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Grade Range: 6 - 11
Find technological improvements and enhancements that make a difference in today’s rapidly changing world. This site’s mission statement is "Good design is green design." Search articles about improvements in architecture, interiors, energy, technology, transportation, fashion, art, and kids. Read blog posts about advancements in each of the categories. Below the posts are related topics of additional interest. This site appears to be updated often, so be sure to check back.
In the Classroom
When discussing environmental topics, be sure to share this link on your class website or on a class computer for students to access information about great technological breakthroughs. Use when students are researching technological advancements of their choice. Challenge individual students or cooperative learning groups to read one of the articles and report their findings to the class, making connections to some of the topics you study. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Easel.ly, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13619">reviewed here</a> or Venngage <a href="/single.cfm?id=13706">reviewed here</a>. If you teach about advertising techniques inventions, challenge your students to select a "product" from this site to create a new advertisement using a specific technique. The innovative ideas will spark their interest! Use articles from this site for reading comprehension selections that will interest even the most reluctant readers. The articles are also useful prompts for persuasive writing or debates.
At Home
Read about some of these unique and innovative stories with your student. Discuss which breakthrough each member of your family feels will truly be the BEST. Is there one you wish you had in your neighborhood or home?
Tags
persuasive writing, ecology, environment, resources, inventors and inventions,
Subjects
Astronomy & Space, Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Current Events, Earth Science/Geology, Engineering/Technology, Physics, Reading, Science, Writing,