Now that the students have learned the foundations of the science behind computers such as: the imporatnace of why you need a computer, the safety, privacy, and rules when using a computer, and how computers communicate. Now they will learn the front end of the coputers and how UX Designers create the texts and images you see on domains such as: websites and Apps. In this UNIT this will all avout Design and the user experience. Students will use the Problem Solving Process to first brainstorm, to paper wireframes laying out the design with button, images, texts, and screens, to digital wireframes, the prototype, and then the final website which will have all the information about the internship or a social change project.

Diwali - Clay Diya Painting: Students can paint traditional clay lamps (diyas) with acrylic paints, glitter, and sequins to create personalized, decorative lights.Rangoli Art: This can be done using colored chalk on black paper, salt art, or creating complex, symmetrical paper-cutout designs.Paper Lanterns (Kandil): Crafting lanterns with colorful paper, glitter, and scissors to hang around the classroom, often involving more advanced, intricate patterns. 3D Paper Fireworks: Using techniques like painting with straws or creating 3D art to represent the vibrant, safe, and artistic celebration of fireworks. Collaborative Collage: Creating a large, school-wide mural on the theme "Light Over Darkness" using recycled materials and, for instancethis Banyan Tree School blog post for inspiration.

Crystal Rock Candy: Grow sugar crystals to demonstrate crystallization and solution concentration.

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Mix humanities, Spanish, macht project. Final product is building piñatas. Inside the piñata's are poems written in Spanish. What could the history component be? My focus is math though.

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I can analyze my own and my community’s strengths (funds of knowledge & community cultural wealth) and present them through a museum exhibit using evidence, explanation, and reflection. Identity & Culture Students examine how identities are shaped by culture, family, and community. Systems of Power Students analyze how dominant narratives marginalize certain knowledge. Social Movements / Resistance Students recognize how communities resist deficit perspectives through cultural wealth. Critical Consciousness Students challenge deficit thinking and uplift community knowledge.