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What is fast fashion, and why do people buy it?

How does it affect factory workers?

Why do companies make new clothes so quickly?

Environment

How does making and throwing away clothes harm the planet?

What happens to old clothes?

How do plastic-based fabrics impact nature?

Social & Ethical Issues

What is it like to work in a fast fashion factory?

Why are some workers paid so little? Is it fair?

What would you tell a fast fashion company owner about their workers?

Better Choices

How can we buy clothes in a more eco-friendly way?

If you created a clothing brand, how would you make it fair and sustainable?

How can we help others think about where their clothes come from?

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Understanding Zoos

1. What are the main reasons people create and visit zoos?

2. How do zoos help protect endangered animals?

3. In what ways do zoos educate people about wildlife?

Pros & Cons of Zoos

4. What are some benefits of keeping animals in zoos?

5. What problems might animals face when living in zoos?

6. How is a zoo different from an animal’s natural habitat?

Ethical & Personal Views

7. Do you think animals are happy in zoos? Why or why not?

8. If you could change something about zoos to make them better, what would it be?

9. Should wild animals be kept in zoos or left in nature? Explain your opinion.

Taking Action

10. What are other ways people can protect animals besides zoos?

11. How can zoos make sure they are treating animals well?

12. What do you think zoos will look like in the future?

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1. What does it mean to be successful in life?

2. What are some important things schools teach us?

3. Are there skills we need in life that schools don’t teach?

Pros & Cons of School Education

4. How does school prepare us for the future?

5. What are some important life skills (like cooking, managing money, or problem-solving) that schools could teach more?

6. Does everyone learn best in the same way, or should schools teach differently?

Personal & Ethical Views

7. Should students have more say in what they learn? Why or why not?

8. What subjects or skills do you think should be added to school?

9. Can you be successful in life without going to school? Why or why not?

Future of Education

10. How do you think schools will change in the future?

11. If you could design your own school, what would you include?

12. What advice would you give to schools to help students be more successful in life?

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What does it mean to hurt someone because of who they are? Like, if someone makes fun of someone else's race, religion, or how they look, is that okay? Why or why not? (Explains "identity-based harm" simply.)

Why do you think some people want more rules about this at school? What are they worried about? (Asks about the reasons behind the debate.)

Can you think of any reasons why some people might not want more rules? (Explores the other side of the issue.)

What's the difference between a rule and a suggestion? Why might the school choose one over the other? (Simplifies the concept of rules vs. guidelines.)

Thinking About Others:

How do you think someone feels when they're picked on because of who they are? (Focuses on empathy.)

How might someone feel if they accidentally hurt someone's feelings by saying something they didn't mean? (Considers different perspectives, even when behavior is wrong.)

What do teachers and the principal have to think about when dealing with this kind of stuff? (Broadens the scope of people involved.)

If you were the principal, what would you do? (Puts them in a decision-making role.)

What Could Happen?:

If we have more rules, what good things might happen? (Focuses on positive outcomes.)

If we have more rules, what not-so-good things might happen? (Explores potential problems.)

If we don't have more rules, what good things might happen? (Looks at the other side.)

If we don't have more rules, what not-so-good things might happen? (Considers the risks of no change.)

How Can We Fix This?:

Are rules the only way to make things better? What else could we do at school? (Encourages thinking about other solutions.)

What does "stricter" rules even mean? How could rules be made stricter? Give some examples. (Asks for specific ideas.)

How can we make sure the rules are fair for everyone? (Addresses fairness.)

What can you do to help make our school a nicer place for everyone? (Empowers students.)

Real-Life Stuff:

Have you ever heard about something like this happening somewhere else? What did you learn from it? (Connects to real-world examples.)

How do these ideas connect to what our school believes in? (Links to school values.)

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Legislation filed to protect students from identity-based bullying

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Albanese government announces new minimum age limit of 16 for social media platforms

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A park where captive animals, often from all over the world, live and are exhibited to visitors is a zoo or zoological garden. The word zoo comes from the Greek word zoion,…

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A zoo can be an awesome place to see animals first hand and learn about what they eat, their habits, environment, and all sorts of other interesting facts about animals. Another name for a zoo is zoological garden.

