2009-2010 Article Index

The following abbreviations are used in this index: S-September; O-October; N-November; D-December; Ja-January; F-February; Mr-March; Ap-April; My-May; T-Teacher’s Edition. Numbers before hyphens indicate dates; after hyphens, page numbers.

ADAPTATIONS
Chill Bill, O26-4

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Futuristic Wheels, N9/23-12

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Chuckling Chimps, O5-5
Whinnies Decoded, N9/23-3

ANTARCTICA
Too Many Tourists (with graph), S7-3

ASK SCIENCE WORLD
What are warts? O26-24
What's happening when I crack my knuckles, and is it bad for me? N9/23-32
Why do male lions have large manes, but females don't? S21-16
Why do mosquito bites itch?, S7-24
Why is the sun yellow and orange? O5-24

ATOMS
Saving the Ozone Layer (activity), S7-21
Saving the Ozone Layer (with diagram), S7-18

BACTERIA
Slimy Blobs, N9/23-25

BASEBALL
Ball Tracker, O26-3

BATS
Real-Life Bloodsuckers (activity), O26-11
Real-Life Bloodsuckers, O26-8

BEDBUGS
Bedbugs Are Back! (activity), S7-T6
Biting Back, S7-8

BEES
Nests That Please Bees, S21-10

BLOOD
Cures From the Football Field (with diagram), O5-8

BREAD
Ghastly Baked Goods, O26-22

BROWNFIELDS
Cleaning Up Soiled Sites, S21-6

CACTUSES
Cactus Trackers (with map), O26-12

CALORIES
Plumped Up Portions, N9/23-8

CANDLES
Candle Caution, N9/23-5

CARBON FOOTPRINT
Phones, Facebok, and the Environment, N9/23-26

CAREERS
I Want THAT Job! (guitar designer), N9/23-17
I Want THAT Job! (robot scientist), S7-13
I Want THAT Job! (seismologist), O26-15
I Want THAT Job! (wildlife refuge manager), O5-11

CHAMELEONS
Catching Some Rays (with graph), S7-4

CHARTS
All Caught Up (with graph), S21-13
Silk States (activity), O26-T7
Your Guide to a Winning Display, S21-T5

CHEMISTRY
Candle Caution, N9/23-5
Ingredients for a Good Hair Day, N9/23-18
Name That Element! (chromium), N9/23-14

CHIMPANZEES
Chuckling Chimps, O5-5

CLAWS
Monstrous Talons (with graph), O5-6

CLIMATE CHANGE
Phones, Facebook, and the Environment, N9/23-26
Shrinking Sheep (with graph), O26-7

COMBUSTION
Full Steam Ahead, S7-6

COMPUTERS
Say "Cheese?" O5-5

DESERTS
Cactus Trackers (with map), O26-12

DINOSAURS
Monstrous Talons (with graph), O5-6

DOODLING
Battling Boredom, S21-4

EARTHQUAKES
I Want THAT Job! (seismologist), O26-15

ELEMENTS
Name That Element! (chromium), N9/23-14

ENDANGERED SPECIES
In Search of Snow Leopards (with map and graph), S7-14

EPIDEMIOLOGY
Disease Detectives (with diagram), O5-12

ESTUARIES
Oyster Gardeners (with map and diagram), O5-16

FLU
Disease Detectives (with diagram), O5-12
Flu Season (activity), O5-T6
On Alert, S7-5

FOG
Gathering Mist (with graph), O5-7

FOOD SCIENCE
No-Drip Ice Cream, O26-5

FOOTBALL
Cures From the Football Field (with diagram), O5-8

FORCES AND MOTION
Smashing Pumpkins (with diagram), O26-16
Tinkering With Trebuchets (activity), O26-T6

FOSSILS
Dig This! (activity), S7-T7
Monstrous Talons (with graph), O5-6
Teen Dinosaur Hunters (with diagram), S7-10

FRICTION
Snake Gait, S21-4

GENETICS
Red Dread (with graph), O26-5

GHOST NETS
All Caught Up (with graph), S21-13

GRAPHING
Bedbugs Are Back! (activity), S7-T6
Flu Season (activity), O5-T6
Portion Distortion (activity), N9/23-T7
Your Guide to a Winning Display, S21-T5

GRASSES
Cleaning Up Soiled Sites, S21-6

GROSS OUT
Ghastly Baked Goods, O26-22
Slimy Blobs, N9/23-25
Squishy Snack, S7-22
Twisted Trick, O5-22

GUITARS
I Want THAT Job! (guitar designer), N9/23-17

HAIR
Ingredients for a Good Hair Day, N9/23-18

HANDS-ON SCIENCE
Folding Frenzy (activity), O5-T7
Oyster Gardeners (activity), O5-19
Real-Life Bloodsuckers (activity), O26-11
Saving the Ozone Layer (activity), S7-21

HORSES
Whinnies Decoded, N9/23-3

HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Your Teenage Brain (with diagram), N9/23-22

HUMAN BRAIN
Your Teenage Brain (with diagram), N9/23-22

ICE CREAM
No-Drip Ice Cream, O26-5

ID CARDS
Say "Cheese?" O5-5

INJURIES
Cures From the Football Field (with diagram), O5-8

INK
Sketched Squid, N9/23-7

INSECTS
Biting Back, S7-8
Squishy Snack, S7-22
Why do mosquito bites itch?, S7-24

