【推荐1】Active listening is a way of communicating that can increase understanding between a speaker and a listener. Its goal is to have an open sharing of ideas and feelings. It shows respect and consideration for the person speaking.

Active listening is very useful for family members. Family members often develop bad listening habits. They react to each other based on what they expect the other person to say rather than on what is actually said.     1    

    2     Miscommunication or lack of understanding between co-workers can lead to hurt feelings, which in turn can make it difficult for people to work together. Active listening can solve such issues and create greater understanding and team spirit among co-workers.

For example, someone is unexpectedly rude to their co-worker, or seems inconsiderate of their needs. The co-worker might feel hurt, or they might become angry and begin to dislike that person. Active listening can help resolve such problems.     3     Meanwhile the co-worker is given a chance to explain and maybe even apologize.

It could be that the rude co-worker was going through a difficult time at home or on the job and was unaware of how bad his or her behavior was. By listening respectfully, another person might learn more about that co-worker’s situation.     4     In this way, situations that could turn into major conflicts instead lead to greater understanding.

Sometimes people do not communicate with those they are close to because they fear the other person’s reaction. Rather than saying, for example, “It really hurts my feelings when you behave like that way”, the partner might say nothing at all in order to avoid a fight.     5     If the partners actively listen to each other, though, they can fully explain how they feel, and this can help avoid any hurt feelings.

【推荐3】This page provides information and guidance about hands-only CPR and CPR with rescue breaths for children over one year old.

Hands-only CPR

To carry out a chest compression (压缩):

Place the heel of your hand on the breastbone at the centre of the person’s chest.

Place your other hand on top of your first hand and interlock your fingers.

Position yourself with your shoulders above your hands.

Using your body weight (not just your arms), press straight down by 5-6cm (2-2.5 inches) on their chest.

Keeping your hands on their chest, release the compression and allow the chest to return to its original position.

Repeat these compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 times per minute until an ambulance arrives or you become exhausted.

CPR with rescue breaths

For children over one year old:

Open the child’s airway by placing one hand on the child’s forehead and gently tilting their head back and lifting the chin. Remove any visible obstructions from the mouth and nose.

Pinch their nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth, checking that their chest rises. Give five initial rescue breaths.

Place the heel of one hand on the center of their chest and push down by 5cm(about two inches), which is approximately one-third of the chest diameter. The quality (depth)of chest compressions is very important. Use two hands if you can’t achieve a depth of 5cmusing one hand.

After every 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute, give two breaths.

Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until they begin to recover or emergency help arrives.

【推荐1】The right paint can add appeal to your walls and now it can also make them smarter. Researchers recently transformed a wall into an outsize trackpad and motion sensor by using low-cost conductive paint to create a large grid of electrodes（电极）.

Such a smart wall can sense human touch and track gestures from a short distance. It can also detect where electrical equipment is and whether it is switched on. The technology could someday turn on lights when a person enters a room, track a player's motion in an interactive video game or monitor a child's television use. "Walls are everywhere, so why not turn them into sensors for smart homes?" says Yang Zhang, a computer science doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon University. who helped to develop the concept.

To create the high-tech surface, Zhang and his colleagues applied painter's tape in a lattice（格子结构）pattern to a twelve-by-eight-foot wall, and then coated it with commercially available conductive paint. Removing the tape left a pattern of diamond-shaped electrodes, which the researchers connected using thin copper tape strips. Finally, they wired the strips to a custom-built circuit board and covered the wall with standard latex（胶乳） paint. The entire project took four hours and cot less than $200. In theory, Zhang says "Anyone can use the technique to make a wall smart. "

In the wall's appliance-detection mode, the power is turned off. The researchers detected iPads up to 6. 5 feet away from the wall; fans and floor lamps could be sensed from about 10 feet. Zhang and his colleagues presented the wall in April at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

"Engineers have long dreamed of technologies that blend into our surroundings, "says Christiar Holz, a research scientist at Microsoft Research in Redmond, who did not participate in the work. "It nicely questions our understanding of what a device might be and demonstrates how rich sensing technology can combine with everyday objects."

【推荐1】Pacific Science Center fieldtrips have gone virtual! Bring the fun and excitement of a PacSci fieldtrip to your students while engaging them with enriching content designed to enhance your curriculum (课程) and arouse their curiosity. PacSci’s educators join your classroom live from our Curiosity Studio, and lead students through live sessions featuring some of your favorite STEAM activities. Each program is 40 minutes long. We may be able to accommodate shorter or longer programs to fit your needs!

Piece of Mind

Cost: $ 300

Maximum Number of Participants: 40

Best for Grades: 6-10

Description: Be inspired by the power of the brain as students learn how it controls memory, movement, and sight. Discover how the brain functions through live activities and fun puzzles, and see a real human brain sample!

Stick the Landing

Cost: $500 (includes 3 sessions)

Maximum Number of Participants: 30

Best for Grades: 9-12

Description: Over the course of 3 sessions, use the steps of the engineering design process to build a model of a Mar slander. Dive into past and future missions to Mars and carefully consider the criteria and restrictions for real Mars missions. Learn how engineers are just one of the many careers that contribute to complex solar system missions.

Night Sky Tonight

Cost Varies by Group Size

·1-99 participants: $ 250

·100-199 participants: $ 350

·200+participants: $550

Maximum Number of Participants: Unlimited

Best for Grades: 3-12

Description: Become a true backyard astronomer. Learn how living on a giant spinning ball changes what can be seen each night. Discover how to find stars, and even how the sky can be used to find directions!

Ecosystem Investigators

Cost: $ 200

Maximum Number of Participants: 50

Best for Grades: 3-8

Description: Work as a team to create a virtual ecosystem model revealing how living and non-living parts connect and interact in an aquatic (水生的) environment. Using new knowledge about ecosystem interactions, become a wetland scientist and explore the relationship between organisms in a real pond sample. For more details, please check out our Program Requirements.

【推荐2】Goa, the beach of capital of India, is considered to be a land serving the needs of both the peace lovers and the thrill seekers. Here are some water sports available in Goa.

Water Skiing

If being a leopard (豹) of the sea is what you hope, water skiing is undoubtedly the sport for you. And speedboats are a way to be one. Almost all of the beaches in Goa are considered ideal for this speedy water sport. These speedboats are easily available at the Cidade de Goa, Bogmallo Beach Resort, and the Taj Hotels.

Windsurfing

One of the popular water sports in Goa is windsurfing. It combines the skills required to surf and sail. You can try it at the Dona Paula Bay, as it is considered to be the ideal spot. Moreover, experts can participate in various competitions like the Windsurfing Regatta and Open board Sailing Competition.

Water Scooter

Water scooter is also popular in Goa. The fun of driving a motorbike in the blue waters of the Goan beaches is not to be missed. Even if you are not much of a biker on the sea, and can’t swim, you should not worry as you’ll be properly dressed with a lifejacket or bring along an instructor for confidence’s sake.

Swimming

The waters around the beaches of Goa are warm and safe. All required is to bring your swimming trunks or costumes (服装). Just dive into the waters and enjoy the simple thrills of swimming in the sea. Lifeguards are at all the beaches of Goa, from whom you better check the status of the beach before jumping in.

Now wait no longer and make arrangements for cashing on the fun!