A creative two-page activity where K-2 students build their own island ecosystem by coloring, cutting, and pasting island animals and plants onto a map base.
A participant handout for Lesson 2 (Decomposition) with a Rally Coach section for low-lift tasks, a Professional Blueprint for classroom application, and a reflective Coach's Corner connecting early exposure to long-term CS success.
A 5-slide presentation for Lesson 2 (Decomposition) featuring the Allison Cuttler quote, the video intro, Rally Coach instructions, and professional application examples across storytelling, standards, and math.
Updated facilitation guide for Lesson 2 (Decomposition), featuring quotes from Krauss & Prottsman and Allison Cuttler, a Rally Coach instructional strategy, and cross-curricular connections from literacy to industrial tech.
A teacher guide with standards, pacing, and pedagogical tips. Optimized for single-page use with improved contrast and layout.
A structured planning document for advocacy projects. Optimized for 2-page printing with an expanded sketch area and clear checklist.
A research and analysis worksheet where students investigate environmental inequality. Optimized for 2-page printing with generous work areas and built-in visual aids.
A 6-slide presentation covering environmental justice concepts, the Flint water crisis, urban air pollution data, and potential community solutions.
A teacher-facing facilitation guide for the Waste Wise project, including learning objectives, pacing, safety notes, and discussion prompts.
A detailed grading rubric for the Trash to Treasure video project, focusing on scientific accuracy, creative execution, and technical quality.
A comprehensive project guide and rubric for high school students to create a video documentary or performance art piece focused on waste management and upcycling, inspired by Shoji Yamasaki.
A student brainstorming and curation guide for Lesson 19, helping them define their brand's visual voice through keywords and consistent image filtering.
A joint teacher facilitator guide for Lessons 18 and 19, providing instructional strategies for teaching brand documentation, style guides, and visual tone through Canva.
A visually rich slide deck for Lesson 19, exploring brand personality and visual tone. It features personality comparisons (Disney vs. Tesla), photography style analysis, and technical instruction on Canva image filters.
A student planning worksheet for Lesson 18, helping students document their brand's color palette, typography pairing, and alignment rules before building their formal Style Guide in Canva.
A comprehensive, visually compelling slide deck for teaching the components of a Brand Style Guide, including rules for logo usage, color palettes, and typography pairing with technical Canva skills.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for Lesson 17, providing pacing, design principles, and technical Canva troubleshooting tips for facilitating the assembly of a professional Brand Board.
A student activity guide for Lesson 17, focusing on the assembly of a Brand Board in Canva, featuring technical requirements for unity, framing, and positioning.
A professional, visually striking slide deck for teaching document architecture and layout assembly in Canva, featuring sidebar navigation, frame tools, and technical positioning skills.
A joint teacher's guide for Lessons 15 and 16, providing pacing, instructional strategy for the 'Squint Test,' and technical troubleshooting for Google Drawing logo exports.
A professional slide deck for Lesson 16, focusing on the concepts of simplicity in design, negative space, and the technical requirements for exporting brand assets in PNG and PDF formats.
A student logo drafting worksheet featuring a thumbnail sketching sprint area, a composition audit checklist, and a dedicated space for documenting the results of the 'Squint Test.'
A professional, high-energy slide deck for Lesson 15, guiding students through the anatomy of a logo and the technical construction of their first brand mark draft using Google Drawing.
A joint teacher's guide for Lessons 13 and 14, providing pacing, technical troubleshooting for Google Drawing, and instructional tips for teaching vector construction.
A professionally designed slide deck for Lesson 14, teaching custom vector shape creation (polyline/curve) and exploring the technical necessity of vector scalability and transparent PNG exports.
A student activity guide for Lesson 13, helping students document their logo reconstruction process in Google Drawing, including layer ordering and technical grouping checks.
A high-energy, visually engaging slide deck introducing students to vector design in Google Drawing, focusing on building complex logos from simple geometric shapes, grouping, and layering.
A joint teacher guide for Lessons 11 and 12, providing instructional support for transitioning students from Unit 1's analytical phase to Unit 2's visual branding phase.
A student typeface analysis sheet for Lesson 12, guiding students through the process of auditing serif, sans serif, and display fonts to find their brand's voice.
A professional, typography-focused slide deck for Lesson 12, teaching the difference between serif, sans serif, and display fonts, while exploring how letter spacing (tracking) affects brand identity.
A professional design guide for students building a brand mood board in Canva, featuring color psychology anchors, technical instructions for Hex codes, and an exit ticket drafting area.