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On most weekends, you can find Zoe Stone (not pictured), 8, in front of a computer. But she isn’t playing games or watching videos. She’s learning how to code. Code is a set of instructions. It tells a computer what…
Computers are all around us. We use them to play and to learn. Some make chores easier. Others help keep people safe. All computers work because of coding. Where do you see coding at work in the world around you?…
Does the president like his pizza crust thick or thin? What are his favorite vegetables? It is Cristeta Comerford’s job to know. She has been executive chef at the White House since 2005. She can make any kind of food…
New and familiar faces are heading to Washington, D.C., in January. That’s when the 116th United States Congress convenes for the first time. On November 6, a record number of Americans voted in the U.S. midterm elections. The midterm elections…
CHELSEA CLINTON is the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But Chelsea is more than just a famous daughter. She’s an activist. That’s a person who works to make the world a better…
Benjamin Franklin is a key figure in American history. Now we can learn what he might have been like as a teenager. Gen-Z Media has created a podcast. It’s called Young Ben Franklin. Listeners meet a fictional 14-year-old Ben. They…
Cities are packed with people. There is action all around—from street level to high in the sky and deep underground. In cities, people live, work, and play close together. Read on to learn more about city life. 1. Planes and…
People are building a new kind of city. This type of city will not be on land. It will float in the ocean. The first floating city will be in French Polynesia. That’s an island in the South Pacific Ocean.…
At first, scientists thought it was a worm. They were studying sea turtles in Costa Rica. That is in Central America. One turtle had something sticking out of its nose. It could not breathe. Scientists pulled the object out. It…
People are taking a stand against plastic straws. Some say banning them will help save the planet. Others think bans are not needed. Here, two TFK Kid Reporters weigh in. Yes! Josh Lee, 12 Chicago, Illinois Plastic straws are bad…
People first set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. They were part of the Apollo 11 mission. After that, NASA sent six more missions to the moon. But then the United States government stopped paying for lunar missions.…
India’s Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings on Earth. Tourists from around the world go to visit. But pollution is harming the white marble building. India’s government is scrambling to fix the problem. “Earlier, it was turning…
Scientists have made a discovery about a 500 million–year-old fossil. A new study shows it was formed by an animal. It was one of the earliest creatures on Earth. The first fossil of this kind was described in 1947. The…