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Dig into our archives to find out some fun and interesting
activities for your class.
Archives
2010
January - Activity: Celebrating
black inventors. Winner of the NYSE Financial Future Challenge rings the
closing bell. African American Inventors
2009
December - Activity: Recycle
old toys. Innovative gifts for the holidays. America's favorite toys
November - Activity: Design a
wee little playground. Finalists of the NYSE Financial Future Challenge.
Kid toy inventors
October - Activity: Design your
board game; Invention Dimension Challenge educator's guide and workbook.
Stories of famous young toy inventors.
September - Stories of kid
innovators who are helping other kids. Financial Future Challenge
activities and lesson plans.
August - Activity: Investment
Contest activity. Stories of inventors of school/office supplies
July - Sports Inventors. Financial Future Challenge teacher guide
June -
Stories of inventive fathers. Activity: Introduction to stock market
symbols
May
- Asian American innovators; Activity:
Doodle Dids : finding real things in abstract symbols
April -
Stories of young green innovators; Activity: Simulate a day of
brainstorming for a 'green' campaign at the Weather Channel
March
- Celebrating women innovators in honor of Women History Month;
Activity: Common genres of video games
February -
Stories of famous African American innovators; Innovative US Presidents;
Activity: Creating a storyboard to design a video game
January -
Activity: Identifying & celebrating black innovators
2008
December -
Downloadable Teacher's Guide For the Best Buy Invent A Game Challenge;
Activity: Blink Think - inspire active gaming
November -
Activity: Creative Recycling - teach students how reusing things can
reduce landfills
October -
Activity: Invent Your Sport & How to Save Energy
September - Activity:
Storyboarding -
introduce the concept of sequencing and storyboarding.
August -
Young Social & Health Activists;
Activity:
Snack Choices Puzzles - encourage active play and healthy eating at
schools
July
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Circus inventions; Activity:
Healthy fortune teller - encourage healthy eating
June
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Inventive Fathers; Activity: Marketing your dad - help students honor &
appreciate their dads for fathers' day
May
- Asian American Innovators; Mothers of invention; Activity: Market your
mom - help your students honor their moms for mother's day
April
- Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs; Downloadable Teacher's Guide for the
Advertise Your Cause Challenge, Mind Your Own Business Challenge, Trash
to Treasure Challenge and Akitas to Zebras Animal Challenge
March
- Women Inventors; Downloadable Teacher's Guides for the Digital Arts
Challenge, Signature Style Challenge, Going Green Challenge and Sports
Evolution Challenge
February
- Black History Month; Activities: Who's My Hero - introduce genres of
stories; Better Design - encourage students design from old clothes;
Energy saving ideas - inspire students to find ways to save energy;
School as sport: make a sport of school activities
January
- Downloadable Teacher's Guides & relevant activities for the Digital
Arts Challenge, Signature Style Challenge, Going Green Challenge and Sports
Evolution Challenge
2007
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