Article: Sex is everywhere in popular culture. If a TV show, movie, song, or music video raises an issue related to sex, seize the opportunity to have a conversation.  If a show is talking about teen pregnancy, you might  initiate a discussion about contraception. If a music video seems to glorify sex, you could start a conversation about the importance of consent. This should not be a one and done chat, but an ongoing conversation that you return to often in daily life. Chat when you’re doing chores, cooking dinner, or riding in the car.  These moments can make communication easier because they feel more casual.  Try to be respectful of your teen’s privacy and potential embarrassment about sex by not holding such discussions around friends, siblings, or significant others. To keep your teen engaged, you should treat your discussion as a two way conversation. Encourage your teen to ask questions, and talk to them instead of at them. Try to understand your teen’s concerns, pressures, and challenges.  Clarify if you aren’t sure what your teen is asking. Say “Do you mean...?” or “Can you repeat that? I want to be sure I understand what you’re saying.”  Don’t laugh when your teen asks a question. It could make them shut down. Don’t skirt around uncomfortable topics. Get everything out that needs to be said, and answer your teen’s questions as honestly as possible. If you feel uncomfortable or don’t know an answer, it’s perfectly fine to admit it. If you aren’t sure about an answer, offer to look it up. Or, you and your teen could research the question together! Tell your teen that they can always come to you with any questions or concerns they have about sex. After every talk, let them know you’re happy that they reached out to you. Say something like, “I’m so happy that you felt comfortable coming to me. It means a lot.”
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use pop culture as a starting point for conversation. Take advantage of daily moments to talk about sex. Have a conversation, not a lecture. Be honest and direct in your discussion. Keep the door open for future conversations.

Problem: Article: Coral reefs are damaged when the general environment around them declines. So, you can help protect coral reefs simply by leading a more sustainable lifestyle.  Plant trees. Trees reduce runoff into oceans, and runoff can damage coral reefs. Reduce your carbon footprint. This really matters. Increasing carbon dioxide in the air can lead to global warming, which can harm coral reefs. It's all interconnected. Ways to reduce your carbon footprint include biking to work and using a clothes line.  Use less water. This will help decrease runoff, which is a key way that coral reefs are harmed. Use organic fertilizer to avoid chemicals running into the ecosystem. Don't assume that chemicals in your garden or on your farm won't find their way back into the ocean just because you don't live near it. Some coral reefs are located near shores. They can be damaged by various aspects of land development and construction, including the building of marinas, docks, and plowing of fields.   When sediment and silt loosen because of development and construction and end up in the ocean, this can block sunlight and cause corals to die because they need sunlight to thrive. Sediment can actually bury the corals, killing them or stopping them from growing completely. Metals, pesticide, herbicide and other chemicals associated with mining, and runoff from landfills, agricultural, and urban development projects can damage corals as well as the fish around them. General worsening of the environment is an indirect way that people are causing harm to coral reefs. They are very sensitive to rising water temperatures, which cause them harm. Reducing your carbon footprint also helps stop global warming.  As little as a one-degree rise in water temperature causes coral reef damage. Coral bleaching is a key indicator that coral reefs are unhealthy, and it's been increasing since the 1980s. Algae inside the reef provide its color, and bleaching of the coral occurs when algae are either missing or die.  Warmer ocean temperatures can also spur the growth of algae that is harmful to coral reefs because it blocks the sun that they need to thrive. When oceans heat up, they have more carbon dioxide in them. This slows the growth of coral reefs by making it harder for corals to create calcium carbonate skeletons.
Summary: Practice general conservation. Avoid near shore development and construction. Oppose global warming.

The zero multiplication facts are the easiest because every number multiplied by 0 always equals zero. For example 0 x 1 = 0, 0 x 5 = 0, 0 x 8 = 0, etc. The one multiplication facts are easy to learn because when you multiply a number by 1, it is equal to that number. Remember, zero is the exception to this. For example: 1 x 2 = 2, 1 x 4 = 4, 1 x 7 = 7, etc. When learning the multiplication facts for the number two, you may realize that the number being multiplied by 2 is simply added to itself. Instead of memorizing all of the numbers, just add the number to itself and you have learned the multiplication facts for the number two!  For example 2 x 4 = 8, but 4 + 4 = 8. The same goes for every other number, 2 x 3 = 6 (3 +3 =6), 2 x 5 = 10 (5 + 5 = 10), etc. The last digit of the product ends in either a 5 or a 0. The pattern starts with 5 and alternates with 0: 5, 0, 5, 0. For example: 5 x 1 = 5, 5 x 2 = 10, 5 x 3 = 15, 5 x 4 = 20, etc. There are two other tricks to help with the 5 facts as well: the product (1) is always half of 10 times that number and (2) is half the number times 10.  For example: 5 x 4 = half of (10 x 4). 10 x 4 = 40, half of 40 is 20; 5 x 4 = 20. Another example: 5 x 4 = (half of 4) x 10, half of 4 is 2, 2 x 10 = 20; 5 x 4 = 20. A helpful hint for the 6 multiplication facts is knowing the last digit of the product. This trick only works for even numbers. When you multiply 6 by an even number, the last digit of the product will be that number. For example: 6 x 2 = 12, 6 x 4 = 24, 6 x 6 = 36, 6 x 8 = 48, etc. A quick trick for learning the 9 table is to multiply the number by 10, then subtract that number from the product for the final answer.  For example: 9 x 4. First multiply 4 x 10 = 40. Then subtract 4 from 40 to get 36. 9 x 4 = 36. Another example: 9 x 8. 10 x 8 = 80, 80 – 8 = 72. 9 x 8 = 72. Note the two numbers in the product will add up to 9! For 9 x 4 = 36, 3 + 6 = 9. For 9 x 8 = 72, 7 + 2 = 9. This works for numbers 2 – 9. The multiplication facts for 11 are pretty simple until you reach the number 10. Simply repeat the number you are multiplying by for the final answer. After 9, you need to memorize that 11 x 10 is 110, and 11 x 12 is 132.For example: 11 x 2 = 22, 11 x 3 = 33, 11 x 4 = 44, etc.
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Know that any number multiplied by 0 is simply 0. Recognize that any number multiplied by 1 is equal to itself. Add the number to itself for the 2 table. Recognize the pattern for the 5 table. Know that when you multiply an even number by 6, they end in the same digit. Multiply 10 x the number, then subtract the number for the 9 multiplication facts. Repeat the digit (up to 9) when multiplying by 11.