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Few scientific papers are written in crayon and begin with the words, "Once upon a time." But then again, few scientific papers are written by a group of 8- to 10-year-olds.

In this adorable talk from TEDGlobal, neuroscientist, artist and educator Beau Lotto shares why he thinks children have an edge when it comes to scientific inquiry - they are able to celebrate uncertainty and ask wonderful questions. An experiment is actually a form of play, says Lotto, who invited a group of 25 students from a small school in the UK to make a useful contribution to science by asking a question of their choice.

The question the students came up with: can bees think like human beings?

Student Amy O'Toole, who's 12 now, joined Lotto on stage to explain the experiment, which tested whether bees could solve a puzzle and learn to fly to a specific color of flower in a specific pattern. Indeed, the bees could.

"This project was exciting for me because it brought the process of discovery to life," says O'Toole in this talk. "It showed me that anyone, and I mean anyone, has the potential to discover something new."

To hear more about this non-traditional experiment and the two-year struggle to get it published in the journal Biology Letters, watch this wonderful talk. (You can actually read the Blackawton Bees study here.) Below, see eight talks from other impressive kids on the TED stage.

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Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer
Perhaps you have used Thomas Suarez's most famous iPhone app, the whack-a-mole game " Bustin Jeiber "? While most kids his age were playing online games, Suarez was learning how to make them. At TEDxManhattanBeach, he shares how he is sharing his knowledge and teaching other kids to develop apps too.

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Jack Andraka: A test for pancreatic cancer
15-year-old Jack Andraka has developed a promising new test for detecting pancreatic cancer early, because too often the disease isn't diagnosed until it has spread throughout the body. Down the road, Andraka's test could save many lives. In the meantime, it has netted him a win in the world's largest high school science competition. (Read our Q&A with Jack.)

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Few scientific papers are written in crayon and begin with the words, "Once upon a time." But then again, few scientific papers are written by a group of 8 to 10-year-olds.

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Learning how to speak in front of thousands of people starts at an early age. Just ask 10 impressive children who have given outstanding talks before a TED stage--one of the most coveted speaking venues out there today.

Besides an elevated IQ, these exceptional speakers under 20 were trained in public speaking in their schools and were motivated to take the stage not only by their teachers, but their parents as well.

So, when most of us were learning reading and writing skills, these brilliant kids were mastering high-level presentation skills, which used to be the sole terrain of high school and college-level students.

In this post, we will give you some quick advice on how to encourage your own students or children to give TED-like talks and then show you some of the most remarkable examples of TED talks given by speakers under 20.

How to Start a TED-Ed Club in Your School

One of the ways teachers and parents can motivate their children to become star presenters at an early age is to start a TED-Ed club in their local schools.

Launched in 2013, TED-Ed clubs provide a space in which students can present and discuss their ideas in a TED-like setting so that their ideas can be expanded and acted upon.

The process to start a TED-Ed club is simple. Just begin by watching this short video and filling out this application .

Once your application has been processed, you'll be asked to participate in a video call, meet other facilitators and share your ideas for creating your own TED-Ed club.

Next, you will receive a TED-Ed guidebook which will help you facilitate the talks and prepare your team for each presentation. Some of the suggested meetings include discussing topics such as finding your passion; how to frame and unpack your idea; how to visualize your idea; and how to prepare and polish your presentation. Finally, you can take some lessons from these outstanding kid speakers who didn't let their inexperience hold them back from delivering truly memorable presentations:

1 Adora Svitak

"A tiny literary giant." This is what the Diane Sawyer once called this child prodigy with uncanny verbal abilities. An avid reader from the age of three, Adora started writing when she was five and was already able to express herself better than the average adult at this young age. At the age of seven, she typed out more than 250,000 words worth of short stories, poems and opinion pieces on current events over the course of a year.

In this jaw-dropping eight-minute TED talk, Adora blows her audience away with an expertly delivered presentation full of humor, wit, eloquence and insight. She makes a solid case for reframing the way we perceive children and their ideas.

Adults should start listening to children, she says. Unfettered creativity, bold ideas and optimism are just some of the "childish" things adults can learn from these tiny powerhouses of innovation.

2 Thomas Suarez

This 12-year-old app developer is not only a prolific programmer, he is also a skilled speaker who knows how to capture his audience's attention, as seen in the video above.

Confident and at ease, Thomas is able to clearly present his ideas and get his audience to smile at the same time--sadly, something which many adult presenters aren't able to do.

