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Running the Numbers

We used this image with Mr. Woffenden’s  Year 9 Maths class .  What do you see?  You might need to take a closer look.
SEE-THINK-WONDER

What do you see?
What do you think about that?
What does it make you wonder?

This information comes from this amazing artist.
 
If this gets you interested, see how this might relate to you.

National Pride?

How are these three posters similar and different? What do they same about their country’s values and Australian values?  You can add your thoughts to your own OPLE blog or the OPLE Year 9 History Community.
Additional Links

Nazi-era posters: A large collection.
BBC - Propaganda site
Nazi Propaganda Exhibit
German Propaganda Archive

The Integrated Circuit

View this video from HowStuffWorks
Download this Word doc
Read this page on the invention of the integrated circuit (also: Transistorized!)

Background
Make sure you understand what each of these is and does and how they work together

Transistor
Capacitor
Diode
Resistor

Other terms to know

Integrated circuit
Silicon chip
Semiconductor
Microprocessor

Use Inspiration (or Word, or?) to describe how these relate to each other.
Task
Choose one of the following [...]