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Bear Protector Life Science Article for Students | Scholastic SuperScience Magazine

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Rae Wynn-Grant works to help people and predators share the land

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Nine-Year-Old Kenyan Boy Builds Hand Sanitizing Station To Help Fight COVID-19

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Stephen Wamukota, a nine-year-old from Mukwa village in Western Kenya, is making headlines worldwide for his ingenious hand washing machine. The young boy came up with the idea after watching village residents, who do not have easy access to running water, struggle to find an effective way to wash…

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US astronauts Christina Koch (L) and Jessica Meir (R) are the first all-female team to conduct a spacewalk (Credit NASA)

Ever since humans began venturing into space, 227 astronauts have left the spacecraft to perform some sort of extravehicular activity (EVA). While 14 of those have been women, the female astronauts have always been accompanied by a male counterpart. On October 18, 2019, US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir became the first all-female team to conduct a spacewalk to replace a failed battery controller.

The historic event began at 7:38 a.m. ET when Koch and Meir set their spacesuits to battery power. Live-streamed by NASA, it was witnessed by thousands of space fans, particularly young girls aspiring to be astronauts. The scientists, who spent seven hours and 17 minutes fixing the controller and completing other preliminary tasks for the station, were able to observe the Earth passing beneath their feet. Koch and Meir returned to the ISS at 2:55 p.m. ET, where they were greeted with cheers by their four male colleagues.

Koch and Meir spent over seven hours outside the ISS replacing a failed battery controller (Credit: NASA)

When asked about the significance of her mission and this spacewalk, Koch said, "In the end, I do think it's important, and I think it's important because of the historical nature of what we're doing. In the past, women haven't always been at the table. It's wonderful to be contributing to the space program at a time when all contributions are being accepted when everyone has a role. That can lead in turn to increased chance for success. There are a lot of people who derive motivation from inspiring stories of people who look like them, and I think it's an important story to tell."

Meir added, "What we're doing now shows all the work that went in for the decades prior, all of the women that worked to get us where we are today."

The historic mission was Koch's (above) fourth spacewalk (Credit: NASA)

The all-female EVA was initially scheduled for March 2019. However, a week before the planned excursion, NASA announced that Anne McClain, who was supposed to accompany Koch, would be replaced with astronaut Nick Hague. The reason was that both Koch and McClain needed a medium-sized spacesuit. Though the ISS had two, only one was suitable for spacewalking. Since it would take time to fully configure the spare suit, the space agency decided to send Koch with Hague instead. NASA has since sent another spacewalk-ready suit to the ISS, which means that going forward, all-female spacewalks may become a norm, rather than the exception.

Koch will make additional history when she completes her 11-month mission at the ISS in February 2020. Her 328-day stay in space will be the longest by a woman and just a few days shy of US astronaut Scott Kelly's 340-day record. Similar to Kelly, her extended mission is designed to provide researchers the opportunity to observe the effects of long duration spaceflight on the human body - more specifically the female body - to prepare for human missions to the Moon and Mars.

Resources: theverge.com,theguardian.com, NASA.gov

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The First All-Female Spacewalk Is A Success!

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Ever since humans began venturing into space, 227 astronauts have left the spacecraft to perform some sort of extravehicular activity (EVA). While 14 of those have been women, the female astronauts have always been accompanied by a male counterpart.

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Changing Lives - Tony's Story / Harlem Grown

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Handwashing is an easy way to protect against disease, including COVID-19. But how do you wash your hands if you don't have running water?

Lack of running water and soap is a problem for 3 billion people in the world. That's according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. Tippy taps are one solution. They're helping people stay healthy.

Clean Hands Around the World

Faridah Luanda lives in a refugee settlement. It's in Uganda. She has been teaching her neighbors how to make tippy taps. "Washing hands is very difficult in our community," Luanda told TIME for Kids. "We needed to be creative."

There are different ways to build and use tippy taps. The basic tools include a plastic water bottle, soap, and rope. Hang the bottle from a branch or pole. Press a foot pedal to tip the bottle and release water. Wet your hands. Then scrub with soap for at least 20 seconds. Done!

In Guatemala, a group called Buenos Vecinos ("good neighbors") has built tippy taps. They teamed up with the Rotary Club of Columbia Falls, Montana. "Sometimes, the little things make such a big difference," says Dave Renfrow. He's a Rotary Club member and project leader.

Kids from the Lake & Park School, in Seattle, Washington, heard about the project. They raised $4,000 to support it.

Tippy taps are also being used in Tucson, Arizona. They're helping the homeless. Two taps were set up at a shelter. The pandemic forced it to close temporarily. But workers were still passing out food. "We needed a way to let people wash their hands" before eating, Jean Fedigan says. She runs the shelter. "The tippy tap is such a simple solution."

Luanda agrees. When TFK spoke to her, she and her neighbors had set up 800 tippy taps. "We are helping ourselves," Luanda says. "Children, people with disabilities, other vulnerable people-they cannot be left behind."

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Handwashing is an easy way to protect against disease, including COVID-19. But how do you wash your hands if you don't have running water? Lack of running water and soap is a problem for 3 billion people in the world. That's according to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund.

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16-year-old Greta Thunberg is Time Magazine's youngest-ever "Person of the Year" (Credit: Photo: Time/Screengrab)

Time Inc.'s "Person of the Year" tradition began in 1927, when the magazine commemorated 25-year-old aviator Charles Lindbergh for the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Though the media franchise has since recognized several young people for their global influence, it has never given the important distinction to a teenager. But then again, few teens are as passionate about their mission as 2019's "Person of The Year"- 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg.

