【推荐1】Four Best Books for Teens

The How-To Cookbook for Teens

Price: $19

Cooking is a useful life skill and tons of fun for teens. This beginner-friendly book written by Julee Morrison is packed with 100 simple recipes in an easy-to-follow format that uses everyday, affordable ingredients. Parents love this book because it motivates teens to cook and is well-suited for them to cook all by themselves.

The Outsiders

Price: $13

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider.

52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens

Price: $23

52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens is more than a book—it’s a 52-week calendar that provides teens (and their parents and caregivers) with crucial tips on living in today’s society. Author Brooke Romney tackles topics like Internet privacy, friendship, respecting people’s homes, helping others, and knowing yourself.

Hey, Kiddo

Price: $15

Fans of author Jarrett J. Krosoczka will know him for his Lunch Lady and Jedi Academy books. This graphic (漫画的) novel goes into the author’s childhood as he struggles with a family facing addiction and finds art to help him survive. New and long-time fans of graphic novels will appreciate the depth of this impactful story.

【推荐2】Many people have the desire to travel when summer approaches. The following is to help you narrow down your options.

San Diego

San Diego, located on the Pacific, offers enough outdoor attractions to satisfy all kinds of summer travelers. Families will enjoy exploring San Diego Zoo. No matter what type of traveler you are, the eye-catching architecture and beautiful gardens that make up Balboa Park won’t disappoint. And as for the beaches, San Diego’s variety of shorelines means you’11 never be bored.

Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, Maine’s proximity (临近) to Acadia National Park makes it an impressive spot to hang your hat in summer. While the distance to the park is undoubtedly one of Bar Harbor’s selling points, you should save room on your route to explore this charming coastal town. Book a boat or whale watching tour on the bay or take a walk along the scenic Shore Path for inspiring views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Bermuda

If all you care about is being at the beach during your summer vacation, choose Bermuda. Temperatures during this time of year make summer the best time to catch rays on the sand and swim in warmer Atlantic waters. Chill out along beautiful shorelines such as Horseshoe Bay Beach (the most popular beach), Elbow Beach (the pinkest) and Warwick Long Bay (the longest).

Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s northern U. K. location means that warm weather is rare. Each summer, the city hosts the famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe (the world’s largest arts festival), drawing visitors from around the planet. Aside from this fun summer event, travelers can experience Edinburgh’s green, sun-bathing landscape.

【推荐3】Summer Camps at Parks

Welcome back, campers. With safety guidelines and protocols in place, Miami-Dade County Parks’ Summer Camps are dedicated to keeping kids active and engaged, offering them numerous opportunities to enjoy exciting activities and adventures in popular parks and green spaces from June 14 to August 13.

Located at parks throughout the County, camps will be open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., Monday through Friday, and offer 7:30 a. m. early drop-off and 6 p. m. late pickup options.

You can also register your child anytime throughout the summer. Register online at Park Link or register in person at a participating park. There is a $15 non-refundable registration fee for all camps. Siblings (兄弟姐妹) will receive a 10 percent discount.

General Program Camps

General Program Camps focus on a variety of activities from fitness, sports, arts and crafts to games and exciting field trips while providing a supervised and safe alternative program for ages 6 to 14. The cost for these camps is $45 per week depending on the program.

Each child will have their swimming abilities tested by certified safety instructors in a water safety experience that will be educational, fun and life-saving.

All camps allow children with disabilities to take part in them. What’s more, Therapeutic Recreation & Inclusion (TRI) Camps are specially for children with disabilities.

Specialized Program Camps

There are also Specialized Program Camps, so campers can customize (定制) their summer camp experience and explore a new interest or uncover a new talent each week, as they make new friends and have a great time. The choices include exciting sports challenges like golf and cheerleading, nature-based camps with eco excursions, and creative arts camps.

【推荐1】Blowing Up Balloons with CO₂

Chemical reactions (化学反应) make for some great experiments. You can make use of the CO₂(carbon dioxide) given off by a baking soda (小苏打) and lemon juice reaction to blow up your balloon!

What you’ll need:

●Balloon        ●About 40ml of water        ●Soft drink bottle

●Juice from a lemon          ●I teaspoon of baking soda

Instructions:

●Before you begin, make sure that you pull the balloon long to make it as easy as possible to blow up.

●Put the 40ml of water into the soft drink bottle.

●Add the baking soda and mix it with water.

●Put the lemon juice in and quickly put the balloon over the mouth of the bottle.

What’s happening?

If all goes well, then your balloon should inflate! Adding the lemon juice to the baking soda creates a chemical reaction and produces CO₂. The gas rises up and escapes (逸出) through the soft drink bottle. It doesn’t, however, escape the balloon, pushing it outwards and blowing it up.

【推荐3】Go behind the scenes in the high-tech world of California’s well-known Silicon Valley. See what it’s like inside a super-clean and highly automated silicon chip(硅片) factory, and connect with technologies that give us new ways to work, learn, play, and communicate. The Intel Museum is 10,000 square feet providing lots of fun and interactive learning for children and adults.

Getting Here

The museum is conveniently located near the Montague Expressway exit off Highway 101 in Santa Clara, CA 95054.

Visiting Hours

Monday - Friday, 9 am to 6 pm

Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm

Note: Please call in advance to ensure that we are open, as we close for having a social gathering limited to members of a family, organization, or club from time to time.

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