Issue 1
How much sleep do teens need?
9 hours
True or False. Cognitive flexibility is a mental skill, improved by bilingualism, helps people switch between tasks more easily.
True
What is the one of most dangerous thing a teen can do while driving?
Texting
How much sleep do teens usually get?
6-7 hours
Can bilingualism make you stand out when applying to a college or a job?
Yes
What is the executive branch of the brain?
This is the part of the brain that helps control impulses and make decisions.
How does waking up early for school affect sleep?
Waking up early makes it hard for teens to get enough sleep because their bodies want to stay up later and sleep later.
This language is the most widely spoken around the world, with over 1 billion speakers. What language is this?
Mandarin, Chinese
What is "urTXT"?
Zach Veach created this smartphone tool to auto-respond to messages.
What happens when schools start later?
When school starts later, teens sleep more, feel less tired, and do better in school
Can learning a new language help you understand different cultures?
Yes
According to the article "Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?", this percentage of 16-year-olds will have a reportable crash within their first year of driving. What is the percentage?
20 percent
What is "binge sleep"? Why can it be a problem?
"Binge sleep" is when teens sleep a lot on weekends to make up for lost sleep. It can mess up their sleep schedule and make it harder to sleep on school nights.
What is the "prefrontal cortex"?
This is the part of the brain that showed more activity in bilingual people.
These 3 types of driving restrictions are in place in at least 30 states. What are the 3 restrictions?
Cell phone ban, passenger restrictions, nighttime driving restrictions.