Thunberg's rise to global prominence is even more stunning given that just over a year ago, she was a shy 15-year-old fretting about the looming threat of climate change. In August 2018, tired of the "refusal" of world leaders to take action, the young girl started camping out in front of the Swedish Parliament every Friday with a sign that said: "School Strike for Climate."

Thunberg has inspired thousands of kids worldwide to demand lawmakers take action to reverse climate change (Credit: Time)

The teen's singular act of protest soon went viral, inspiring kids and adults worldwide to take action. By September 2018, her weekly strike became a global climate change movement called "Fridays for the Future," with tens of thousands of students skipping school on this day to protest the inaction of the leaders of their respective countries.

Her rally cry for progress also encouraged other young activists to begin their own climate change movements. They include 17-year-old Xiye Bastida in New York City, USA; 19-year-old Artemisa Xakriaba in Brasilia, Brazil; 17-year-old Vidit Baya in Udaipur, India; 16-year-old Howey Ou in Guilin, China, and many more. Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the US youth-led Sunrise Movement, says Thunberg "symbolizes the agony, the frustration, the desperation, the anger-at some level, the hope-of many young people who won't even be of age to vote by the time their futures are doomed."

Thunberg believes we can all take action to reverse climate change (Credit: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf /CC BY-SA 4.0 /creativecommons.org)

The teenager, who has single-handedly helped bring climate change to the forefront of the global conversation, attributes her success to her Asperger's syndrome. She says, "I see the world in black and white, and I don't like compromising... If I were like everyone else, I would have continued on and not seen this crisis."

Though Thunberg does not have a magical antidote for reversing climate change, she believes change can be affected at a grassroots level - by educating friends, being more selective about the companies you buy from, and electing officials that support the cause. In her address at the recently-held UN Climate Conference in Madrid, Spain, the young activist said, "In just three weeks, we will enter a new decade―a decade that will define our future. Right now, we are desperate for any sign of hope. Well, I'm telling you there is hope. I've seen it, but it does not come from the governments or corporations. It comes from the people."

Resources: Time.com, CNN.com, Wired.com,USAtoday.com

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Teen Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg Is Time's Youngest Ever "Person Of The Year"

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Time Inc.'s "Person of the Year" tradition began in 1927, when the magazine commemorated 25-year-old aviator Charles Lindbergh for the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Though the media franchise has since recognized several young people for their global influence, it has never given the important distinction to a teenager.

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what you need to know about plastic pollution | 2019-20 | ss07-040120

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Golf Ball Cleanup Physical Science Article for Students | Scholastic SuperScience Magazine

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How a California teen led a team to remove golf balls from the Pacific Ocean

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Meet Licypriya Kangujam, India's child climate activist

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Hunter Mitchell started a Rhino Awareness Campaign that has been embraced across the globe, and now the young South African is passing the torch to other Rhino Warriors.

Hunter Mitchell, an eleven-year old from Cape Town, South Africa is doing something special for World Rhino Day coming up on Saturday 22 September.

"I have put out a challenge on the Aquila Private Game Reserve Facebook page looking for 10 rhino warriors to join me for the day at Aquila to learn more around rhino, see rhino in the wild and to spend time coming up with ideas to work together for our precious rhino.

My goal for World Rhino Day is to bring together an amazing group of young people who want to help take responsibility for the future of our rhino and stand up for our rhino!"

His passion for Rhinos all started on Christmas Day 2015, when Hunter heard about a baby rhino abandoned in the middle of the night by its mother. He knew that without help, it would die, and anxiously followed its progress on social media. Starting with his own pocket money, he began raising funds from family and friends, then set up a Facebook page. He felt so inspired to save that one baby rhino, named Osita, but along the way he learned about the poaching crisis and felt compelled to do more.

"On the news I found out about this abandoned baby rhino who was born at Aquila Private Game Reserve, which is two hours from Cape Town," Hunter explains.

"I decided to help because he was really cute and he wasn't going to live without his mother. So I started to raise money for him."

Hunter's public appeal raised more than R75,000 in less than a week and he has since become an ambassador for the reserve.

Hunter's love of rhinos shines through when he visits the Aquila Private Game Reserve, founded by Searl Derman, who saved Osita and opened the rhino orphanage that cares for Osita and other orphans. There, wildlife conservationist Divan Grobler teaches Hunter how to care for the rhinos.

"My family has converted into rhino mad warriors!" says Hunter.

He helps to walk with the animals, prepare their food, feed them, and coat them with protective mud. The rhinos recognize him and come running to nudge him.

Hunter has made presentations to more than 10,000 school children, locally, over Skype in Asia, and on a trip to Australia where he was impressed to meet with environmentalist Bindy Irwin. He has filmed documentaries and videos to distribute online, and for the past two years he has organized a big event for World Rhino Day.

"Keeping rhinos, elephants, lions, pangolins and so many more animals safe from extinction is going to need warriors and I will always be one of those warriors," says Hunter. "I am only 10 and know my journey is just beginning."

To find out more about Hunter or his challenge, visit his Facebook page.

Sources: Hunter Mitchell

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Children will use the story of a child who identified a problem in her community and worked to solve it as a jumping-off point to discuss things they would like to change in their own lives.