Michael Hernandez in a Community post featuring student work using shapes in Keynote, and a blog post from Kristi Feinfield in Picture This Library of Congress Prints & Photos, inspired a history lesson.
Adding a creative student activity to the story of history (such as the expansion of electricity) engages students in learning and provides a personal relevance as it connects the present with the past. It also integrates art, design, technology, history and science.
Lesson Idea
Big idea: Electricity
Essential Question: During the New Deal, why did the government create programs that supported the use of electricity?
Challenge: Create a Keynote poster based on the primary source of Lester Beall that could be used today as a promotional for the use of electricity.
Attach up to 5 files which will be available for other members to download.