You Don’t Have to be BIG to Have BIG Ideas!
Take 6-year old Ethan Wolfe who lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his family, for example. He plays T-ball and soccer, hangs out with his friends and two younger sisters and does all the things kids his age do.
With one big difference. He has Big ideas and...
May
21
In a humorous demonstration that includes audience participation, Joe Smith shows how to save millions of pounds of paper towels every year, using his simple Shake & Fold the paper towel method.
R. P. Joe Smith served as a District Attorney in Umatilla County and nearly won a race for Oregon...
May
16
Sky Waters, a 5th Grader, won the Grand Prize with his watercolor of a caribou, set against a blazing forest fire.
The 7th Annual Endangered Species Day is celebrated on May 18 and as a big part of the event, the latest winners of the 2012 Youth Art Contest were recently announced.
The contest...
May
14
It’s fun to grab a tent, sleeping bag, and backpack and head to a favorite campground where you can enjoy the great outdoors. But wherever your camping adventure takes you, challenge yourself to “leave no trace” behind.
What exactly does that mean? The US Forest Service, National Park Service...
Apr
30
On February 2nd, 2012, the second annual White House Science Fair celebrated the achievements of over 100 students from more than 45 states. These talented students were selected from over 40 different competitions and organizations promoting student excellence in STEM (Science, Technology,...
Feb
08
How did an 11-year-old girl save thousands of oil-soaked Gulf Birds with a paintbrush?
Meet Olivia Bouler, author and illustrator of Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf. Saddened by the oil spill in April of 2010, and its threat to her beloved shore birds, Olivia decided she wanted to help. She...
Oct
26
Shawn Clarkson
Tauranga, New Zealand
The volunteer clean up centre at Papamoa Beach. Photo courtesy Shawn Clarkson
The Bay of Plenty is on the East coast of the North Island in New Zealand. Tauranga is in the middle of this area and is an amazing, beautiful place to live, with miles of white sandy...
Oct
24
Katie Curry was a 3rd grader with big ideas. As a project for her class at Web Elementary School, she decided to request money from the state of Indiana to help make her hometown of Franklin a prettier place. If she won the grant money of $3,000.00, she would use it to buy recycled plastic benches...
Oct
10
