>> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm livia. here's our top story for this week. the golden rule of life is to treat others the way that you want to be treated. but some people forget that rule and become bullies. in this report, you'll see how you can deal with them by following another golden rule. >> singer taylor swift, olympic swimmer michael phelps, and even rapper eminem have admitted to being bullied as kids, and

they're not alone. most of us have been pushed around by a bully. >> up until 6th grade, i was just like, "i love school." >> that's when some of ronnie's friends decided it wasn't cool to be smart. they started making fun of him for raising his hand in class. >> at lunch, kids would be like, "oh, we're not sitting with you," like, "nerd!" >> ronnie stopped participating in class, and his grades fell from a's to b's. >> i was trying to kind of do poorly on purpose, i guess. >> but it didn't help. kids still picked on him. >> i think everybody thinks that they have this image of, like, one big, tough kid just beating up a little kid or stealing his lunch money or something, but it's a lot more than that. >> bullying has many faces and many forms. >> michael cassidy wrote "the skinny on bullying." the book uses clever stick figures to tell the story of billy and beth and how they helped their friends to deal with bullies. >> for bullying, the golden rule is to talk to an adult. talk to someone you trust, whether it's someone at the school or a parent or a cousin. all too many times, a kid will keep it bottled inside, and that's where, you know, a lot of problems can start, 'cause there are people out there trying to

help. >> ronnie kept his problems bottled up for two years before he finally told his parents, but when he did, they helped him find a solution. he's made new friends that share his interests, and now he's a great student again. >> i think it's hard, 'cause a lot of times, the victim doesn't want to get adults involved 'cause it's embarrassing. >> everyone has had an experience with a bully at some point, it's fair to say, so if you talk to an adult, they could open up your eyes to things you didn't realize. they could teach you things you may have otherwise not known that you could do. they can give you advice on how to protect yourself and, if need be, take it to a school administrator and put an end to the problem. >> "the skinny on bullying" offers some other advice, as well. for example, there's safety in numbers. >> definitely stay close with groups of friends. you know, bullies like to pick out individuals who are by themselves, loners, so if you're around and amongst groups of friends, you know, you're less

of a target. >> also, avoid hot spots. stay away from unsupervised places where the bullies might hang out. and work with your friends and other students to make it known that bullying just isn't right. >> the reason kids should stand up to bullying is 'cause in schools, bullying can be an accepted practice. it's all about what's cool, and if the school consensus becomes that bullying's not cool, if bullies know they're not gonna get the positive feedback -- the laughs, the snickers, all that stuff from the kids in the school -- they'll be less eager to bully other kids. >> and remember the book's golden rule -- talk to an adult. and it's not tattling because you'not the bad guy. >> what's 6 years old, can get you money for college, and help save a life? stick around and you'll find out. "teen kids news" will be right back.

>> this report is brought to you by the national road safety foundation. it's time for the annual drive to life contest. scott's got the details on how you can enter this year's competition.

>> most of us know what distracted driving is... >> when people text or look at things or listen to music too loudly or things like that and aren't focused on the wheel and what's ahead of them. >> ...but here's a twist -- what's distracted walking? >> walking while you're doing something else, like crossing the street while your playing on your phone. >> taking selfies or texting while you walk. >> completely oblivious to everything around you. [ boing! ] >> okay, but is distracted walking all that dangerous? >> yeah, definitely, if you're not taking in, you know, what's going on around you. >> you could get hit by a car. >> then you kind of bump into people accidentally. >> i think it's not that dangerous overall. >> you might be surprised to learn that, like distracted driving, distracted walking is a bad idea. in fact, every year, thousands of teens end up in the hospital because they were walking without paying attention. >> and if you're distracted while walking and get hit by a car or other vehicle, the injuries can be very dangerous,