JETS
Vapor Trail, O5-4

KNUCKLES
What's happening when I crack my knuckles, and is it bad for me? N9/23-32

LIFE CYCLES
Secrets of Silk, O26-18

MAPS
Dig This! (activity), S7-T7

MEMORY
Battling Boredom, S21-4

MENTAL HEALTH
Tracking Blogs (with graph), N9/23-4

METALS
Shark Stopper, N9/23-5

MOONS
Water World (with graph), N9/23-6

MOSQUITOES
Why do mosquito bites itch?, S7-24

MUTUALISM
Treetop Toilet, O5-3

NUTRITION
Plumped Up Portions, N9/23-8
Portion Distortion (activity), N9/23-T7

ORIGAMI
Folding Frenzy (activity), O5-T7
Operation Origami, O5-20

OYSTERS
Oyster Gardeners (activity), O5-19
Oyster Gardeners (with map and diagram), O5-16

OZONE
Saving the Ozone Layer (activity), S7-21
Saving the Ozone Layer (with diagram), S7-18

PALEONTOLOGY
Dig This! (activity), S7-T7
Teen Dinosaur Hunters (with diagram), S7-10

PARASITES
Bedbugs Are Back! (activity), S7-T6
Biting Back, S7-8
Real-Life Bloodsuckers, O26-8

PERIODIC TABLE
Name That Element! (chromium), N9/23-14

PERU
Gathering Mist (with graph), O5-7

PITCHER PLANTS
Treetop Toilet, O5-3

PORTION SIZES
Plumped Up Portions, N9/23-8
Portion Distortion (activity), N9/23-T7

PROCEDURE
Nests That Please Bees, S21-10

PUMPKINS
Smashing Pumpkins (with diagram), O26-16

RADAR
Ball Tracker, O26-3

RADIATION
Solar Flare-Up (with graph), S21-3

RECYCLING
Would You Drink Toilet Water? N9/23-20

REDHEADS
Red Dread (with graph), O26-5

ROBOTS
Fishy Robots, S7-7
I Want THAT Job! (robot scientist), S7-13

SAGUAROS
Cactus Trackers (with map), O26-12

SANGUIVORES
Real-Life Bloodsuckers (activity), O26-11
Real-Life Bloodsuckers, O26-8

SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
All Caught Up (with graph), S21-13
Cleaning Up Soiled Sites, S21-6
Nests That Please Bees, S21-10

SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Cleaning Up Soiled Sites, S21-6

SEISMOLOGIST
I Want THAT Job! (seismologist), O26-15

SEWAGE
Would You Drink Toilet Water? N9/23-20

SHAMPOO
Ingredients for a Good Hair Day, N9/23-18

SHARKS
Shark Stopper, N9/23-5

SHEEP
Shrinking Sheep (with graph), O26-7

SILK ROAD
Secrets of Silk, O26-18
Silk States (activity), O26-T7

SILKWORMS
Secrets of Silk, O26-18

SMOKEY THE BEAR
Birthday Bear, O26-6

SNAKES
Snake Gait, S21-4
Twisted Trick, O5-22

SNOW LEOPARDS
In Search of Snow Leopards (with map and graph), S7-14

SOLAR FLARE
Solar Flare-Up (with graph), S21-3

SOLAR POWER
Futuristic Wheels, N9/23-12

SOUND
Vapor Trail, O5-4

SQUID
Sketched Squid, N9/23-7

SUN
Solar Flare-Up (with graph), S21-3
Why is the sun yellow and orange? O5-24

TECHNOLOGY
Cures From the Football Field (with diagram), O5-8
Fishy Robots, S7-7
Folding Frenzy (activity), O5-T7
Full Steam Ahead, S7-6
Operation Origami, O5-20
Phones, Facebook, and the Environment, N9/23-26
Tracking Blogs (with graph), N9/23-4

TEENS
All Caught Up (with graph), S21-13
Futuristic Wheels, N9/23-12
Nests That Please Bees, S21-10
Oyster Gardeners (with map and diagram), O5-16
Smashing Pumpkins (with diagram), O26-16
Teen Dinosaur Hunters (with diagram), S7-10

TENSION
All Caught Up (with graph), S21-13

TICKS
Real-Life Bloodsuckers, O26-8

TOUCANS
Chill Bill, O26-4

TOURISTS
Too Many Tourists (with graph), S7-3

TREBUCHETS
Smashing Pumpkins (with diagram), O26-16
Tinkering With Trebuchets (activity), O26-T6

TREE SHREWS
Treetop Toilet, O5-3

VACCINES
Disease Detectives (with diagram), O5-12

VERTEBRATES
Catching Some Rays (with graph), S7-4

VIRUSES
Disease Detectives (with diagram), O5-12
Flu Season (activity), O5-T6
On Alert, S7-5

VITAMIN D
Catching Some Rays (with graph), S7-4

WARTS
What are warts? O26-24

WATER
Water World (with graph), N9/23-6

WATER CYCLE
Would You Drink Toilet Water? N9/23-20

WATERSPOUTS
Raining Burgers, S7-4

WEATHER
Raining Burgers, S7-4

WILDFIRES
Birthday Bear, O26-6

WILDLIFE REFUGES
I Want THAT Job! (wildlife refuge manager), O5-11