Today zoos are becoming better and better places for animals. In the past some zoos were somewhat cruel to animals. Placing animals in environments they were not suited for and often not keeping the animal's best interest in mind. However, today many zoos do wonderful work in animal research and take great care of their animals.

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Some good things that many Zoos do today include:

Acting as sanctuaries for endangered animals. They provide a safe environment for animals that are being threatened by changes in the environment. Often zoos will work to breed and maintain endangered animal populations. Sometime animals are nearly extinct in the wild and the only place they survive is in zoos.

Education on wildlife. Zoos provide a great opportunity for us to learn more about creatures from distant lands.

Research on wildlife and how we can help animals survive radical changes. Zoos do veterinary medicine research as well.

Today's modern zoos house animals in enclosures that are similar to the animal's natural habitat. This can include buildings made for nocturnal animals where they are bright at night, so the animals can sleep, and dark during the day, so zoo visitors can see the animals moving about. Also, climates are controlled in some zoo enclosures for animals like penguins and polar bears. Many zoos have great open spaces as well where animals may graze together. Some zoos have an area where you can take a mini-safari or ride around in a truck or bus to hopefully see the animals up close.

Perhaps the most famous zoo is the San Diego Zoo in Southern California. Many modern zoo practices were pioneered at the San Diego Zoo. The largest zoo in number of animals is the Bronx Zoo with over 6000 animals. The largest zoo in land size is the North Carolina Zoo with 535 acres.

Photo by Ducksters

Seeing an elephant, giraffe, lion, polar bear, penguins, seals, or other incredible creatures at the zoo can be an amazing experience. Be sure to check out your local zoo and get the opportunity to see some awesome animals and learn more about nature.

Another great place to see animals, similar to a zoo, is at an aquarium. Most states have an aquarium where they display all sorts of fish and some sea mammals.More on endangered species:
Amphibians in Danger
Endangered Animals
How Animals Become Extinct
Wildlife Conservation
Zoos

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A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a place where many different species types of animals are kept so people can see and watch them.

Modern zoos try not only to be for people's entertainment, but for education, research, and the conservation and protection of animals. Many zoos are centers where rare animals are preserved when they are in danger of dying out. These modern zoos also want to give the animals a natural life, so that they are healthy and behave normal. This is done for the animals, but also that people can see the animals as if they were in nature, and not in a zoo.

Zoos cost money. They educate the public on the biological diversity that makes up the world. They help people and wildlife successfully coexist. They pursue continuing research and education for people. They preserve crucial natural resources. They work to ensure zoos can provide the most natural environment possible for wildlife in its care. Without enough money they cannot do these things.

Many zoos are not like the modern type of zoo. There the animals are held in bad conditions. They are kept in small cages, and they are bored and get sick.

There are different types of zoo all over the world. They are:

Safari park

A safari park is a type of zoo where visitors can drive their own vehicles or ride in vehicles given by the park to see the animals. Sometimes, visitors can feed the animals through the car windows. The first safari park was Whipsnade Park in Bedfordshire, England. It was opened by the Zoological Society of London in 1931.

Public aquarium

A public aquarium is a type of zoo which has lots of aquatic animals and plants for people to see. Most public aquariums have very large tanks. They may also have smaller tanks. The first public aquariums were made in the mid-19th century.

Petting zoo

A petting zoo is a type of zoo that has domestic animals and some wild animals that are very calm so that the visitors can touch and feed them. Most petting zoos usually have very calm herbivorous domesticated animals, such as: sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits or ponies, to feed and touch them safely. Few petting zoos have wild animals (such as pythons or baby big cats) touch. These are rare and usually found outside Western countries.

Animal theme park

An animal theme park is a combination of a theme park and a zoo. It mainly built for entertainment, amusement, and commercial reasons. Many animal theme parks combine theme park elements, like entertainment and amusement rides, with zoo elements such as live animals kept inside cages so that visitors can see them.

