Applying computer science principals, students will explore inventions & innovations from the Age of Information, then through pattern recognition, compare and contrast the Age of Information with the Age of Industrialization. Students will present their research to peers. 

Biomanufacturing is uses nature as an inspiration. Some of the processes we rely on started in nature!This resource is part of the Agricultural Cyberbiosecurity Education Resource Collection that contains resources for formal and non-formal agricultural educators working with middle school aged youth. Published as Open Educational Resources, all resources are provided in durable (pdf) and customizable (MS Word) formats. They are hosted on  GoOpenVA in a unique resource collection, Ag Cybersecurity Virginia Tech, at https://goopenva.org/curated-collections/143 and on on Virginia Tech’s stable repository, VTechWorks at https://doi.org/10.21061/cyberbiosecurity

Scientists get some of their best ideas from biology. Whether that be using bacteria to help make food or gene editing to cure disease, biotechnology uses the tools in biology to make amazing technology. This resource is part of the Agricultural Cyberbiosecurity Education Resource Collection that contains resources for formal and non-formal agricultural educators working with middle school aged youth. Published as Open Educational Resources, all resources are provided in durable (pdf) and customizable (MS Word) formats. They are hosted on  GoOpenVA in a unique resource collection, Ag Cybersecurity Virginia Tech, at https://goopenva.org/curated-collections/143 and on on Virginia Tech’s stable repository, VTechWorks at https://doi.org/10.21061/cyberbiosecurity

Vocabulary posters for the Impacts of Computing strand for Grade 7. Words included are from the 2017 Computer Science Curriculum Framework.

This is the 4th and last activity in the CS Heros Unit of Study.Students have watched a PBS CS video and read several articles about early computer science heros.  Next, they took three short (5 to 9 questions) quiz.  These math-up activites cover the computer scientists and inventors learned about (Parts 1-3) in the videos, articles, and quizzes.  When all three parts and the match-ups are complete, my students type one paragraph to be shared in a collaborative presentation. We design this together in class to highlight how these CS Heros and their inventions have helped Virginia advance and grow in technology commerce as well as contribute to the global economy.  Students make one slide with their paragraph and another with images of Virginia-based companys, technological discoveries, and/or computer scientists.  Once slides are shared to me, I add them to the presentation and we upload the presentation to our Google Classroom. We review slides over the upcoming weeks, a few slides shared each day, until all students have presented.

Students will watch a PBS CS video and read an article about early computer science heros.  Next, they will take a quick 9 question quiz.  This is the first part of three total lessons in the unit. There is also a fourth part, which is an interactive match-up of all the heros and their inventions compbined from all three parts.  When all three parts and the match-up are complete, my students type one paragraph that is shared in a collaborative presentation we design together in class to highlight how these CS Heros and their inventions have helped Virginia advance and grow in technology commerce as well as contribute to the global economy.  Students make one slide with their paragraph and another with images of Virginia-based companys, technological discoveries, and/or computer scientists.  Once slides are shared to me, I add them to the presentation and we upload the presentation to our Google Classroom and review them over the upcoming weeks, a few slides shared each day, until all students have presented.

Students will watch a PBS CS video and read an article about early computer science heros.  Next, they will take a quick 9 question quiz.  This is the second part of three total lessons in the unit. There is also a fourth part, which is an interactive match-up of all the heros and their inventions combined from all three parts.  When all three parts and the match-ups are complete, my students type one paragraph that is shared in a collaborative presentation we design together in class to highlight how these CS Heros and their inventions have helped Virginia advance and grow in technology commerce as well as contribute to the global economy.  Students make one slide with their paragraph and another with images of Virginia-based companys, technological discoveries, and/or computer scientists.  Once slides are shared to me, I add them to the presentation and we upload the presentation to our Google Classroom and review them over the upcoming weeks, a few slides shared each day, until all students have presented.