Explore Earth...from Home!

Hello everybody!  We hope your June is going well so far.  By the way, do you have any summer travel plans?  If not, we'd like to offer you the opportunity to fly around the world from the comfort of your own home using a new tool from Google. 

Google has announced a new flight simulator that people can use in a web browser. In the past, the flight simulator was only available in the desktop version of Google Earth, so users had to download and install the program. Now, anyone can access it online without downloading anything.

The flight simulator lets users fly around the world using Google's map technology. Google says it is made for fun exploration and is not meant to be a realistic flight training tool. Users may experience some problems when flying very close to the ground in certain areas.

To use the simulator, go to the Google Earth website and click "Explore Earth." Then, search for a location where you would like to fly. Next, open the "Tools" menu and select "Flight Simulator." Users can explore famous places and landmarks almost anywhere in the world.

Where would you like to fly to using Google's new flight simulator?  If you take a virtural trip, please let us know when you visit BRIDGE again!  Have a great day.  

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Plas-Stick: A Magnetic Solution to Microplastics

Hello all you wonderful English learners!  Summer is quickly approaching, and the temperature is starting to rise. A lot of you will probably visit a beach sometime this summer to cool down.  However, many beaches these days are facing pollution problems, often related to plastic waste.  Today, we will look at some very bright, young children who created a clever yet simple way to try and solve this problem. 

Three 16-year-old students from India won this year's Earth Prize, the world's largest environmental competition for teenagers. They created an invention called Plas-Stick, which helps remove tiny pieces of plastic, known as microplastics, from water. The invention uses powder made from old tamarind seeds, which would otherwise be thrown away.

When the powder is added to water, it attracts the microplastics and causes them to stick together. This forms larger clumps that can be seen and removed with a magnet. The students designed this method to be a simple and inexpensive way to make drinking water safer, especially in rural communities.

The students said they were honored to be the first team from India to win the Earth Prize. They hope their invention will help reduce plastic pollution and protect both people and wildlife. The collected plastic can also be turned into useful products, helping to keep it out of the environment.

These teenagers are quite amazing, huh?  Do you have any interesting ideas to help clean up the environment? If so, please tell us when you visit BRIDGE again.  Take care and have a great week!  

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Most people on Earth are right-handed. Why?

Hello all you wonderful students of English!  We hope spring is going well for you.  Today, we want to discuss why most humans are right-handed.  Have you ever noticed that, all over the world, people usually write, brush their theeth, throw a ball, play a musical instrument, and do many other kinds of tasks and activities with their right hands?  Scientists have been looking into this phenomenon, and they just might have a explanation that will help us understand the situation.  

About 90% of people in the world are right-handed. Scientists have tried for many years to understand why. Researchers from University of Oxford think it may be connected to how humans changed over time. When early humans started walking on two legs, their hands became free to do more things. Humans also developed large brains, which helped them learn skills like making and using tools. If most people used the same hand, it became easier to work together for jobs like hunting and cooking.

Scientists compared humans with monkeys and apes to look for answers. They studied 41 different kinds of primates and found that monkeys and apes usually use both hands equally. Humans are different because we have longer legs compared to our arms and because the left side of the brain controls the right hand. The left side of the brain also helps with movement and coordination. Researchers think these differences may explain why most humans are right-handed.

Are you right-handed?  Do you know anybody who is left-handed? Please discuss this topic with your teachers at BRIDGE when you visiit our school.  Have a great day!

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