Part B: Text Production
You are taking part in an international student's project called Innovators' Workshop.
For the project website you want to contribute an article of about 250 words that deals
with creative ideas. In your article outline the similarities and differences of the young innovator's projects
presented in the text and describe
For the project website you want to contribute an article of about 250 words that deals
with creative ideas. In your article outline the similarities and differences of the young innovator's projects
presented in the text and describe
- either an invention from the past and explain why it had an important impact on people's lives.
- or an idea for a project of your own and explain how people could benefit from it in the future.
Young innovators who may just save the world
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Just when I start to worry about the fate of the world, along comes a new generation
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of innovators who are making big changes in the way things are done. They redefine
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what it means to think outside the box. The youths here are all winners of the Brower
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Youth Awards, which celebrates the accomplishments of young innovators.
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Doorae Shin of Honolulu, Hawaii
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As a freshman at the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus, Shin enjoyed taking
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scenic walks in an around her community. And it was on one of these walks that she first
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noticed Styrofoam food packaging littering the streets and sidewalks. Shin soon
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learned about the devastating impact Styrofoam debris has on marine ecosystems.
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With help from the Surfrider Foundation, Shin led a group of students on a petition drive
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calling for a ban on Styrofoam products on campus. The petition gathered 1,000 sig-
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natures and the university passed a resolution banning single-use foam packaging
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from all campus dining locations.
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David Cohen of Dallas, Texas
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David Cohens's big idea is the perfect example of how clever and creative kids can be
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when they are allowed to think outside the box. Cohen was learning about earthworms
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in science class when he wondered if anyone had ever built a robotic earthworm.
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He reasoned that it might have some useful applications –namely for fiding victims after
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a fire, earthquake or flood. He built and wrote the code behind a prototype robot that
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could be used to squeeze into small or dangerous locations where humans or search
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dogs would be unable to go. By loading the robot with heat-sensing technology, GPS,
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and other life-saving programms, Cohen's robot could be used to find and rescue people
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safely and efficiently.
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Jai Kumar of South Riding, Virginia
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12-year-old middle-schooler Jai likes to invent things, especially things that provide
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simple solutions to everyday problems. What landed him on this list of eco-innovators
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is his window-mounted solar-powered air filtration device designed for countries where
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air pollution is very high. The device uses inexpensive components to purify the air
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before it enters the house. Simple. Brilliant. Life-saving.
Source: MNN, "9 young investors who may just save the world", Mother Nature Network,
https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/9-young-inventors-who-may-just-save-the-world
https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/9-young-inventors-who-may-just-save-the-world
(10 BE)
How young inventors show us how to save our world
Innovations are our future and contribute to the world becoming a better and safer place. I have an idea for a project myself, but first, I'd like to share three innovations I've read about recently. Although the inventions have different forms of appearance and effects, they have one thing in common: all three will have a major impact on our environment or society. Two of the inventions are both physical innovations but for different causes. One is an earthworm that makes it possible to find people in dangerous areas. The other is an air purifier for countries that suffer from severe air pollution. Although the air purifier primarily has positive effects on our environment, it also improves the life of society in the long run. The third innovation is not an innovation in physical form but, like the air purifier, has had a good impact on our environment. It is a student group that managed to ban the use of Styrofoam on the campus of the University of Hawaii through a petition.
Similarities and differences between the innovator's projects
Those innovations got me thinking about what I could do to make a difference. Then I found a statistic about meat consumption and was shocked. Although we already know that increased meat consumption can have a significant environmental impact and is not very healthy, is the consumption still at a very high level. I noticed then that the canteen in my school also barely offers vegetarian meal options. I would therefore like to start an initiative to have a meat-free week per month starting at my school and spreading it time at a time to other schools. My goal is to spread awareness and responsibility about consumption behavior and show off vegetarian or vegan food options. I hope to make this initiative a reality and do my part to make the world a better place.
Own idea and benefits for the future