Chapter 2 Activities

We recommend printing a copy of the directions for each activity before proceeding to the designated websites.

Activity A

Read The Ways of Counting by the Nigerian American Philip Emeagwali http://www.emeagwali.com/essays/technology/computing/history-of-computing-abacus-logarithm-eniac-supercomputers.html and find the answers to the following questions:

According to the author, how many computations can the human brain make at one time?

What was the purpose of Hollerith's Tabulating Machine (pictured in the article)?

Activity B

http://www.remember.org is a cybrary about the Holocaust. How might you use this information source to motivate reluctant readers in the middle grades?

Video: The Future of Technology

Article: Cook, 1962