YouTube has more than 51 million channels on a wide range of topics. If you're looking for educational videos, the following four channels are good places to start.
·The Busy Bears
The Busy Bears is a fun channel for young children to learn English as a second language. With popular songs, the videos on the channel make learning a new language a playful and interactive experience. The use of the total physical response method of teaching of the channel makes it easy for children to absorb new words and expressions.
Subscribers (订阅者): 5.14 million
·The Father Lab
The Father Lab is a one-of-a-kind channel that brings the joy of science and discovery to children in a fun and interactive way. The channel offers a wide range of videos, from hands-on science experiments to storytelling. The team uses humor and creativity to make science easy for children of all ages to explore.
Subscribers: 8.2 million
·Wiser Everyday
Wiser Everyday, run by Stin, has won the hearts of millions with its unique and interesting approach to science education. As a former rocket scientist and engineer, Stin brings his passion for science to the videos, using his knowledge to make difficult subjects easy for children to understand.
Subscribers: 6 million
·International Geography
International Geography offers a lot of resources for teachers and students, including informative videos on geography, nature, sciencetraveland culture. In addition the channel also offers quizzes and activities that can be used in the classroom, making it a valuable resource for educators.
Subscribers: 7.5 million
Born in a village in Gansu province, Zhu Yanjun had never left his hometown in his early age. Some of his friends dropped out of middle school and worked in the city. Hearing about their exciting lives there, he did not go to high school and instead became a migrant worker.
For 30 years, Zhu had been a migrant worker in different cities. Although he only had a middle school education, his passion for reading never faded. The passion was inspired by his Chinese teacher in middle school who has published many articles in magazines.
"I also wanted to publish stories", he said to himself. So he started to read. No matter where he worked, he went to local bookstores regularly with a notebook in order to write down wonderful paragraphs and memorize them. In this way, he got to know the history, traditions and landscapes of different places. Over the years, he has read thousands of poems and can recite over 1000 of them. When reading poems from the Tang Dynasty and poems written by Chairman Mao Zedong, he appreciated the beauty of their language. He said, "One can get inspired to have a rich spiritual world and powerful mind from reading." Whenever he faces any challenge, he thinks of Chairman Mao's words: "Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it."
This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition hosted by CCTV and won the second place, impressing the audience deeply with his good performance. The local government decided to hire him as a staff member at the cultural center. Although his income is less than before, this job gives him more time to explore poems. Besides, he has more opportunities to share his study experience with others and inspire more people around to explore the beauty of reading.
Lots of people are familiar with waving handheld remotes when playing video games. However, Murphy from England is applying the idea to something else: helping children and young people who are struggling with their mental health.
He has created Contr, a combination of two pieces of stick-shaped handheld equipment and a smartphone app, which can be used to practise mindfulness - a form of meditation (冥想) and relaxation. The Contr equipment uses sounds, lights and vibrations to guide people through different mindfulness activities and games. These include balancing on one leg and breathing in and out as if you are a balloon, while the app records your progress.
Murphy came up with the idea while he was studying product design at the University of Brighton, in England. He had seen the challenges faced by his younger brother, who has ADHD, a condition that makes it hard for people to sit still and concentrate. To help his brother out, Murphy was determined to design something useful.
"When we spoke to parents, we found that it wasn't just young people with ADHD that needed mindfulness; it could be useful for other mental health issues too," says Murphy. "The benefits of mindfulness are well known, but for a child mindfulness can be a little tedious and passive," adds Murphy's father, John, "The idea here was to make mindfulness fun."
Contr will begin taking orders in September, 2023 on Starter website. Murphy and John are already thinking how it could develop. They strongly hope Contr will be able to help young people who are feeling anxious or struggling to concentrate.
If there's any modern method for traditional Chinese music to live on, it must be digital technology.
Recently, a digital protection project targeting traditional Chinese instrumental music was started by the Chinese National Academyof Arts and Tencent Interactive Entertainment, a leading internet entertainment company in China. The project was intended to revive (复兴) traditional music by using digital technology to restore and preserve original music sources. Based on these sources, digital albums, social media mini-programs and game background music can be created. These are all ways of transmitting and promoting preserved music to future generations.
The first traditional instrument to get this kind of "rebirth" was an ancient set of chime bells originally owned by Marquis Yi of the Zeng State (曾侯乙编钟). The set is a large group of 65 percussion instruments (打击乐器) dating back to the Warring States Period. As the largest set of bianzhong ever discovered in China, the chime bells have a wide range of tones and special features. This made it really challenging for the music technology providers of the project. "This is the first time that I have ever seen such a large, unexpected composition because it's not one set of instruments, but 65 different pieces," said a sound designer Zhang Xin.
