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Some parts of the world have floods. Schools can get full of water. Think like an inventor. What could you build to help these schools?
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When it floods in Bangladesh, boats act like school buses, picking up students! In fact, students have school ON the boats too!
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Some boat-schools even have playgrounds! Bangladesh wants to build more boat-schools since it floods there every year.
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Many kids in Indiana and Ohio live on farms. Some take buses to school. But once a year they get to school in a different way. How?
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Some high schools have “Drive Your Tractor to School Day” to celebrate local farmers and their families.
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Some high school students in Nova Scotia, Canada, even ride tractors to prom, their school dance!
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At this school in northern Michigan (USA), students put helmets in their cubbies. How do you think these kids get to school?
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They take snowmobiles to school! This part of Michigan gets three times more snow than the average US city!
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In gym class, students sometimes put on skis to learn how to safely get around in the snow!
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Some people live in valleys like this one, between two tall cliffs. Think like an inventor. How could you help students get to school?
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In this valley in China, students climb 17 ladders to get to school. The ladders stretch up a cliff higher than the USA’s tallest building.
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Imagine that you live on one side of a valley, and your school is on the other side. How many ways can you think of to get to school?
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In some villages in Nepal, kids used wires to cross over valleys and rivers on their way to school! Now most villages have bridges.
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Some kids in Colombia, South America, use “ziplines” to get to school! It looks fun but scary.
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