Squiz Kids Thursday, March 9 - Cracking down on sharenting; seaweed-fighting robots; scootering from Melbourne to Cairns; and an airport cat-astrophe.
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Today’s Quick Links:
eSafety Commissioner’s advice on photos and consent: https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people/consent-sharing-photos-videos
Map of the sargassum belt: https://www.seaweedgeneration.com/education/what-is-the-great-sargassum-belt.html
Robots to the seaweed rescue: https://www.seaweedgeneration.com/education/how-does-sinking-seaweed-remove-co2-from-atmosphere.html
Follow Uni and his scooter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpQZUjgPQZt/
Baggage scanner animals: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/xray-reveals-bizarre-find-in-passengers-bag/news-story/6eecc46387ba0154921b496683491dad
Original Barbie: The story behind the original Barbie doll: http://www.historyofdolls.com/doll-facts/original-barbie/
Dig Deeper:
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-seaweed-visible-from-space
More on Uni’s journey: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/world/australia/scooter.html
Travel tips and Dad jokes - the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/tsa/?hl=en
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