Thomas started to learn programming languages such as Python, Java and C--"just to get the basics down"--and then persuaded his parents to allow him to sell his app through the Apple Store. At only 12 years of age, Thomas is already launching his own company, CarrotCorps, and is starting a programming club at this school to encourage other students to create and share their own apps.

3 Richard Turere

A 12-year-old from the Maasai tribe in Kenya, Richard gives a very simple but engaging TED talk in which he describes how he invented a system of lights to prevent local lions from attacking his father's cattle. After tinkering with some household appliances, Richard started inventing fans made of car parts and then stumbled upon the idea of the "lion lights" for his neighborhood.

In his presentation, Richard also exhibits expert presentation skills by using attractive visuals to complement his talk and weaving a basic yet intriguing story of how he became a self-taught inventor.

4 Jack Andraka

At the tender age of 15, when most of us were thinking about high school crushes and how to get rid of acne, Jack was pondering the possibility of finding an early-detection test for pancreatic cancer.

A gifted presenter, Jack tells the unlikely story of how he stumbled upon the idea of combining carbon nanotubes and antibodies sensitive to mesothelin, a protein found in abnormally high levels in people with pancreatic cancer, to create an inexpensive test in the form of a strip of filter paper.

After 199 rejections from labs, Jack was contacted by Johns Hopkins to develop his device. After months of refining his invention, Jack created an early-detection test which has 100 percent accuracy and costs only 3 cents.

5 Taylor Wilson

If you think these kids are absolutely brilliant, wait until you hear about Taylor Wilson. At just 14 years of age, he became the youngest person in history to build a nuclear fusion reactor--and, of all places, in his parents' garage.

At the age of 17, he took the TED stage not only to tell his exceptional story, but to put on display his advanced presentation skills. Seemingly unperturbed by the challenge of presenting at one of the most popular conferences in the world today, Taylor also wows his audience with a clear, concise and captivating account of his genius experiment.

Now, a few years later, he is also working toward revolutionizing the battle against cancer, energy development and the fight against terrorism using nuclear energy.

6 Memory Banda

At only 18 years of age, Memory was already leading national campaigns to outlaw child marriage and end sexual initiation practices in Malawi.

Although her younger sister was sent to an initiation camp to learn how to "sexually please a man" before puberty and became pregnant at the age of 11, Banda was able to persuade her community leaders to pass a bylaw that prohibited child marriage before the age of 18 in her community. Not only that, but at the national level, the legal marriage age was changed from 15 to 18, thanks to Memory's efforts.

Like the previous cases, Memory knows how to capture her audience's attention. She begins her talk with a moving poem written by a 13-year old girl who decides to take a stand against child marriage.

7 William Kamkwamba

At the tender age of 14, William was able to build a windmill which produced electricity to power his family's home.

In his presentation before a TED audience, William presented his efforts in such a moving and unassuming manner that not only has his story been turned into a book and a movie, they have also garnered widespread support from the TED community, which has funded other projects involving access to clean water, malaria prevention, lighting and solar power for other homes in William's family compound.

8 Amy O'Toole

Another astounding example of a child prodigy with polished presentation skills is the case of 12-year-old Amy O'Toole. At the age of 10, Amy took part in a participative science project with 26 other elementary school students and was able to lead the publication of the first peer-reviewed scientific paper in history written by children. Clearly enunciating her words and varying her tone of voice, Amy is at the level of presenters well over twice her age.

9 Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao

In 12th grade, Miranda and Jenny set out to find a strain of bacteria that could break down deleterious compounds called phthalates, which are found in certain types of plastics and are linked to health problems. They not only found a solution, they were also able to present their ideas convincingly and effectively before a large TED audience.

10 Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose, and Naomi Shah

Last on the list are a group of teenagers who were all winners of the Google Science Fair. Here, they present their extraordinary projects and tell their stories of how they became passionate about science at such a young age.

From researching the effects of air pollution to determining the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance, their accomplishments will both inspire and move you to take up the challenge of finding and presenting your life's best ideas.

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Whiz Kid Inventors Invade The White House

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Trace joins President Obama in Washington DC for the 3rd Annual White House Science Fair. Watch as young inventors show off everything from portable windmills to underwater robots! Read More: "Young Scientists and Innovators Amaze President Obama at the White House Science Fair" http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/22/young-scientists-and-innovators-amaze-president-obama-white-house-science-fair "President Obama today celebrated the remarkable achievements of student science fair winners and extraordinary kid innovators from across the nation in the third White House Science Fair."

