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You’ve chosen your story. You’ve decided who your source will be. Now it’s time to plan your questions. What can this source tell you that no other person or resource can? Many reporters start with easy topics to get the…
Astronauts may soon be going to the moon again. NASA plans to build bases there. The astronauts will not be able to take all the food they will need. So they may have to grow some of it on lunar…
In 1969, people landed on the moon for the first time. The mission was part of the Apollo program. It was run by NASA. That is the United States space agency. There were many Apollo missions. Each was meant…
Interviewing people is an important part of gathering information for a story. Think: Who’s an expert on the subject you want to learn about? Who might have an interesting perspective? Read up on your sources before you speak with them.…
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is known for its beaches. It is also a hot spot for sharks. In 2021, there were more than 150,000 shark detections. Sharks are part of the Cape Cod ecosystem. Since the 1970s, shark numbers have dropped…
“Kill it! Squash it, smash it. . . just get rid of it.” Those instructions are from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. They are part of an effort to stop the spotted lanternfly. The pest has been found across the…
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever launched. It was sent into space in 2021. The first images captured by Webb were revealed in the summer. “These images are going to remind the world that…
Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids explores our galaxy and beyond. It answers kids’ questions about space. Listeners learn through interviews and at-home activities. Brian Holden is one of the hosts. His cohost is his wife, Meredith Stepien. “Being…
Ria Thundercloud is a professional dancer. She started dancing in a powwow circle. That is a Native American tradition. It honors Native culture through dance and music. Thundercloud fell in love with dancing. “I could express myself,” she told TIME…
Jeffrey Kluger is a science journalist who covers all things space. That’s his beat, or the subject area on which he writes and reports. “I’ve written about many topics in the decades I’ve been working,” he says. “None has given…
Schools protect kids’ mental health in many ways. In some states, schools let students take days off for mental health. Do you think schools should offer mental health days? Some kids say yes. They think mental health days give kids…
Dr. Vivek Murthy is the United States Surgeon General. He is our country’s top doctor. He wants to protect kids’ mental health. He shares these tips for kids.
Before journalists can begin reporting a story, they need to pitch it. No, that doesn’t mean tossing it like a baseball! It means convincing an editor that a story is important and timely—basically, that it needs to be told, and…
Break out your press badge and put on your Junior Journalist cap: TFK Press Club is back! (Don’t have a press badge yet? Download one here.) We’re giving you a chance to hone your reporting skills. In each issue, we’ll…
There might be a new way of sniffing out cases of COVID-19. Dogs can smell the disease in a person’s sweat. That is what a new study found. Dogs have a strong sense of smell. They can smell the chemicals…
Dogs have had a close relationship with people for thousands of years. They were one of the first animals to be trained to help people with tasks. Today, most dogs are pets. But there are still important jobs for them…
