Wray Ardan's Blog, page 11
August 13, 2018
This 14-year-old inventor designed a bulletproof wall to protect students during school shootings
Growing up in light of massacres like Parkland and Sandy Hook, Larson believes that her generation will be at the forefront of innovating in this space.
“I think that my generation is going to be the change,” Larson said. “Millennials and my generation tend to be forward thinkers and tend to be go-getters on some level – minus our cell phones. …I feel like the kids of my generation are already talking about this and getting fed up with it.”
August 8, 2018
Teenage professional surfer Caroline Marks comfortable with unconventional life
Caroline Marks doesn’t have her driver’s license yet, and she doesn’t spend Friday nights at her high school’s football games. But as the youngest athlete, man or woman, to ever qualify for the World Surf League Championship Tour last year at age 15, she’s not sweating that her teenage life isn’t exactly conventional.
“I would way rather be doing what I’m doing. I think traveling the world is a little bit cooler than prom,” said Marks, who turned 16 this past February, a month before competing in her first tour event.
As the only rookie on the 2018 roster, Marks is nicknamed “the grom” (young surfer) on tour but has quickly climbed the ranks among the sport’s elite women. Her ability to seamlessly transition between turns on high-performance waves earned her as high as a No. 3 ranking early in the season.
August 7, 2018
Plastic with the #3, 6, or 7, on the bottom should be avoided...
The next time you use a plastic container or bottle, you might want to look at the little number inside the triangle recycling symbol. Plastics with the recycling codes 3 (phthalates), 6 (styrene) and 7 (bisphenols) should be avoided unless they are labeled as “biobased” or “greenware,” which do not contain these chemicals.
“More than 10,000 chemicals are allowed to be added to food in the U.S., but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is unable to ensure all of those chemicals are safe,” the AAP added.
https://www.ecowatch.com/pediatricians-warn-against-plastic…
July 23, 2018
The 13-year-old who built a best-selling lemonade brand
Mikaila Ulmer’s lemonade is now stocked in more than 500 stores across the US, but unfortunately she has slipped to a “C” in her maths class.
Running a successful business is very much a full-time job, but Mikaila - the founder and boss of Me & The Bees Lemonade - also has to make time for her school work.
Just 13 years old, one day she will be in class, the next she could be speaking at an entrepreneurship conference…
July 22, 2018
Four Women that Explored the World
“Smashing gender stereotypes, these historic (though I prefer the word herstoric) women took on epic global adventures and found their way to the pages of National Geographic magazine.”
Enjoy the article and photos ~ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture-exploration/2018/07/historic-women-adventurers-defy-gender-stereotypes-culture/
July 16, 2018
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June 10, 2018
Plastic Pollution Is a Problem — These Kids Are Working for a Solution
DaKine teens! Love it! Doing the right thing…being Pono
May 31, 2018
LA Kids Make Waves for a Plastic-Free OceanKids Ocean Day—a day...
LA Kids Make Waves for a Plastic-Free Ocean
Kids Ocean Day—a day that inspired nearly 4,500 Los Angeles-area children to clean up nearby beaches—celebrated its 25th Anniversary last Thursday. The day started with a beach cleanup at Dockweiler State Beach, which was followed by a news conference and kick-off program where Emmett Kliger, a fifth grade student from Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista, recited a poem he created to commemorate the anniversary of Kids Ocean Day. The event concluded with a giant aerial art WAVE the children created with their bodies, a picture so large it could only be seen from the sky. This year’s theme was “Kids Making Waves for a Plastic-Free Ocean,” which highlighted the importance of teamwork for keeping our ocean clean for future generations.
