Organizing Activism
Grades 6-8 190 minutes Engineering English Language Arts Social Science Systems Design
Organizing Activism
Explore the role of the internet in an individuals’ ability to create change. Includes design activities and a series of video clips featuring The Tech for Global Good laureate, Amandla.mobi.
Resources
Objectives:
- Perform research to deconstruct the factors surrounding the global Internet-access problem.
- Design a creative and empathetic solution that empowers individuals to take a stand without the Internet.
- Develop a realistic plan to influence tangible change connected to the overall problem and take action in their community
Standards alignment
- Engineering Design
- Cross Cutting Concepts
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- English Language Arts: Reading
- English Language Arts: Speaking and Listening
- English Language Arts: Language
- Standards for Technological Literacy
