Day 95 Sticky Situation

Everywhere we go, on the pavement, under our desk at school or the table in the restaurant, sometimes stuck to the bottom of our shoe, or some extremely unlucky people may have ended up with it in their hair... Chewing Gum. So what is it? Why do we chew it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NoFC-AokdE BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks Chewing…

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Day 94 Learn About Endangered Animals

More than 37,400 species are threatened with extinction.IUCN Red List Extinction is a natural process, however animals are becoming extinct much quicker than the natural rate; with many endangered and some even at a critical stage of endangerment, meaning they are extremely close to extinction. National Museum of Natural History states that "scientists agree that…

Day 93 Become A Responsible Netizen

A netizen is a 'citizen of the net', basically anyone that uses the internet. Many people nowadays have access to the internet and it is becoming more and more powerful as it develops. It gives us access to information and knowledge, encourages communication between friends and families, allows us to shop from home, and so…

Day 92 Autism Awareness Day

One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. National Autistic Society Autism is a disorder affecting a persons social interactions, language and how they communicate. It is believed that autism is caused by brain development and possibly genetics. Signs usually develop in children…

Day 91 April Fools

On the 1st April every year, people play jokes on each other in celebration of April Fools Day or All Fools' Day. It started to become popular in England in 1700's but has been recognised over many centuries by different cultures. People play friendly pranks on each other on this day to encourage laughter. Different…

Day 90 Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg was founded in 1971 by Michael Hart, with the mission "To encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks.". Since 1971, Project Gutenberg has developed a library of more than 60,000 eBooks, which are available for anyone to read for free. It has done this with the help of many volunteers who signed up…

Day 89 Bipolar Day

Bipolar is a severe mental disorder that affects a person's mood; it can cause a major swing in mood, feelings, actions and energy, with possible episodes of mania or depression. It can affect anyone but usually develops before a person reaches 20 years of age, however can still develop before the age of 40 but…

Day 88 Get Vaccinated

For the past year, Covid-19 has played a big part in how we live our daily lives. It has caused many people to get sick with a big portion of them, unfortunately, passing away. We have seen businesses close temporarily, and open and close again, with some closing permanently. Families and friends have been distant,…

Day 87 Learn To Laugh

As social creatures we fear judgement from others, but unfortunately it is all around us causing our insecurities to develop. These fears and insecurities make it easier to get into the habit of taking ourselves and the world around us very serious. But when we do this, we forget to have fun and enjoy our…

Day 86 Experience A Different Culture

According to World Meters World Population Clock there are about 7.9 Billion people on the world. All of these people are part of a culture, which may be the same as yours or mine, they might have similarities or they may be completely different. Cultures can vary across countries, cities, villages and even within groups…