To perfectly record sounds of the chime bells, they did a number of trials. After reading a lot of papers and historical books, they tried to work out where to put the recording microphone. The team tested and tried many forms of field recording technology from different distances.Finally 613 sounds were collected.
So far, they've used the bianzhong sounds to compose 9 songs digitally, forming a new album to touch people's soul.
Give Sailing A Try
Sailing a boat is great exercise and can be enjoyed with family or friends. It is a new adventure every time.. Here's how to get started.
Find sailing lessons
It is important to do sailing under the guidance of experienced instructors. Youth sailing programs are a good choice for you. Find sailing clubs and search for youth lessons near you.. You will find out what lessons or camps they recommend for kids in your age group.
When you're starting sailing, start with something for beginners. For example, you'd better operate a small sailboat made for kids. You need to know how to control sails to catch the wind and get the boat forward. You have to be able to move the sails, as well as use a rudder to direct the boat where you want it to go.
Practise sailing
As a beginner, you start your skills on land. And then you can expect to practise getting the boat ready to sail and into the water., like raising the sails by pulling on the lines attached to them. Here, you will be provided with what you need to sail, including the boat and a life vest. Ask what type of shoes you should wear and dress in clothes that will dry easily.
Stay safe
Remember to always wear your life vest on or near water, even when you're on the dock. Don't go near a boat or take one out without an adult's permission. Never sail or swim alone.
Get more out of it
. You can sail to have fun or to pursue it as a sport.Many sailing clubs hold racing competitions, or they might have a team you can join.
A. Learn to sail
B. Begin sailing with kids
C. You'll practise technical skills
D. Your sailing skills will be tested
E. Then check their websites or call them directly
F. With some lessons and practice, you could also enjoy it
G. Once you've learned sailing, there's so much you can do with your new hobby
Growing up, Elizabeth's grandmother always told her to look for ways to help others. Her grandmother has passed away, but Elizabeth keeps her grandmother's 1 close to her heart.
One day, she was shopping at a supermarket when she 2 something unusual. Silver-haired Carmen was still working hard at age 82. A quick conversation 3 why Carmen continued to work into her Golden Years. She owed about $10,000 in medical 4 and she only had about $50 in her bank account then.
Elizabeth was 5 and tried to help Carmen. Since she is active on social media and has over 135,000 followers, she decided to ask the public for 6 to pay Carmen's debt and set her up to retire sooner. She made a short video of the 7 grandma and opened an account to raise money. Elizabeth's original video was 8 more than 15 million times. A quick follow-up video got even more attention, and the donations started pouring in.
So far, Elizabeth has 9 over $135,000! She was amazed by how 10 the public was, but thought Carmen's story really struck the 11 of people of all ages. The outpouring of support also 12 her of how good most people are at their hearts.
When Elizabeth told Carmen the good news, she couldn't believe her 13 . Thanks to Elizabeth and her followers, Carmen will finally be able to 14 and spend more time with her family. Isn't it amazing what we can achieve when we 15 pay attention and look for ways to help others? We're certain that Elizabeth's grandma would be proud of her.
The rise of social media the fall of traditional media.
his old age, he still leads an active life.
her phone number, we couldn't get in touch with her.
I'm extra nice to my sister all through December,
getting a new video game for Christmas.
My family my it another try.
I had a very peaceful childhood and I mostly ignored the fact that my elder sister was different. She got "Asperger Syndrome" (社交困难症). It turned my parents' world upside down - but they never let it affect me. My parents worked very hard at ensuring that everything seemed pleasant and quiet for me.
It was only at the age of ten that I started to notice the differences and became aware of my social life and self-image that I had carefully built up. My sister on the other hand, was socially awkward. She could not look at people in the eye. She would whisper to herself and repeat the words she had just said. However, she was academically capable, so we attended the same primary school. Despite this, I never admitted in public that she was my sister.
However, there was one incident that changed how I viewed my sister and changed me.
Being in primary six, about to graduate, my sister and her classmates had to put on a performance, whether in a group, or on their own. Because she failed to join others, she was the only one left without a group. The school had made it a must for everyone to perform, so my sister had to do it by herself. "I'll sing," my sister told my parents, somewhat confidently.
Hearing that, I was completely shocked. How could my sister who was socially awkward, sing in front of the school? I knew so very well that if I allowed this to happen, she would embarrass me. "No!" I protested. My parents shot me a look and I knew my sister was going to perform anyway, and I was going to be part of the audience watching her. Silently, I wished that something would happen and I would not have to watch my sister lose face.
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On the day of performace, I sat in the hall.
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I felt relaxed and appreciated it with excitement.