Images for kids

Bear cages, one square meter in size, in Dalian zoo, Port Arthur, Liaoning Province, China, in 1997

WPA 1937 poster promoting visits to American zoos

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6 interesting facts about fast fashion for kids

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Fast, cheap fashion has been on the rise since the early 2000s. It has not only changed the way we dress but also the way we think about clothes and what we do with them. Today, we buy more clothes than ever before, only to wear them a few times - or even not wear them at all! While fast fashion has made new, trendy clothes more affordable, it has damaging effects on the environment. Here are some facts about fast fashion that you may not know.
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Facts About Fast Fashion for Kids

1. 100 billion items of clothing are produced each year

To keep up with changing fashion trends, an enormous amount of clothes is produced every year - 100 billion items to be precise. That's almost 14 items for every human being on the planet. This results in a huge amount of textile waste. It is estimated that 85% of all textiles are thrown away every year, from clothes that lose their quality to clothes that go out of trend.

2. The fashion industry uses a lot of water - approximately 93 billion cubic metres every year

Every piece of clothing is made from some kind of fabric. Some clothes are made from natural fibres such as cotton or wool, which require an enormous amount of water to produce. For example, more than 20,000 litres of water are needed to harvest just one kilogram of cotton! Water is also used in other stages of clothing production, such as the dyeing of fabrics. It can take around 7,000 litres of water to produce one pair of denim jeans and 2,700 litres to produce a cotton shirt!

3. Washing some types of clothes releases microplastics

Around 60% of clothes are made with plastic-based materials such as polyester or nylon. When we wash these types of clothes, they release microplastics which eventually make their way into rivers and seas. Some experts estimate that every year, 500,000 tons of tiny plastic particles are released into the ocean from our washing machines - the equivalent of 50 billion plastic bottles!

4. Clothes can take up to 200 years to decompose

What happens to clothes in landfills? 100% cotton clothing can break down as quickly as a week. However, clothes made of plastic-based materials do not break down easily. They may take up to 200 years to decompose! For this reason, it is important to keep them out of our landfills.

5. Fast, cheap clothes mean poor working conditions for workers

Have you ever wondered who makes your clothes? Fast fashion is made by factory workers in developing countries like China and India. Often, working conditions are poor - meaning that there are low wages, poor safety rules, and long working hours. Fast fashion companies prioritise making money over workers' health and well-being.
If you liked these facts about fast fashion, you should check this out next: How Does Fast Fashion Affect the Environment?
6. As consumers, we can all play our part in reducing the environmental impact of the fashion industry.

Sometimes, fast fashion is all we can afford - and that's fine! However, we should take care of our clothes to make sure that they last as long as possible. Where possible, we can mend and repair our clothes for minor wear and tear, instead of buying new clothes. When we grow out of our clothes, we can donate them instead of throwing them away. Many clothing stores today also have a recycling program that will take in your used clothes for recycling.

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We brought together UNICEF specialists, international cyberbullying and child protection experts, and teamed up with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter to answer some of the most common questions about online bullying and give advice on ways to deal with it.

What is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is bullying with the use of digital technologies. It can take place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is repeated behaviour, aimed at scaring, angering or shaming those who are targeted. Examples include:

spreading lies about or posting embarrassing photos or videos of someone on social media

sending hurtful, abusive or threatening messages, images or videos via messaging platforms

impersonating someone and sending mean messages to others on their behalf or through fake accounts.

Face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying can often happen alongside each other. But cyberbullying leaves a digital footprint - a record that can prove useful and provide evidence to help stop the abuse.
If you are worried about your safety or something that has happened to you online, you can seek help by calling your national helpline. If your country does not have a helpline, please urgently speak to an adult you trust or seek professional support from trained and experienced carers.

1. Am I being bullied online? How do you tell the difference between a joke and bullying?

All friends joke around with each other, but sometimes it's hard to tell if someone is just having fun or trying to hurt you, especially online. Sometimes they'll laugh it off with a "just kidding," or "don't take it so seriously."

But if you feel hurt or think others are laughing at you instead of with you, then the joke has gone too far. If it continues even after you've asked the person to stop and you are still feeling upset about it, then this could be bullying.

