b'Teachers: Activities to use in classroom activities your classroom(See more activities at healthynewsworks.org/teachers)Karen Braun, director of Environmental Sustainability for Quest Diagnostics, shares tips for being sustainable at home. Take a sustainability walk around your school or home and create a list of things youre already doing or could do to support sustainability.A hydroponic garden system allows people to grow food in small spaces. Create a plan that shows where you could set up a hydroponic garden in your school, your classroom, or even your home.Baratunde Thurston talks about the importance of spending time in green spaces. Evaluate the green spaces around your school and home with the help of a grown-up. Are they safe and accessible? Create a list of local green spaces.As a child, Arlene Notoro Morgan constantly asked questions and played newspaper reporter with a friend. She eventually became a journalist. Write a reflection about some things youre interested in and future careers that could relate to them.Vaccines can protect you and your community against infections. Create a public service announcement with a simple message about the importance of vaccines and one action you can take.Page 19illustration by Danny Watson, 7th grade,MaST Community Charter Healthy Panther PostTake a 20-20-20 Are you gettingeye break enough zzzs?Do you look at your phone screen a lot? To reduce eyeSleep is important for good health. In grade school, strain, the American Optometric Association and theyou need 9 to 12 hours of sleep a night, the Centers for American Academy of Ophthalmology suggest youDisease Control and Prevention says. Having a sleep take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and focus onroutine will help you get enough rest so youre alert and something at least 20 feet away.can pay attention in school. Try to go to bed and wake Try it! up at the same time each dayeven onweekends. And turn off all devices at least an hour before going to sleep.F a l l 2 0 2 4 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G19'