even deadly. >> that's why the national road safety foundation is once again partnering with scholastic for the 6th annual drive 2 life contest. >> we're inviting students in grades 6 through 12 to send in their ideas for a 30-second psa that warns their peers about the dangers of distracted walking and shows how to prevent it. >> you can submit your idea as a script or as a storyboard. that's a series of drawings that visualize your concept. but please don't send a video. video entries will not be accepted. the grand prize winner gets $1,000 and a trip to new york city to work with an award-winning director to produce the psa. >> scene 1, take 3. >> action! >> cool party! >> once complete, the psa will make its tv debut right here on "teen kids news." the winner will also be profiled in scholastic's classroom magazines distributed nationwide. to learn more about the contest, you can check out... there's also a link on our website. >> and remember -- get your entries in by february 10, 2015.

that's the contest deadline. >> good luck! for "teen kids news," i'm scott. >> sooner or later, it comes our way -- stress. daniella gets some expert advice on how to handle it. >> most teens know about mood swings, but what you may not realize is how much the mood you're in can affect the decisions you make. dr. sian beilock is a professor of psychology and the author of "choke," a book that looks at the hidden ways our brain controls our behavior. dr. beilock, what can you tell us about moods? >> well, interestingly enough, moods not only affect how we feel, they can also affect how we think. a recent study found that people who are in a good mood were better able to perform in problem-solving situations. researchers actually came to this conclusion after asking two groups of people to watch two different videos. one group watched a comedy show. we'll call them the "good" mood group. the other group watched news stories about natural disasters. this was the "sad" mood group.

both groups then were given the same problems to solve. what the researchers found was that the "good" mood group actually did better by coming up with more creative ways to solve the problems. >> so, how can we apply that in everyday life? >> well, putting yourself in a good mood before you have to tackle a challenging problem can help. think of something funny or a situation where you were challenged and actually succeeded in the past. anything to up your spirits and give you a dose of confidence can help. >> thanks so much, dr. beilock. we'll see you next time. >> looking forward to it. >> it turns out elephants are into social networking. small herds are actually part of larger groups that stay connected through their sense of smell. they also call out to each other. their cries can be heard for 6 miles. researchers found the networking helps the elephants protect food and water supplies and maybe to make friends. >> the chinese have their great wall, and so do the british. coming up, i'll take you to

hadrian's wall.

>> robert frost's poem "mending wall" starts with the line "something there is doesn't love a wall." by that he means that unless a wall serves a true purpose, there's no reason to build and maintain it. nicole tells us now about a wall that helped the romans define their empire. [ "rule, brittania!" plays ] >> it stretches like a stone snake over the hills and fields of northern england. it was built by roman soldiers during the reign of emperor hadrian in the 2nd century c.e., and ever since, it's been known as hadrian's wall. it runs east to west for about 70 miles, starting almost at the north sea and ending at the irish sea. the height of the wall varied.

at its highest point, the wall rose up 20 feet above the grassy land. it took 16,000 roman soldiers 10 years to build. historians argue over just why the wall was built. some believe it was a barrier to separate roman-controlled britain on this side from the wild barbarian tribes on the other side. another theory was that by building a wall with gates and checkpoints, it allowed the romans to collect taxes on those passing through. or it could have just been built to show off the power that was rome. whatever the reason, forts were built along the wall and manned by soldiers. these are the remains of one of the bigger forts. as the years passed, the romans left england and the soldiers left the wall. in later centuries, many of the stones were taken from the wall to build roads. this important part of history would have been lost if not for a man by the name of john clayton in the 18th century

who helped save it. proud of their wall from the days of hadrian, the people of england would no doubt argue with robert frost, for they certainly do love their wall. for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. >> every state has one, but most of us don't know why they look the way they do. here's "flag facts." >> rhode island's flag is bold and simple, but the state it represents is much more complex. for instance, although there are islands within its harbors, most of rhode island isn't an island! italian explorer giovanni da verrazano may be responsible for the mix-up. arriving in 1524, one of the harbor islands supposedly reminded him of the greek island of rhodes. others say the name originated with dutch explorer adriaen block. the story goes that he was amazed by the red clay in the

