ChangeOlogy - Learning Science Through Writing Essential Questions
Activity #2
How will things be different in the future?
• After students have finished writing their letters about the future,
Curriculum Connections Science: NS.K-4.3; NS.K-4.4; NS.K-4.6; NS.5-8.3; NS.5-8.4; NS.5-8.6; NS.9-12.3; NS.9-12.4; NS.9-12.6 Geography: NSS-G.K-12.3, NSS-G.K-12.5 English: NL-ENG.K-12.1; NL-ENG.K-12.3; NL-ENG.K-12.4; NL-ENG.K-12.5; NL-ENG.K-12.6; NL-ENG.K-12.7; NL-ENG.K-12.8; NL-ENG.K-12.11; NL-ENG.K-12.12 Art: NA-VA.K-4.2; NA-VA.K-4.3; NA-VA.K-4.5; NA-VA.K-4.6; NA-VA.5-8.2; NA-VA.5-8.3; NAVA.5-8.5; NA-VA.5-8.6; NA-VA.9-12.2; NA-VA.9-12.3; NA-VA.9-12.5; NA-VA.9-12.6 Technology: NT.K-12.1; NT.K-12.2; NT.K-12.3; NT.K-12.4; NT.K-12.5
Activity #1 - ChangeOlogy Challenge • Discuss the Essential Questions. • Have students imagine they’ve been teleported to the year 2111, and
they are writing a letter to their friends at home, in 2011, about the future. • Have them describe how the Earth and humans have changed, or
stayed the same. How is life different? What kinds of new technologies exist and what kinds of things are important to these future Earthlings? Encourage students to get creative, get sci-fi, get wacky, get scientific!
have them write down three things that they love about the Earth and their lives now, that they hope still exist in the future. • Have students share their ideas with the rest of the class, and make
notes on the board of common themes regarding both the present and future lives of people on Earth. ★★ Submit all ChangeOlogy Challenege responses, stories,
newspaper articles, art and videos to KidzEra for possible publication! Be sure to include a submission form with each entry.
Resources • ChangeOlogy Project videos on YouTube.com/KidzEra • For information about teaching controversial subjects, see: http://www.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=2016 http://www.tolerance.org/handbook/beyond-golden-rule/chapter-4teaching-controversy
IN THE FUTURE... ...there will be the ocean. I love the ocean so much, I am going to help clean it up for the future...
Earth & hands art submitted by: Amanda T., 5th Grade, Aloma Elementary School, Winter Park, FL
...people will evolve giant eyes to see better in the dark, because electricity is used sparingly for only absolutely essential things...
...humans will revert to a more tribal society, after resources become scarce...
Girl & mask art submitted by: Amanda T., 5th Grade, Aloma Elementary School, Winter Park, FL
Girl art submitted by: Favour A., Age 12, MS 180 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams School, Bronx, NY Earth art submitted by: Ishmam, Age 11, Overseas School of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka