We have investigated about how climate change causes severe weather like Hurricane Sandy for weeks. Today, we reviewed what we have learned with a board game modified from a Korean traditional board game (called Yut Nori). We tossed four wooden sticks in the air and moved our board pieces on the board based on the …
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MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award 2012!
GET City is the recipient of the 2012 MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award for Digital Learning! This national award, which is given jointly by The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation, recognizes “new and fresh approaches to help middle school students succeed in the programs, school and life.” Read about it at the Afterschool Alliance! Congratulations …
Solar Arrest!
The video, Solar Arrest, was made to increase awareness about the need for alternative energy, such as solar energy. We want people to learn that solar energy is a better alternative for energy because it reduces your carbon footprint.
The Green Carnival: Energy technologies and behaviors
At the carnival, the youth shared movies they had made about different green energy and the environment issues. One issue is that of energy efficiency and the environment. In this video, Jalah, Angel and Autumn explain how there are both energy technologies and energy behaviors that help address the problem. Have a look, and see …
ITEST Video
A new video on the GET City project, along with five other ITEST projects across the US, was produced by WGBH in Boston. You can watch the GET City video below, and videos of the other featured projects are available from the ITEST Learning Resource Center. [flowplayer src=’http://www.getcity.org//wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ITEST.m4v’ height=360 width=640 splash=’http://www.getcity.org//wp-content/uploads/2011/05/itest.jpg’ autoplay=false]