soil, so he called the area "red island," or, as the dutch would say, "roodt eylandt." he also named one of the islands block island in honor of himself. >> rhode island is known as "little rhody." it's approximately 1,200 square miles, and rhode island was started when roger williams left massachusetts in search of religious freedom. he had hoped that he would find the religious freedom that had led him to come to the new world. >> williams succeeded in establishing a settlement in 1631. thankful for his good fortune, he named it providence. today providence is the capital of rhode island, and "hope" is the state motto. >> so, the flag includes "hope," this golden anchor, which is a reference to the coastline of rhode island, and also 13 stars to represent the 13 states, the original states. >> here's one more interesting fact -- although rhode island is our smallest state geographically, it has the longest name of any state.

its official title is state of rhode island and providence plantations. in this case, the term "plantations" refers to the resettling, or replanting people in a new place. with "flag facts," i'm harry.

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define our everyday existence. the sun is not only the center of our universe -- as emily tells us, it's central to the practice of yoga. >> joining us now is yoga therapist brenda schnable. hi. >> hi! >> so, what is the sun salutation? >> the sun salutation is probably one of the most well-known vinyasas, or sequence of poses, within yoga. it teaches you patience and perseverance as well as builds body strength and endurance. you want to give it a try? >> sure! let's do it! >> all right. walk to the front of your mat. >> okay. >> we're gonna lift our arms up and bend forward. we're gonna step that right foot back into a lunge and then take that left foot back coming into the top of a pushup called a plank pose in yoga. >> okay. >> we're gonna come all the way down and then lift up into upward facing dog.

curl those toes and lift up. push the head between the arms for our downward facing dog. step or walk that right foot forward into your lunge, followed by that left. inhale all the way up and come into a little backbend. and then we'll do it again on the other side, so fold forward. >> okay. >> left foot back, followed by that right. you're in your plank pose. lower yourself down. lift the chest and head. curl those toes. come into your downward facing dog. and then step that left foot forward, followed by that right. inhale all the way up and back. and exhale -- those hands back down. you should feel warm already. >> i do. >> you do a couple more of those, and now you'll know -- really know -- what the sun salutation is all about. >> that's really great! thank you! now, of course, when you do

this, don't look directly at the sun or at the sun at all. but i know you knew that. thank you, brenda. >> you're welcome. >> for "yoga & you," i'm emily. [ bat cracks ] [ crowd cheering ] >> as we know from u.s. history, the civil war was started when confederates fired on fort sumter. one of the captains for the union in the fort was a man by the name of abner doubleday. later in his life, doubleday was credited for inventing the game of baseball. since then, millions of americans have played baseball all across the united states, in the north and in the south. i'm matt for "teen kids news." >> it's time to play "word." [ applause ] pick out what is real from among what isn't. start with this word -- "latent." it means either...

[ bell rings ] latent means "not seen, but ready to emerge," as in "there's some latent fun in this word game." just wait. [ cheers and applause ] now try a rhyme -- "blatant." it means either... [ bell rings ] "blatant" means "loud or obvious." it was blatant that that last definition was phony -- or did it fool you, too? [ twinkle! ] hey, we're on a roll here, so let's take "complacent," an adjective that means either... [ bell rings ] "complacent" means "satisfied or unconcerned." i'll bet you're not complacent about getting these words wrong. >> ♪ dum-da-dum dum hmm hmm hmm hmm ♪ [ twinkle! ] >> so, here's a rhyming review.

