Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2021 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

Start clock A basketball game is played for a set length of time. A clock runs while the game is played. It stops whenever play stops, such as when a player breaks a rule. Click pulls down his arm to show that the clock is starting. 30-second time out Click puts his hands on his shoulders to show that one team has asked to stop the game for 30 seconds. The team might want to discuss a game plan or just take a break. Technical foul Click makes a T shape with his arms if a player is rude or a bad sport—especially when the player is rude to the referee! Traveling Basketball players cannot carry the ball. You must bounce, or dribble, the ball when you move. Click spins…

Click’s friend Gouda is one talented rat. Click visited the museum where Gouda lives, COSI, the Center of Science and Industry, in Columbus, Ohio, to see her in action. CLICK: I have known a lot of rats, but I’ve never met one who can play basketball before. How did you learn? GOUDA: My trainer, Laurie Miller, began teaching me when I was one month old. First, we played together and cuddled. CLICK: That sounds like fun, but that doesn’t sound like training. GOUDA: Having fun and learning to trust Laurie was a big part of my training. She let me run around the basketball court and gave me lots of treats. I love her! CLICK: Treats! Now you’re talking. What kind of treats? GOUDA: Toasted oat rings. They’re delicious. I…

The first basketball hoop was created in 1891. It was made from a peach basket. Players scored by tossing a soccer ball into the basket. Basketballs had not been invented yet! Now, of course, players throw an orange basketball into a metal hoop and net. This basketball hoop is made from paper, but it’s still fun to play with. Turn this page over to see how to make it. How to Make the Hoop 1. Cut out the large rectangle along the black lines. 2. Fold and unfold back and forth along the yellow lines to make creases. 3. Push the sides of the paper in along the creases to make the yellow dots meet. Flatten the paper so the top makes a triangle. 4. Find the two flaps that…

In 1900, baseball was America’s national pastime. No other form of entertainment came close. The town of Warren, Rhode Island, had several amateur teams, and Lizzie Murphy followed them all. Her father had played on one as a young man. Her brother, Henry, was on one of the best boys’ teams. To sharpen his game, Henry played catch with Lizzie for hours. Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Even at six years old, Lizzie threw straight to Henry’s glove. “You’re a natural, Lizzie,” her father said. “Don’t encourage her,” said her mother. “Baseball’s not a game for girls.” “But she loves it,” her father said. “She can throw and catch as well as any boy.” He gave Lizzie his old ball and glove. She carried them everywhere. Lizzie went to all of Henry’s…