And when the bullying takes place online, it can result in unwanted attention from a wide range of people including strangers. Wherever it may happen, if you are not happy about it, you should not have to stand for it.

Call it what you will - if you feel bad and it doesn't stop, then it's worth getting help. Stopping cyberbullying is not just about calling out bullies, it's also about recognizing that everyone deserves respect - online and in real life.

2. What are the effects of cyberbullying?

When bullying happens online it can feel as if you're being attacked everywhere, even inside your own home. It can seem like there's no escape. The effects can last a long time and affect a person in many ways:

Mentally - feeling upset, embarrassed, stupid, even afraid or angry

Emotionally - feeling ashamed or losing interest in the things you love

Physically - tired (loss of sleep), or experiencing symptoms like stomach aches and headaches

The feeling of being laughed at or harassed by others, can prevent people from speaking up or trying to deal with the problem. In extreme cases, cyberbullying can even lead to people taking their own lives.

Cyberbullying can affect us in many ways. But these can be overcome and people can regain their confidence and health.

3. How can cyberbullying affect my mental health?

When you experience cyberbullying you might start to feel ashamed, nervous, anxious and insecure about what people say or think about you. This can lead to withdrawing from friends and family, negative thoughts and self-talk, feeling guilty about things you did or did not do, or feeling that you are being judged negatively. Feeling lonely, overwhelmed, frequent headaches, nausea or stomachaches are also common.

You can lose your motivation to do the things that you usually enjoy doing and feel isolated from the people you love and trust. This can perpetuate negative feelings and thoughts which can adversely affect your mental health and well-being.

Skipping school is another common effect of cyberbullying and can affect the mental health of young people who turn to substances like alcohol and drugs or violent behaviour to deal with their psychological and physical pain. Talking to a friend, family member or school counsellor you trust can be a first step to getting help.

The effects of cyberbullying on mental health can vary depending on the medium through which it happens. For example, bullying via text messaging or through pictures or videos on social media platforms has proven to be very harmful for adolescents.

4. Who should I talk to if someone is bullying me online? Why is reporting important?

If you think you're being bullied, the first step is to seek help from someone you trust such as your parents, a close family member or another trusted adult.

In your school you can reach out to a counsellor, the sports coach or your favourite teacher - either online or in person.

And if you are not comfortable talking to someone you know, search for a helpline in your country to talk to a professional counsellor.

If the bullying is happening on a social platform, consider blocking the bully and formally reporting their behaviour on the platform itself. Social media companies are obligated to keep their users safe.

For bullying to stop, it needs to be identified and reporting it is key.

It can be helpful to collect evidence - text messages and screen shots of social media posts - to show what's been going on.

For bullying to stop, it needs to be identified and reporting it is key. It can also help to show the bully that their behaviour is unacceptable.

If you are in immediate danger, then you should contact the police or emergency services in your country.

5. I'm experiencing cyberbullying, but I'm afraid to talk to my parents about it. How can I approach them?

If you are experiencing cyberbullying, speaking to a trusted adult - someone you feel safe talking to - is one of the most important first steps you can take.

Talking to parents isn't easy for everyone. But there are things you can do to help the conversation. Choose a time to talk when you know you have their full attention. Explain how serious the problem is for you. Remember, they might not be as familiar with technology as you are, so you might need to help them to understand what's happening.

They might not have instant answers for you, but they are likely to want to help and together you can find a solution. Two heads are always better than one! If you are still unsure about what to do, consider reaching out to other trusted people. There are often more people who care about you and are willing to help than you might think!

6. How can I help my friends report a case of cyberbullying especially if they don't want to do it?

Anyone can become a victim of cyberbullying. If you see this happening to someone you know, try to offer support.

It is important to listen to your friend. Why don't they want to report being cyberbullied? How are they feeling? Let them know that they don't have to formally report anything, but it's crucial to talk to someone who might be able to help.

Anyone can become a victim of cyberbullying.

Remember, your friend may be feeling fragile. Be kind to them. Help them think through what they might say and to whom. Offer to go with them if they decide to report. Most importantly, remind them that you're there for them and you want to help.