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Now time to "Shark tank: Your life." The competitors are kids, three young entrepreneurs who say age is no barrier to starting business. Daymond, you met some. They have to be focused on business and still have to learn as they go. They have to be laser focused. A lot of types even adults get off track. What about parents? Can they help bring these lessons to kids. Absolutely. You know how you have time to take the kids to soccer and do everything else, sometimes there's entrepreneurship time and you should always, you know what, get them little digital books on entrepreneurship. That's a good idea. Watch "Shark tank" too. Our kids like to do that. Before we meet our guests how they got here. Meet brothers Sebastian and Brandon Martinez from Florida, their company, are you kidding. We love it. My brother loves crazy socks. And one day my mom asked him if he wanted to design a sock. And I came up with my cool ideas. These socks are cool for playing dancing, basketball or just looking cool. Our mom helps us with all the hard work like shipping and financing. We started last year and we made more than $50,000. Now we want to take this company and make it a brand. Next up, Alina Morse from Michigan and her company zollipops. I came up with them because I love sugar and candy. Sugar is terrible for my teeth so I asked why can't we make a healthy sucker that's good for your teeth. Last year we made $70,000 in sales. My dad is pie consultant in my business. I am the idea person. I come up with the designs of how we want our zollipops and the packaging to look. My dream is that every kid in America has a clean mouth, a healthy smile and a zollipop in their hand. Good ideas there. Let's get started. First up Sebastian and Brandon have a lot of products, a lineup of products full of creativity. There they are coming out, guys. Okay, Sebastian, take it away Hello, shark, my name is Sebastian Martinez and I'm a CEO of are you kidding and I love socks and my brother's name is -- Brandon. I'm the director of sales or you could call me D.O.S. Our socks are colorful. Comfortable and very, very fun. We kids and grown-ups will want a pair or two. Or even a hundred. Our business is off and running. Hold on, guys. So what do youny? I love it. Hey, guys, you know, everybody is watching. If you had to sell your socks to one person out there and they could be watching, who would it be? You. I love it! That is a salesperson. I love it. These guys have their pitch down. They have it down pat. Let's see what socks you are. Eyeballs on yours. Googly eyes. Did $15,000 this year. Yeah. Did you make all the sales? Yeah. Wow. Amazing, excellent pitch. Up, Alina. Her creation will have parents and kids smiling from ear to ear. Come out and take it away. Here she comes. ? Go for it. Hi, shark. I'm Alina Morse. I'm 9 years old and I'm the creator of zollipops. What kid doesn't love candy? Our parents are telling us no way. Too much sugar. One day I had enough. That's when I came up with the idea for zollipops. A lollipop that cleans your teeth and tastes great. My family and I work together to make the after you eat treat a success. We're growing every day. With zollipops you'll enjoy every treat and have a healthy smile for years to come. That's what I call a sweet deal. Don't be a dumb-dumb, have a zollipop. I have to take some home. You're supposed to know exactly what you're selling. Can you put it in three words? Amazing, clean, smiles. Great. I know what a mean little man who needs a clean little mouth named Kevin o'leary. I love it. Can I have one? All right. Yeah. You know what's great. What these kis did put so much work into the pitch you can see the ad in the pitch. Yeah, but let's not even forget how much did you do in sales this year. You mean last year. Last year. About $70,000 in sales last year. $70,000. Wow. A couple years of college right there. I was 30 when I finally made that. No, that is unbelievable. You guys all did great. I think we got a lot of winners here. We got winners. You know what I'm very happy because you know what, I love when I see kids who want to do this. There you go. Thank you. Thank you so much. All right. Do you have any other ideas out there percolating you might want to try one day to sell or is it all about socks? Yeah. We also want to sell -- We should do a little merger. Socks and pops, you know what I mean. Well, we also want to make like shirts too. Shirts. That's a good idea. Brand extension. That's great. Alina, anything else percolating out there? Robots. Robots. That go to work for your family. That go to work for your family. You invent that, you'll never have to work again. If you invent that I'll weigh 400 pound. Congratulations. That was fantastic. Daymond, great to have you as well. Tune in to "Shark tank" at 9:00 eastern right here on ABC.

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Video: Shark Tank Your Life: Kid-Preneurs Edition

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Now time to "Shark tank: Your life." The competitors are kids, three young entrepreneurs who say age is no barrier to starting business. Daymond, you met some. They have to be focused on business and still have to learn as they go. They have to be laser focused.