Research a topic related to technology access, and create a report to communicate your findings. Time to complete: 2-5 hours
Research an innovative person from history and create a project to communicate what you learned. Time to complete: 2-3 hours
Research technology risks and dangers, explore solutions, and create a report to communicate your findings. Time to complete: 2-5 hours
Research technology's impact on the workplace and on people's daily lives, and create a report to communicate your findings. Time to complete: 2-5 hours
Research a current event, like “social media and presidential elections,” and create a report to communicate findings to classmates. Time to complete: 2-5 hours
Research a topic related to Women's History and create a report to communicate your findings. Time to complete: 2-5 hours
In the essay "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan explains that she "began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with." How these "different Englishes" or even a language other than English contribute to identity is a crucial issue for adolescents.
In this lesson, students explore this issue by brainstorming the different languages they use in speaking and writing, and when and where these languages are appropriate. They write in their journals about a time when someone made an assumption about them based on their use of language, and share their writing with the class. Students then read and discuss Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue." Finally, they write a literacy narrative describing two different languages they use and when and where they use these languages.
Students use their height and the length of the shadow to determine the height of buildings. A great outdoor activity to learn about proportions and ratios.
Useful information about the history of the postal system and about the changes in postal and transportation technologies that have made the U.S. Postal Service what it is today.
In this lesson, students will use a variety of materials to create a boat that float and hold weight without sinking.
Students review information learned during the past five lessons and activities of the Introduction to Engineering unit. Working in teams, they create flyers and short quizzes about various types of engineering to share with the class and collect into a "Olympic Engineering Binder" for the class to keep.
Give and receive feedback by collaborating with classmates in Google Jamboard. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
BuildIT capitalizes on girls' inherent interest in design and communication technologies, engaging girls in hands-on, collaborative, real-world experiences as they progress through 3 stages - Apprentice, Journeygirl, and Specialist. Here we see girls at the Specialist stage tackling game design challenges, their level of engagement invigorated by accountability to a "client". [6:53]
Learn to give and receive written feedback effectively. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Learn all about Gmail: explore your inbox, compose an email, add an attachment and reply to emails you receive. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Do you know what it takes to be a good friend? Talk about this with your friends and classmates with the help of the several questions and detailed notes provided at this website.
Plan a celebration by creating a new document containing details about your event. This lesson was specifically designed for people who are new to technology. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Hold a virtual meeting to plan the details of your celebration using Google Meet. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Learn how to use Google Search to find the information you need, quickly. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
Learn to organize, manage, and share files in Drive. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes