E-LEARNING DAY ACTIVITIES
-Read the article "Celebrating Differences", link is above. After reading, watch the "Marvel Hero Project" (embedded in article) and "How 3-D Printers Work" (https://www.energy.gov/articles/how-3d-printers-work) links. Then choose 2 of the following 3 activities to complete:
1. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph telling about someone in your life that is a hero to you and why.
2. Create a superhero drawing and list the actions or qualitites that make this "made-up" character a hero.
3. Make a list of 8-10 things that you would print if you had access to a 3-D printer.
1. Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph telling about someone in your life that is a hero to you and why.
2. Create a superhero drawing and list the actions or qualitites that make this "made-up" character a hero.
3. Make a list of 8-10 things that you would print if you had access to a 3-D printer.
-Read the article "All About Emojis", link is above. As you read also watch the embedded video "A Brief History of Emojis". Then respond on your own paper to the following questions"
1. What kinds of emojis would you like to see in the future?
2. Which emojis do you think are missing?
3. It's your turn to come up with an idea for a new emoji—sketch a design in your notebook, and write a short paragraph describing it. What does it look like? What category is it in? How do you think people will use it when they're sending a text?
1. What kinds of emojis would you like to see in the future?
2. Which emojis do you think are missing?
3. It's your turn to come up with an idea for a new emoji—sketch a design in your notebook, and write a short paragraph describing it. What does it look like? What category is it in? How do you think people will use it when they're sending a text?
-Read the article "How Television Changed America", link is above. After you read the article, respond on your own paper to the "Write about it" question that is highlighted in yellow at the end of the article.
-Read the article "Extreme Candy" and watch the embedded video "The Jelly Belly Factory", link is above. After you are done, respond on your own paper to the "Essential Question" and the "Core Question". Both are questions are highlighted in yellow and one is at the start of the article and the other is at the end of the article.
- Read the article "Should Video Gaming Be A School Sport?", link is above. After reading the article, write a 2 paragraph response (on your own paper) to the yellow highlighted "Write about it" section at the end of the article. Each paragraph should be about 5-7 sentences each.
Read the article "Butterfly Vision", link is above. After reading the article respond on your own paper to the following:
Think about how you use your senses to navigate the world. Then imagine a place you know very well, like your home, your school, or your favorite park. Describe that place
using as many sensory details as possible. Think about what that place looks, smells, and sounds like.
Think about how you use your senses to navigate the world. Then imagine a place you know very well, like your home, your school, or your favorite park. Describe that place
using as many sensory details as possible. Think about what that place looks, smells, and sounds like.
Read the article "If I Were A Superhero", link is above. After you are done, answer the 3 questions in the "Directions" box at the start of the article. Put your responses on your own paper.