IndyKids:News for kids, by kids

10/07/2025

Freshwater is all around us. We drink freshwater and use it every day. But what if it is under threat? IndyKids reporter Shanty looks into this important issue in the latest edition of IndyKids in her article "Why we Need to Preserve Fresh Water- NOW." This article is part of the latest IndyKids center-spread on our natural world.

You can read Shanty's article and all of the Spring issue at IndyKids.org!

05/07/2025

Thank you for all the messages of gratitude from Ms. Perry's 4th grade class at PS117Q in Queens, NY! The class prepared a set of questions with the help of IndyKids educator Em Löwinger and then interviewed dancer and choreographer Kai Martinez about the power of dance. You can listen to the IndyKids Voices' "Power of Dance" episode at IndyKids.org, Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

03/07/2025

Throwback Thursday! This week, let's look back at an important article by kid-reporter Isabelle (age 13). Activism is all about advocating for something you’re passionate about and feel deeply for.

"Young people in particular have often been at the forefront of movements, because, well, we are the future, and we should have a say in how that future is shaped!

"Learning how to navigate the world from a young age can give you a good head start, and activism can help you develop leadership and collaboration skills. Getting involved with movements that you feel passionately about gives you insight into how politics and societies operate and how you can position yourself within them. Learning about important topics that affect our world is also a real eye-opener and allows you to see things from different perspectives.

Read the full article at IndyKids.org along with the complete IndyKids archive!

01/07/2025

📷 A snapshot of my life 📷 by IndyKids!
reporters! This edition, "My Favorite Thing About
Nature."

Visit the latest Issue to see everyones snapshot, at ndyKids.org for free!

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Reporter this summer! link below.

29/06/2025

In what has been called the "Rainbow Scare" (a rebranding of the 1950's Lavender Scare) many states have cast the presence of a pride flag as "too political". Three years ago Kid Reporter Mila (age 10) did some great reporting on this issue, which remains incredibly relevant:

Find the full article at IndyKids.org


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24/06/2025

If you think this NYC mayoral election is crazy, maybe you weren't around four years ago...

The 2021 mayoral election was full of twists and turns too, and at the center of it was Kathryn Garcia (), the then Sanitation Commissioner. In 2021, kid reporter Hudson (age 14) sat down with Garcia for a conversation about the issues facing the city. Today is election day in the city once again, so take a look back at this archived article at IndyKids.org!

23/06/2025

The oldest octopus fossil we have is about 330 million years old.

Octopuses have rounded bodies, bulging eyes, and eight long, lanky te****les. Octopuses generally live in warm and tropical water at varying depths and in dens.

Octopuses have nine brains: one in their head and one in each te****le (also called ganglia). An octopus has three hearts—two pump oxygen into the blood, and the third heart pumps out oxygenated blood. Octopuses might spew out an inky fluid from their bodies or camouflage themselves. Jon Ablett, who cares for the cephalopod collection at the Natural History Museum in New York City, explains, “Thousands of specialized cells under their skin, called chromatophores, help them to change color in an instant. In addition, they have papilli—tiny areas of skin that they can expand or retract to rapidly change the texture of their skin to match their surroundings.”

Climate change deeply affects octopuses because they are very sensitive to changes in acidity. Overfishing of their food supply and pollution destroy their habitats and also harm octopuses.

By Brooklynn Then, Age 10.

Read all of our past "Getting Wild With" articles at IndyKids.org link in bio!









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19/06/2025

In 2021, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Georgia Representative Nikema Williams reintroduced the Abolition Amendment. The Abolition Amendment aimed to revise the 13th Constitutional Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. They were fighting a so-called loophole in the 13th Amendment, which allows for involuntary servitude to continue as a form of criminal punishment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

In 2025, five years after Juneteenth was declared a national holiday, the Abolition Amendment has not been passed, and the loophole in the 13th amendment still exists.

Read the full article from 2021 by kid reporter Jessie at IndyKids.org.








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18/06/2025

"I’m a first-generation Muslim American with immigrant parents: My dad was born in Damascus, Syria, and my mom was born in Milan, Italy. Growing up with immigrant parents is hard enough, since you practice a different religion and have different values than everyone around you." Read this personal essay by IndyKids reporter Sahra Sasa, age 12 at IndyKids.org, link in bio.

Read all of the latest issue too, written by and for kids.

16/06/2025

You may have heard about scientists James Watson and Francis Crick, who first discovered the shape of DNA, but have you heard of Rosalind Franklin? Franklin played a major role in helping reveal the shape of the DNA double helix! Read about how she did this and the photo she took that took 100 HOURS to complete in the full article by IndyKids reporters Sahara, Shanty and Zoe available at IndyKids.org. Link in bio.

Want more IndyKids? At IndyKids.org you can read the full archive, listen to all of our podcasts, and even sign up to write an article of your own!

📸 Rosalind Franklin by Elliott & Fry; Half-plate film negative, 11 June 1946 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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