Finding Your Voice
Kids Making a Global Impact - Past and Present
What inspires or motivates young people to take action or become a leader?
How does a person’s choices, experiences, and relationships shape his/her identity?
Teen Activists Today:
Malala Yousafzai - Girls Education Activist
Greta Thunberg - Climate Change Activist
William Kamkwamba - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Melati and Isabel Wijsen - Activist against plastic bags: Bye Bye Plastic Bags
CNN video 7 mins (skip ad)
Others you may not have heard about:
Survivor and Activists
Bethany Hamilton - Surfer and Shark Attack survivor
Teen Inventors Today:
Jack Andrakas - Developed a test for pancreatic cancer at age 15
Ann Makosinski - Invented a flashlight powered by body heat and won the Google Science Fair at 15
Alex Deans - Invented a Tool for Blind People
Other "kid" inventors:
Teen Inventors of the Past:
Kids Act - During Covid 19
How can the actions of other people (especially kids!) inspire us to take action?
How might “thinking locally” inspire “acting globally”?
5. Helping the Elderly - 1 min
What Does It Take to Change Your World?
How can everyone develop a voice?
How to be a Change-Maker - 12 mins
Another Video:
Adora Svitak: TedX Talk: What Adults Can Learn From Kids - Video 8 mins
Overcoming Obstacles
Research
Use the Research Skills you have learned in Social Studies and Science to conduct research.