①At 15, Gitanjali Rao is a scientist and an inventor. This week, Time magazine picked her as its first Kid of the Year.
②Gitanjali is a teenager from Colorado. When she was 10, she watched the news about Flint, Michigan. People had a hard time finding clean water. The water in their homes had lead in it. Lead is a chemical that can make people sick.
③She began working on a device to test water. It connects to an app on a phone. It tells people if water is safe to drink. Gitanjail won an award for the invention when she was 11.
④Gitanjail also created an app called Kindly. She made it to help stop bullying online. Kindly uses artificial intelligence (AI).This is an approach that uses code. It teaches a machine to spot patterns and make decisions. Kindly can spot words that are mean (刻薄的).
⑤Over time, Gitanjali's goal changed. _______________. She wants to connect with other "It's not easy when you don't see anyone else like you," she said.
⑥She partners with schools and museums around the world. Her workshops help students create their own inventions. She's guided more than 30,000 students so far.
⑦Along with Gitanjali, there are four other talented kids of the year. Tyler Gordon, 14, is an artist. Jordan Reeves, 14, is a designer and activist. Bellen Woodard 10, is the world's first crayon activist. And Ian McKenna, 16, is a youth hunger activist. Each of them will receive a prize. They will also be able to write for the magazine.
Andrea Delbanco is the Time for Kids editor. She says these everyday kids are helping their communities in an important way. "Small steps can lead to big change, "she said.
