5 Teens Who Are Helping Others Online
Source: Family Circle
Read about what spurred on five different U.S. teenagers to utilize the internet and social media to make a lasting change on the lives of others.
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Youth Voices: I Have a Voice!
Source: Harvard Educational Review
Mei-Hua Li, a Chinese emigrant in the United States, tells about how the responsibility of interpreting for her family brought maturity. She also discusses how the youth program of the Asian Community Corporation (A-VOYCE) helped her understand her own identity in a foreign country.
There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science)
Source: The Atlantic
What if Romeo and Juliet sacrificed their lives for an illusion?
RACE: Are We So Different?
Source: American Anthropological Association
Despite apparent differences among people whose ancestors came from different part of the world, all humans can be traced back to a shared beginning. This interactive site explores our assumptions about the idea of race.
Children’s author Eric Carle reconnects with lost Syracuse friend after 82 years
Source: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
You’re probably familiar with author and illustrator Eric Carle’s many works for very young readers. One of his books, “Friends,” stemmed from the hope of finding a long-lost friend known only from a single old photograph.
Secret of Photo 51
Source: PBS/NOVA
James Watson and Francis Crick were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the structure of DNA. One key to this discovery was a photograph taken using a revolutionary technique by the English scientist Rosalind Franklin. Explore this site to learn how Franklin made this stunning photograph and why she didn’t receive the credit she was due during her lifetime.
Portraits of a Generation: Children of Immigrants
Source: Quetzal Maucci
Quetzal Maucci, an Argentinean- and Peruvian-American photographer, creates a portrait series depicting children from immigrant families living in the U.S. and tells the stories of their identity struggles in their new culture.
Teen Entrepreneurs – 11 Important Business Lessons from Teenage Entrepreneurs
Source: Brad Aronson's Blog
From a student who made bio-fuel and used it to drive a teacher’s car to another who developed a wind-powered cell phone charger, get 11 valuable lessons direct from teenage entrepreneurs who participated in Schoolyard Ventures. This Philadelphia-based organization helps high school students become entrepreneurs.
The Roughest, Toughest Race in the World
Source: The Atlantic
In Tennessee every year the Barkley Marathons push runners to their absolute mental and physical limits. Watch this short documentary to get an insight into what drives the competitors to take on this mammoth challenge, considering the small number that have ever finished the run.