Our young futurists have begun a new mini-project in ELP. A few ELP sessions ago, I shared with them the ten future inventions that futurists agree we will all see at some point in our lifetimes. Kids were then tasked with choosing one to research in a little greater depth. The final product for this is to create an advertisement for their invention that tells:
- What it is
- What it does
- How it works
In true advertising fashion, they have to use facts to persuade. I will represent a wealthy industry magnate interested in investing in a new invention. As such, the presentations will be (very) friendly competitions to win my business.
The future inventions kids chose from are:
- Invisibility Cloaks
- Synthetic Reality/Programmable Matter
- Vertical City Farms
- Robotic Soldiers
- Injections to Treat Addictions
- Emotionally Aware Machines
- 3D Printers
- Space Elevator
- Childcare Robots
- Robotic Surgery
A simple Google search for any of these will yield some more information if you are interested. Many of them can be researched at
HowStuffWorks.com.
Through all of this, from research to presentations, we will be talking about the potential impact of these inventions on our futures. I will post some samples of the advertisements here when they are ready. It ought to be fun!
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