3 . China is one of the world’s ancient civilizations and has the earliest outstanding bronze casting technology. Here we’ve created a list of 4 museums where you can gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese bronze.

Sanxingdui Museum

Address: Sanxingdui Ruin Site, 133 Xian Road, Guanghan, Deyang, Sichuan province

Hours: Comprehensive Gallery (the first exhibition hall): 8:30-18:00; Bronze Gallery (the second exhibition hall): 8:30-18:30. Last tickets sold at 17:00. Closed on the morning of Chinese New Year’s Eve

Ticket booking: 0838-5651526

General admission: Gallery ticket 80 yuan

Note: Children shorter than 1.2m (including 1.2m) can visit the gallery free of charge. The ticket must be used on the day it is sold and authorizes one visit to each gallery.

National Museum of China

Address: East side of Tian’anmen Square, Dongcheng district, Beijing

Hours: 8:30-17:00 (no entry after 16:30)

General admission: Free (passport required for entry), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

E-mail: webmaster@chnmuseum.cn

Shanghai Museum

Address: 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu district, Shanghai

Hours: 9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

E-mail: webmaster@shanghai-museum.org

General admission: free (a max of 8, 000 admitted daily)

Hunan Museum

Address: 50 Dongfeng Road, Changsha, Hunan province

Hours:   9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays) and the eve of Chinese New Year

Tel: (+86-731) 8415833, 84475933

E-mail: web@hnmuseum.com

General admission: Free (passport required for entry)

4 . Here come four most popular clubs in our school! Join us, and we will help you to find your own shining points, lead you to find beauty and to create beauty, and make your campus life as fulfilling and happy as a dream.

Basketball Club

Students will be able to develop their basketball skills further and have the opportunity to compete in basketball games with members from other international schools in Beijing. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 5 to 8, and will practice twice weekly.

Public Speaking Club

The Public Speaking Club will be centered around the personal development of students along with developing public speaking skills. The club will be interested in focusing on all skills in delivering better speeches and improving communication skills. The club will be available to 10-12 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Wednesday).

Yoga Club

Yoga not only improves balance, flexibility, and joint stability, but also serves as a peaceful escape from the stress of daily life. Our students will have the chance to physically exercise while reducing some stress from their life. The club will be available to 10-16 members from Grades 7 to 12, and will meet once weekly (Tuesday).

Media Club

The Media Club teaches students the basics of journalism. The club engages in a wide range of activities like interviewing teachers and students, writing about big events on campus, and operating the weekly school radio broadcasts. The club will be available to 8-12 members from Grades 6 to 12 and will meet once weekly (Monday).

5 . Online jobs have opened the door for many people to earn a living (谋生) or make some extra money from the comfort of their homes. This includes teens as well. If you’re looking for such a job, here are some choices you can consider.

Customer Service

If you are 16 years old and over, you have a chance to work with Uhaul as a customer service person. You just need to have a good pair of head-phones and high-speed Internet in order to do this job. Basic pay starts at $7.50an hour.

Sell Items Online

Selling items online is one of the easiest ways to make quick cash. Teens can turn it into a good business by selling things on Bonanza. You need to start sorting through (分类) items at your home that are no longer being used and list them for sale.

Take Surveys

Another easy task teens can do to earn money is to take surveys online. You don’t need any work experience to do this and can be as young as 13 years old to get started. Survey sites like VIP Voices, Swagbucks, Harris Poll, E-Poll, and Paid Viewpoint allow teens to start taking surveys for cash and gift cards. And your opinions should be expressed clearly in English.

Etsy

Do you love to make new things? You can open up an Etsy shop to share your works. Etsy is great for DIYers who can create new products. If you are under 18, you just need a parent who is willing to help manage your shop.

7 . For tourists holding the Barcelona Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.

·Sagrada Familia

Opening hours: October — March: 09:00 — 18:00;

April — September: 09:00 — 20:00

Admission: $11, or $10 with the Barcelona Card

The project’s vast sale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.

·La Pedrera

Opening hours: November — February: 09:00 — 18:30;

March — October: 09:00 — 20:00

Admission: $9.50 (Save 20% with the Barcelona Card)

It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles (瓦). Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic (阁楼) with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.

·Barcelona FC Museum

Opening hours: 6th April4th October: 10:00 — 20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 — 18:30

Admission: $8.50 for entry to the museum and $17 for a guided tour

When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.

·Picasso Museum

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year

Admission: $9 for main exhibition — extra for special showings (Save 50% with the Barcelona Card)

The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.

8 . Every autumn, we look back at the year’s best tech products, and list some toys for the techie that we think are actually worth purchasing. So have a look at it!

MaskFone

The MaskFone is really just a mask with a pouch (袋子) that holds a pair of Motorola wireless earbuds, but it does solve some highly annoying mask-headphone issues. The earbuds, attached to the belts, stay firmly in your ear when walking or running. No more flying Air Pod when you remove the mask. Then, with the microphone shoved (推) inside, you don’t sound like you’re underwater every time you take a call. Just beware: since there’s no phone insight, people you pass will think you’re talking to them under your mask. $50; maskfone.com

Lexon Oblio Phone Sanitizer/Charger

This stylish nightstand (床头柜) vase is a Qi-compatible (兼容) wireless charger that powers up your phone while bathing it in ultraviolet (紫外线的) light, which is known to reduce the spread of harmful bacteria and may also be effective in inactivating (钝化) the new coronavirus, according to the FDA. $80; lexon-design.com

LuDela Real-Flame Smart Candle

Certainly, our gift guide tends to include some curiosities, but this remote-controlled selflighting candle actually makes sense. It’s not a wax burning candle, but a wax-cylinder (蜡筒) lamp with refillable fuel container that each lasts about 100 hours. So it’s always full size. Each one does cost $99; ludela.com

iRobot Roomba i3+

Forget the past puppy. Get a latest robovac (robotic vacuum (真空) cleaner). The not-so-adorable, not-so-little autonomous vacuum is quick to navigate to the mess and impressively avoids obstacles. It even empties itself into its Clean Base station. Plus, with the improved app you can set its cleaning schedule, keep track of how much area it covered and remotely control it from anywhere in the house.$600; irobot.com

10 . Competition Judges Needed

Anyone with relevant knowledge or skills is encouraged to sign up to judge Sigma Xi’s Student Research Showcase (SRS), an online science communication competition in which students compete for awards and recognition of outstanding virtual research presentations. The competition is open to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students and most worldwide research disciplines (学科) are represented across the following categories.

• agriculture, soil, and natural resources

• cell biology and biochemistry

• human behavioral and social sciences

• math and computer science

• physics and astronomy

Information for Judges

Professional researchers and science communicators from the above-listed disciplines are needed to evaluate and interact with contestants by posting comments and questions on presentation websites. Each judge assesses up to 10 websites where students submit their presentations containing mainly a research abstract and a slide presentation. Sigma Xi membership is preferred, but not required, to judge. Judging takes place from April 26 to May 10, 2022, allowing flexibility with each judge’s personal schedule as no travel is required.

Click here to download the SRS Judges Manual for more information and judging criteria.

Information for General visitors

General visitors to the presentation websites can also watch the personal videos of the presenters and vote for the People’s Choice Award winner, who will receive a prize money of up to $ 250. Visitors of general science background can also read the abstracts and comment in the discussion forums. Locate the link on the site that most likely appears as comments & reactions.

Visit http://sigmaxishowcase.tumblr.com/ for a sample Student Showcase presentation site.