The Junior’s Journal

11/03/2023

23/12/2022

They did it on one hand. They did it on stilts. And they did it on a quad bike. No matter the circumstances, record breakers got the job done! That was Guinness World Records Day. People across the planet rose to the challenge in different ways.

07/12/2022

“COVID” is now part of the Scrabble dictionary. “Unmute” also joined the list. This is likely due to the rise of online meetings students and workers had during the COVID-19 pandemic. Muting and unmuting your computer mic was key! Other internet-inspired words, such as “unfollow,” joined the dictionary too.

13/11/2022

Did you know that there are spider experts — or an arachnologists who study about these creatures?

What is Archnology?
Arachnology is the study of the group of animals called arachnids. Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites.

13/10/2022

It has been an emotional, unprecedented time for tennis. Serena Williams, 40, and Roger Federer, 41, have both announced their plans to retire leaving the tennis world without two iconic competitors who were among the best the sport has ever seen!
The sport is losing the two of the greatest players who more than anyone else defined, then redefined, then redefined again and again, what was possible on grass, clay and hardcourt in the 21st century.

Serena Williams and Roger Federer changed tennis forever. So will their retirements!

11/10/2022

What is it about marshmallows? Those soft, fluffy, pillows of delight. Even better when they’re introduced to a flame. If you haven’t sat round a campfire, toasting marshmallows on a stick, have you ever truly lived? The gooey centre of a freshly toasted mallow tastes something like true love to us. And don’t even get us started on s’mores!

There’s much more to marshmallows than meets the eye. For starters, they’re not a modern invention at all. In fact, they’ve been around for over 4,000 years! Nobody is sure when marshmallows were invented, but Ancient Egyptians may have mixed sap and root from the mallow flower, for sore throats.

11/09/2022

Pizza might just be the perfect food. Depending on the toppings, one bite could even include every food group!
But where does it come from? Was it always sold in slices? To find the answers to these questions and more, grab our latest issue!

10/09/2022

Ukraine’s people have been fighting an illegal war for the past six months. No one knows how much longer they will have to keep fighting. "Russia's war in Ukraine could go on for a very long time” admitted Ukrainian expert Orysia Kulick. "We don't know how long Russia can keep going” she explained from Canada. But the professor of European history said that there was at least one benefit of the war.
"Ukraine has been in the shadow of Russia for a long time. The world finally
sees Ukraine."

31/08/2022

Learn how to use old clothing to make a bag!
Follow these steps to transform an old T-shirt into a stylish new tote bag.

What You’ll Need:
· Old T-shirt
· Scrap paper or old newspaper
· Fabric glue
· Scissors
· Pencil
· Bowl

Check out our latest issue for more!

30/08/2022

Many skyscrapers rise up as steel-and-glass towers, but a future building in China will get a little bit greener. An architecture company called MVRDV just won a contest to create the structure.