Interest Center
The interest center is available to students for exploration and extension activities based on the specific topics involved in the unit. Students may use these as anchor activities. The interest center is filled with nonfiction books, trade books, fiction books, magazines, photos, news articles, and helpful websites related to innovation, design, circular economy, and more.
READ ABOUT IT
African American Scientists & Inventors
by Tish Davidson
Tesla’s Attic
by Neal Shusterman
Mistakes that Worked
by Charlotte Jones
Generation Fix: Young Ideas for a Better World
by Elizabeth Rusch
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh
Hooray for Inventors by Marcia Williams
CHALLENGE
Lego Structures
Spaghetti Tower Build
Cargo Bridge game
COLLABORATE
Group logic puzzles
Perplexors
Breakouts
FUTURE CAREER PATHWAYS
Designers: ...involve deploying skills and knowledge of science, mathematics and design to construct or engineer products or buildings.
Artisans: ...require skill in manual tasks related to construction, production, maintenance or technical customer service.
Technologists: ...require skilled understanding and manipulation of digital technology.
Informers: ...involve professionals providing information, education or business services.