If your friend still does not want to report the incident, then support them in finding a trusted adult who can help them deal with the situation. Remember that in certain situations the consequences of cyberbullying can be life threatening.

Doing nothing can leave the person feeling that everyone is against them or that nobody cares. Your words can make a difference.

7. How do we stop cyberbullying without giving up access to the Internet?

Being online has so many benefits. However, like many things in life, it comes with risks that you need to protect against.

If you experience cyberbullying, you may want to delete certain apps or stay offline for a while to give yourself time to recover. But getting off the Internet is not a long-term solution. You did nothing wrong, so why should you be disadvantaged? It may even send the bullies the wrong signal - encouraging their unacceptable behaviour.

We need to be thoughtful about what we share or say that may hurt others.

We all want cyberbullying to stop, which is one of the reasons reporting cyberbullying is so important. But creating the Internet we want goes beyond calling out bullying. We need to be thoughtful about what we share or say that may hurt others. We need to be kind to one another online and in real life. It's up to all of us!

8. How do I prevent my personal information from being used to manipulate or humiliate me on social media?

Think twice before posting or sharing anything on digital platforms - it may be online forever and could be used to harm you later. Don't give out personal details such as your address, telephone number or the name of your school.

Learn about the privacy settings of your favourite social media apps. Here are some actions you can take on many of them:

You can decide who can see your profile, send you direct messages or comment on your posts by adjusting your account privacy settings.

You can report hurtful comments, messages, photos and videos and request they be removed.

Besides 'unfriending', you can completely block people to stop them from seeing your profile or contacting you.

You can also choose to have comments by certain people to appear only to them without completely blocking them.

You can delete posts on your profile or hide them from specific people.

On most of your favourite social media, people aren't notified when you block, restrict or report them.

9. Is there a punishment for cyberbullying?

Most schools take bullying seriously and will take action against it. If you are being cyberbullied by other students, report it to your school.

People who are victims of any form of violence, including bullying and cyberbullying, have a right to justice and to have the offender held accountable.

Laws against bullying, particularly on cyberbullying, are relatively new and still do not exist everywhere. This is why many countries rely on other relevant laws, such as ones against harassment, to punish cyberbullies.

In countries that have specific laws on cyberbullying, online behaviour that deliberately causes serious emotional distress is seen as criminal activity. In some of these countries, victims of cyberbullying can seek protection, prohibit communication from a specified person and restrict the use of electronic devices used by that person for cyberbullying, temporarily or permanently.

However, it is important to remember that punishment is not always the most effective way to change the behaviour of bullies. Sometimes, focusing on repairing the harm and mending the relationship can be better.

10. Technology companies don't seem to care about online bullying and harassment. Are they being held responsible?

Technology companies are increasingly paying attention to the issue of online bullying.

Many of them are introducing ways to address it and better protect their users with new tools, guidance and ways to report online abuse.

But it is true that more is needed. Many young people experience cyberbullying every day. Some face extreme forms of online abuse. Some have taken their own lives as a result.

Technology companies have a responsibility to protect their users especially children and young people.

It is up to all of us to hold them accountable when they're not living up to these responsibilities.

11. Are there any online anti-bullying tools for children or young people?

Each social platform offers different tools (see available ones below) that allow you to restrict who can comment on or view your posts or who can connect automatically as a friend, and to report cases of bullying. Many of them involve simple steps to block, mute or report cyberbullying. We encourage you to explore them.

Social media companies also provide educational tools and guidance for children, parents and teachers to learn about risks and ways to stay safe online.

Also, the first line of defense against cyberbullying could be you. Think about where cyberbullying happens in your community and ways you can help - by raising your voice, calling out bullies, reaching out to trusted adults or by creating awareness of the issue. Even a simple act of kindness can go a long way.

The first line of defense against cyberbullying could be you.

If you are worried about your safety or something that has happened to you online, urgently speak to an adult you trust. Many countries have a special helpline you can call for free and talk to someone anonymously. Visit United for Global Mental Health to find help in your country.

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