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This book is the third in the Smart Elementary Newspaper series, which has opened new horizons for children's newspaper reading.
We have carefully selected 100 must-know articles for elementary school students from the past year (April 2024 - April 2025).
What is unique about Volume 3 is that, unlike Volumes 1 and 2, it includes political news.
The political issues that have occurred over the past year are events that even elementary school students must know about.
With this, 『Smart Elementary Newspaper 3』 introduces articles in six fields: economy, society, world, science, environment, and politics.

Author Shin Hyo-won, who writes the annual issue of "Smart Elementary Newspaper," spends a lot of time selecting and writing articles for children.
In particular, it is said that for this third volume, the concern was deeper than ever about how to show children the rapidly changing world.

The author, a linguistics major and director of the Children's Language Research Institute, has written articles on social and political issues without any subjective opinions, presenting them as factual information. He has written short articles with perfect logic that can keep elementary school students interested and focused.
Additionally, the author selected vocabulary that is essential to understand the article and advanced vocabulary that even elementary school students can understand and acquire through context, and included it in the text. It was confirmed that the majority of these vocabulary words were included in the reading section of the Korean language section of the recent five-year College Scholastic Ability Test.
Therefore, 『Smart Elementary Newspaper 3』 focuses on ‘reading,’ the essence of elementary newspapers, and will gift growing children with the power to see the wider world through harmless and complete articles.

The book is structured so that children's attention is not divided by only including background information, article content, true/false questions, newspaper vocabulary, and discussion topics for each article.
This eliminates the psychological burden of 'learning' and allows students to focus solely on the text with a light heart, naturally forming reading habits and developing literacy skills to view the world.

Elementary school newspapers must be ‘smart.’
The 『Smart Elementary Newspaper』 chosen by 170,000 children is enough.

Products that allow you to create your own menu are gaining popularity.
Consumers actively choose not only food but also fashion and home appliances to create and use their own products.
You can do this by attaching your favorite character's badge to your T-shirt, shoes, or bag, or by attaching a doll to it, and by choosing different colors for your home appliances.
This phenomenon is called the "topping economy." The topping economy refers to creating the best combination for yourself by choosing various toppings on the basic form instead of purchasing a given product as is.

--- p.24 From "I don't like the same thing. I want to eat the same menu differently! (Economics section)"

There are predictions that the U.S. economy will face difficulties in the future.
President Trump is increasing economic uncertainty by imposing threatening tariffs on other countries.
There are growing concerns that high tariffs on foreign goods imposed to protect American industries will ultimately have a boomerang effect on the United States by causing inflation and slowing consumption.

--- pp.28-29 From "Strange news that 'Americans' are crying, even though they say it's for 'America' (Economy section)"

In the US state of Florida, children under 14 years of age are prohibited from creating social media accounts, and in Australia, a law was passed that will ban children under 16 from using social media in November 2024, making it the first country in the world to do so.
In addition, France is considering introducing a ban on smartphones in schools, which has been piloted in some schools, to all elementary and middle schools.
The world is now doing everything it can to protect children from the negative effects of social media and smartphones.

--- p.66 From “Everyone is using Instagram, so why don’t you do it because you’re young? (Society Part)”

The OECD pointed out that while the declining birth rate is a global phenomenon, Korea has the lowest birth rate among them.
It is predicted that by 2082, approximately 58% of the entire Korean population will be aged 65 or older.
Now, Korea has entered the era of the "population bonus," where the economy grew naturally as the number of workers increased, and the "population onus" era, where economic growth is slowing down as the number of workers decreases.

--- p.68 From “We bring you the horrifying news that 450,000 Koreans have disappeared (Society section)”

President Trump also said, "I will put America's interests first every single day of my term."
First, he said he would impose tariffs and taxes on foreign countries to enrich the American people.
President Trump also said he would eliminate former President Biden's policy of increasing electric vehicles to protect the environment.

--- p.98 From "He's Back, Trump Storm Sweeps the World (World Part)"

As K-food gains global popularity, kimchi exports hit a record high in 2024.
As Korean soul food tteokbokki gained popularity around the world, tteok exports also increased significantly.
Americans' love for Korean food is also growing.
Exports of Korean frozen dumplings, frozen kimbap, and ramen are increasing significantly.
In the United States, many people believe that Korean food has become a part of everyday life, with a perception that it is healthy.

--- p.120 From “Try Kimchi and Cheese on Freshly Baked Crispy Bread (World Part)”

When AI answers something that is not true as if it were true, it is called 'AI hallucination syndrome'.
Typically, hallucinations are defined as "seeing something that doesn't actually exist." AI hallucinations occur when AI doesn't understand a question or doesn't know the answer, and instead of saying "I don't know," it creates the most plausible answer possible. When AI hallucinations occur, the AI ​​either gives false answers or creates inaccurate facts.

--- p.126 From "Try putting glue on pizza sauce, it will make pizza cheese stick better! (Science part)"

The technology that allows machines to make facial expressions and interact with people is called face tech.
Facetech is also used to prevent traffic accidents.
It detects the driver's blinking, facial expression changes, and yawning frequency, and if it determines that the driver is drowsy, it sounds an alarm to help ensure safe driving.

--- p.144 From “If a car smiles and says, ‘Please go first’ (Science Part)”

Because this fire occurred in an area of ​​LA known for its expensive housing prices, the damage was enormous.
California, which has already been suffering from a housing shortage, is expected to see further increases in housing rents in the future.
Until now, climate disasters were thought to only affect low-income people in weak countries.
But the recent LA wildfires clearly showed that no one can escape climate disaster.

--- p.172 From "Imagine 5 soccer fields burning down every minute (environment part)"

4g for an email, 3.6g per minute for a phone call, 1.6kg for 30 minutes of video playback, 0.7g for a web search.
This is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when using digital devices.
Driving 1km in a car emits 97g of carbon dioxide, so watching a video at home for just 1 hour pollutes the environment as if you drove about 30km.
We live our lives leaving a 'carbon footprint' on the Earth every day.

--- p.206 From “The fact that cell phones can be a major cause of environmental pollution even if they do not emit smoke (Environmental part)”

In a state of extreme emotional polarization, conflicts cannot be resolved through dialogue.
Over time, emotional polarization leads to more intense conflict, leading to hatred and discrimination against those who think differently.
As people do not trust each other, social divisions deepen.
In this process, the spirit of democracy, which requires resolving conflicts and reaching compromises through proper procedures, is damaged.

--- p.214 From "Is it okay for us to hate each other like this (politics part)"

After 122 days of turmoil, on April 4, 2025, the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Seok-yeol from office.
As a result, President Yoon immediately lost his presidency.
(Omitted) The Constitutional Court also pointed out that martial law shocked the entire nation and caused chaos in the social, economic, political, and diplomatic spheres.
The Constitutional Court's conclusion was firm and clear.
It showed that even the president is not above the Constitution and the law, and that the sovereignty and democracy of the people cannot be undermined under any circumstances.

--- p.222 From “April 4th, We Will Remember This Day For A Long Time (Politics Part)”