Top 20 Citizen Science Projects of 2020
Source: Discover Magazine
What is citizen science? How can you advance scientific research while exploring your backyard or city? Read on to learn the answer to these questions and more.
Current Events
To Make Native Votes Count, Janine Windy Boy Sued the Government
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
In 1983, Native American activist Janine Windy Boy sued the government to protect the voting rights of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne people in Montana. Read the intriguing story of this effort to fight voter suppression.
What Shakespeare can — and can’t — teach us about Covid-19
Source: CNN
What does Shakespeare have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? Read this article to find out.
Why time feels so weird in 2020
Source: Reuters
Check out this link to try out some cool interactive perception tests that demonstrate how our sense of time can be distorted.
Former NASA Scientist Predicts “Gold Rush” in Space
Source: Futurism
Just like the California Gold Rush spurred people to flock to California in search of a fortune, Sailesh Ramakrishnan predicts that companies and investors will make a mad dash to the space sector.
This 12-Year-Old Is (Probably) The Youngest Person To Ever Find A Comet
Source: Forbes
Find out how Rafał Biros got involved in the hunt for comets and became the youngest known finder of one.
What You Need To Know As The First COVID-19 Vaccine Heads Your Way
Source: NPR
Skim through these questions and answers about the new COVID vaccine.
Decatur students get historic marker approved to memorialize MLK’s arrest, release
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.
Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage
Source: National Geographic
In some cultures, the passage from childhood to adulthood is marked by much more than just another birthday celebration. This short video takes us on a journey with 13-year-old Dachina Cochise as she participates in a traditional Apache ceremony that is meant to symbolize her transition into adulthood.
Without Janitors, Students Are in Charge of Keeping School Shipshape
Source: NPREd
Parents try to teach children to clean up after themselves. Now some schools are assigning sweeping, mopping, trash removal, and other cleaning work to students.