D.A.T.A. Scholars: 2020

Welcome back to another eventful year at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts! Miss Lukins is excited to embark on another fun-filled year of learning with her new batch of scholars! This classroom blog highlights student learning and technology and art driven projects aimed at inviting students to think critically and experience literature and history firsthand. Enjoy a few "sneak peeks" of projects to come below and enjoy the school year!

Photo taken by Nick K. 7th grader of Photography Club 2012-2013

Ms. Lukins welcomes you virtually with her new Bitmoji classroom!

Click on titles or images for more detail about each project:

Renaissance Revival Faire (2019)

2020 Students held a virtual Renaissance "fair" on Flipgrid!

Cross-curricular STEM - CNC Mill & 3D Printing!

Check out a LA/SS project from 2019!

CNC Mill:

3D Printing:

Virtual Reality Field Trips Around the World!

Yearlong ePorfolios of Best Work & Reflections

S.E.E.K. Project (Independent Learning Project)

Utopian Society Project

Ninja Turtle Renaissance Art Activity

History Alive! Medieval Europe Video Newscasts

Mission Impossible - GMOs Save Civilizations! (2019)

Mesoamerican Museum Day!

Medieval Europe Sketchnotes & Google It! Project:

Connecting with Common Core -

GMO Socratic Smackdown! Collaborative Discussion & Class Debate:

Designing Infographics

Silk Road Animaps (Animated Maps)

Sahara Survival Games/Guides

Trans-Saharan Trade Simulation:

Africa Trans-Sahara Trade Journals:

Africa Speaks! Mural Making & Storytelling

Utopia Project

The Fall of the Roman Empire Project-Based Learning Community Service Project:

My Silk Road Journey

"Hire me as your next samurai!" Project:

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Medieval Europe Sketchnotes

Shared Medieval Europe Sketchnotes today in our Google Classroom Collaborative Share group. Students looked for hidden “Easter eggs” in Sketchnotes connected to other historical civilizations , text , media , & world !