Millions of children in the United States go to summer camps. Some go to play outdoors at traditional camps in the woods, in the mountains or on lakes. But families now have many choices of special camps. These can be in the middle of nature or a big city. Special camps offer young people the chance to learn about different subjects: Anything from space exploration to business to medicine.

    In technology camps, one subject that children can learn about is video game design. They learn how to use computer programmes to create games of their own. One programme that teaches video game design is called Cybercamps. Children can learn how to design their own virtual(实际上的) worlds to set their video game in. Then, they programme their own rules and objects into the game.

    Cybercamps also offers courses in robot building and Web design. A recent story in the Washington Post described how one child made a robot that could sing a song. Another made a robot that could follow a black line drawn on a piece of cardboard. Also, children can learn how to make Web sites. One child made a site for pokeman, one of his favourite cartoon shows.

    Are you still worried about how to get your phone charged (充电) ? Now, a 19-year-old teenager can help you to solve this problem. He has invented a phone charger which uses energy from your own body to charge your phone.

    Hand Energy, the wonderful invention of the inventor Miehael Vaga, allows you to charge your phone simply by shaking your hand, which starts the charger's gyroscope(陀螺仪) to produce electricity. And the electricity can then either be stored or used to charge a mobile immediately (立即).

    He said, " With each rotation (旋转) of your hand, the gyroscope's speed increases quickly and produces more power. The average (平均的) speed of the gyroscope is about 5, 000 rounds per minute. With this small charger, your physical energy can be turned into electrical energy and this means you can charge your phone. "

    Hand Energy can help you produce endless electricity.  You can use it everywhere you want. It is especially useful for people who have to spend a long time in the wild. What's more, it's friendly to the environment and helps you to exercise your wrists. It takes between 40 minutes and one hour to fully charge the batteries(电池) in Hand Energy.

    The invention took Vaga a year to develop. Now, the inventor from Minsk, Belarus, is ready to put it into production and send out the creative convenient chargers.

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Anything can be sold at a yard sale, such as old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing. However, some people don't sell their old things. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Later, they may hold their own yard sales to sell all the things they have bought. 

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①A tidy desk helps you find things easily and is good for your study. But how can you keep your desk tidy?

②First, only put things you need on your desk. For old books, you can put them in the bookcase. Get a box for small things you don't need every day, and you can put your pens and pencils in a pencil box.

③Second, don't put food or drinks on your desk, because they can make your desk dirty. Go to the kitchen when you want to eat.

④Third, put important(重要的)things next to you. Then it is easy for you to get them.

⑤Fourth, clean your desk every day. If you do it every day, you can have a new day with a tidy room the next morning.

Helen is a mother from England. She is a food lover and she makes beautiful food art (艺术).

Helen learns about many different kinds of food from other countries, but her stomach is not so good and can't enjoy eating those foods. Luckily, she has another way to enjoy the food.

At first, she makes some fruit and vegetable dishes for her two sons because she wants them to eat healthily. She has the idea that she can make fruit and vegetable dishes fun. She begins to make food art and she puts photos of her food art on the Internet for people to enjoy without money. She gets many "likes" online. People like her food art very much!

Helen's food art looks really interesting. She makes her sons' favorite animals with fruit, vegetables and sometimes a little chocolate. She wants her children to love the dishes and enjoy them. She also wants people to get good ideas from her food art and have fun with food.

Do you like Helen's food art? Try to make your own at home.