Describe ways that technological devices have improved the quality of life for individuals. Students describe the ways in which technological advances have positive effects but may be accompanied by negative effects. Students explain how the choice of materials depends upon their properites and characteristics, explaining a manufacturing enterprise that produces a product by converting raw materials into goods. Students compare the ways in which transportation systems are devised to transport people and products on land, water and air. For example, they research where their favorite toy is manufactured and using a map with a key they compute the amount of miles the toy has to be shipped.
Students compute the diferences between years using the dates of historical events.
Using a list of prices for transportation costs, students calculate the costs of transporting different products. Older students Analyze functional relationships to explain how a change in one quantity results in a change in another. Return to TOC Art Students create advertisement and packaging for colonial toys and games. Students invent a game or toy, design the packaging, and create an advertisement. Return to TOC ESL Students who have varying degrees of English proficiency will benefit from the hands-on activities in which they create games, toys, and packaging.