It’s the last episode of the season!
Are you addicted to electronics? We share some tips to break that habit.
An engineer has answers to your questions about his job.
Clevelander Garrett Morgan holds a big spot in inventor history.
And we take a flying ferry across Lake Tahoe.
Mental Health (noun): Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being that affects how we think
Electronic Addiction (noun): Excessive and compulsive use of electronic devices and online activity
Psychology (noun): The study of the brain and how it impacts emotion and behavior
Engineer (noun): A person who uses math, science, and creativity to solve problems and to create things
STEM (noun): An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
We’ve all been there. You’re laying in bed ready to sleep, but then you pick up your phone and find yourself in an endless scroll. All of a sudden, you’ve been staring at this little screen for over an hour!
If that happens to you very often, it could be an electronic addiction.
Electronic addiction is a term used to describe excessive and compulsive use of electronic devices and online activities.
We’d like you to share your tips for dealing with an electronic addiction.
Students can use our inbox form online or send us an email to newsdepth@ideastream.org to share your tips!
Ohio has been home to a lot of great inventors.
For example, Garrett Morgan from Cleveland created an early version of the traffic signal and gas mask.
Or inventor Earnie Fraze, who dreamed up the pull tab still popular on beverage cans, today!
For our poll this week, we want to know: What’s your favorite Ohio invention?
You can choose between: the pop tab, traffic signal, and the gas mask
