out loud moments through out the film. This wacky and exciting story will have you engaged the whole 93 minutes it’s playing.
I have been volunteering with my mom since I was 9 years old. Over the last three years, we’ve done all sorts of interesting and fun volunteering projects! We’ve bagged peppers at a food bank, sorted through old hotel shampoo and conditioner bottles to make homeless hygiene kits and raked leaves at a low income apartment complex.
Are you ready for Halloween? Are you safe? Chris Medaglia has been with the Tolleson Police Department for eight years. He likes helping people and working as a school resource officer. “Working with kids is very rewarding,” says Medaglia.
Medaglia has some important Safety tips:
• Trick or Treat in a known area.
• Stay on the sidewalks.
• Stay away from “Stranger Danger.”
• Check your candy before you eat it.
• Bring a light and cell phone.
Medaglia’s tips for trick-or-treaters
going to house parties:
In my neighborhood there was a giant puddle formed by the monsoon rain. One day my mom and I decided to go for a walk. We looked in the puddle for tadpoles and saw none. The next week we looked again and we saw one and then a whole bunch.
We realized that the tadpoles could get run over by a car. So we made a sign that said “Avoid puddle. Tadpoles!” so the cars wouldn’t drive over the puddle and the tadpoles would be safe.
One day my mom heard an advertisement on the radio about The Arizona Milk Producers holding a contest to become a Half-Pint Judge at the Fiesta Bowl Parade! They asked for a video submission on what my favorite dairy product was and why. I made a video about how much I love chocolate milk and I even did a back bend to show how much energy it gives me!
