The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Skull Gun Design

If you could have a skull gun installed using nanotechnology, what features would it include? Draw or write about your design.

2. Fabrication

Nell and Harv learn that high-quality woven fabric is much different from the flat, plastic sheets the matter compilers use to make free clothing. Choose another common item and consider what would be the differences between the high-quality version and the matter compiler knock-off.

3. Viva Victorian

Write an editorial or advertisement promoting the Victorian way...
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