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¿Qué hay allá fuera?

March 18, 2025

La astrofísica y educadora Jackie Faherty se sintió atraída a su carrera por las preguntas que la mayoría de la gente ha tenido: ¿Por qué estamos aquí? ¿Qué es esta Tierra? “Abres tu mente a todo lo que hay en…

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Agriculture in Action

February 27, 2025

In March 2024, TFK Kid Reporter Ben Stern attended Ignite by 4-H, an annual career readiness conference for teens. Ben interviewed Katie Collins, a 2024 winner of the National 4-H Youth in Action Award. Collins started a program called See…

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Calles más seguras

February 6, 2025

Una mañana, Patricia Miller estaba caminando por una calle transitada cerca de su casa, en Goodyear, Arizona, cuando un automóvil casi se sube la acera. Afortunadamente, no resultó herida. Pero el auto pasó “muy, muy cerca”, dijo Miller a TIME…

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Technology

Australia Logs Off

December 5, 2024

Australia will bar kids under 16 from using social media, according to a law that passed the Australian Parliament on November 29. Under the law, social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook will have to pay fines of up…

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Bee Champ

June 3, 2024

On May 30, a seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, became the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee champ. Bruhat Soma, 12, crushed a lightning tiebreaker round by spelling 29 words correctly in 90 seconds. The winning word was abseil. It’s a word…

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At the White House Easter Egg Roll

April 8, 2024

On April 1, TFK Kid Reporter Audrey Owolo attended the White House Easter Egg Roll. Here, she recounts her experience. The White House Easter Egg Roll is a yearly event held on Easter Monday, on the South Lawn of the…

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Sibling Story

March 14, 2024

Haili Smith, 16, says she and her sibling, Brooke, “have very different tastes in books.” Haili likes spine-tinglers. Brooke, 13, prefers fantasy. What they share is the belief that kids are more motivated to read if they relate to a…

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Un lugar para jugar

February 15, 2024

Hay un nuevo lugar para que los niños jueguen en Kennewick, Washington. Se llama Kason's Korner. Lleva el nombre de Kason Creed, el niño que lo inspiró. Kason, de nueve años, tiene parálisis cerebral. La afección afecta su capacidad para…

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Technology

Best Inventions of 2023

November 30, 2023

Every year, TIME magazine puts out its list of the year’s best inventions. Some of these help us solve problems. Others make life easier, or more fun. TIME for Kids features 10 of them here. Which one do you think…

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Get More Online

October 19, 2023

Love sports? Excited about space? Passionate about programming? Check out the Your  Job site, at timeforkids.com/your-hot-job. Uncover potential career paths with videos, articles, interviews, and more. Here are a few of the cool careers you’ll find. Which interests you most? Dino…

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World

New World Heritage Site

October 6, 2023

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, in Ohio, a world heritage site. It was announced on September 19. Hopewell is now recognized as an important historic and cultural site, like the Taj…

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Logging In

October 5, 2023

Brooke Tindal used to wake up at 5:50 a.m. and travel 16 miles across New York City to get to middle school. She realized just how much of her day that ate up when schools were forced to go remote…

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¿Amigo o enemigo?

August 31, 2023

Este año, Peter Paccone tiene una nueva ayuda en el aula. El maestro de estudios sociales en San Marino, California, planea dejar que su ayudante explique algunos temas simples a sus estudiantes de secundaria. Esto liberará tiempo para que Paccone…

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Environment

Refugio seguro

April 6, 2023

En medio de la noche, un bebé chimpancé está teniendo pesadillas. Chantal, su cuidadora, trata de calmarlo para que vuelva a dormirse. Ella trabaja en el Centro de Rehabilitación de Chimpancés de Tchimpounga, en la República del Congo, en África.…

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History

8 Questions for Myria Perez

March 1, 2023

Myria Perez is a fossil preparator and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. She spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Elisha Lee. 1. What exactly do you do for your job? I work with fossils,…

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Opinion

Do Kids Need Homework?

January 19, 2023

We knew this question would spark lively debate among readers. School is a big part of life, not just for kids but for their families and for educators, too. Everyone has an opinion about what’s best for students. And they…

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Música para el pueblo

December 15, 2022

Gustavo Dudamel regresa al escenario para un segundo bis. Es la noche de apertura de la Filarmónica de Los Ángeles, en California. Cuando la multitud ve al director de orquesta, el volumen adentro del Salón de Conciertos Walt Disney aumenta…

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Fair Play

December 15, 2022

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Sam Rapoport has a mission. It’s connecting women and girls to…