and that's "word" for this week. in this round, teams must read and follow package cooking instructions and know your microwave wattage. 1,100 watts. you can find the wattage in the owner's manual, on the appliance label, or by contacting the manufacturer. each team has been given a frozen entree to safely prepare. oh, wait, what is the wattage of the microwave? whatever! ooh, sorry, team 2, you get a red card for not checking the cooking instructions and not knowing the wattage. wattage? it won't just cook? microwaves have different wattages. i told you we should have checked the package instructions and checked the wattage of the microwave! it's not cooked safely! i wouldn't eat this. it's cold. if you don't follow the cooking instructions,

some foods may be hot but may not have reached a safe internal temperature. use a food thermometer to be sure. you win! we just kept focus on reading and following the package cooking instructions. we knew the wattage of our microwave, so the food cooked safely. and the challenge continues. can you cook it safe? [ blows whistle ]

>> museums are a place where we learn about dinosaurs, art, and the universe, but carina has found one where you can actually become a star -- at least for a day. >> lights, cameras, and plenty of action -- it's all right here in the museum of the moving image. >> we are the only museum in the united states that is dedicated to film, television, and digital media, and, in addition to our collection of artifacts, we also have a wide variety of interactive exhibitions. >> located in astoria, new york, the museum is housed in an historic building. this used to be a studio where they shot silent movies back in

the 1920s. now it's a showcase for early examples of the audio and video technologies we use every day. long before there were ipods, there were reel-to-reel tape decks. must have been hard to carry this around. [ tape rewinding ] maggie gave us a tour focusing on the top five exhibits teens just wouldn't want to miss. first stop -- a movie theater built for one. >> over here, we have the kinetoscope, and this is a replica of a kinetoscope that was invented by thomas edison's company in about 1893. and what would happen is people would come up and they would pay 25 cents to see a row of 5 of these, and it would show about a minute-long movie. so, if you want to come around, you can take a look in here. [ ragtime music playing ] >> wow! that's so cool! [ music continues ]

that's so cool! what's next? >> let's go! so, over here, we have all the work and craft that goes into making special effects, so -- for things like "nightmare on elm street 4" -- but what, of course, i want to show you is yoda, which is very popular among teens and kids and adults. >> hi, yoda! [ laughs ] yoda looked so real, i thought he might actually wave back. next we stopped by the automated dialogue replacement booth. actors use rooms like this to fix movie soundtracks when there are problems with the original recording. >> my mom called us all the same. >> and what was that, dear?ll "" >> you have three lines to replace. first you'll rehearse. then you will record. >> the results come out something like this. >> what did your mother call you to tell you apart from your brothers and sisters? >> our mom called us all the same. >> and what was that, dear? >> she -- she called us all "babe." >> you're a voiceover pro.

>> [ laughs ] as our tour continued, i entered a world of brightly lit video games. playing the old classics was a blast. ohh! >> over here we have the first home video game, which is called the magnavox odyssey, and over here we have one of the first arcade video games, which was called "computer space." >> this original version of "pong" might not be as interactive as, say, wii is today, but it was groundbreaking for its time. of course, we saved the favorite exhibit for last. and what's the number-one exhibit teens shouldn't miss when they visit the museum? >> well, it comes in a few parts. so, if we come over here, we can take a look at these images by a photographer named eadweard muybridge, and he was somebody who took individual still pictures but saw if you move them, you ended up seeing a moving image, and this was the beginning of people thinking about how to take these still pictures and eventually turning them into movies. so, one great example over here is a flipbook. so, if you want to take a seat... >> yeah. >> so, you have these pictures

here, and if you see, do they move? >> no. >> but if i move through them really quickly, you see... >> that's so cool! >> ...a little moving image. yeah. so, if you want to make your flipbook, we can head over this way. >> definitely! next thing i knew, i was turning myself into a "teen kids news" flipbook reporter. >> we want people to understand the huge amount of work that goes into making a film or television show or video game, beyond just the director or the actor. there's also the cinematographer, the cameraperson, the editor, somebody who is constructing sets, someone's who's designing costumes, so that's something that's really important that we want people to understand. >> i had a great tour, and i get to take home a special flipbook. at the museum of the moving image, for "teen kids news," i'm carina. >> [ chuckles ] we'll see you next time on "teen kids news." thanks for watching. have a great week!

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