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Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Future Ready)

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Grades K - 12

6 Hours 55 Minutes

Overview

Gear up for 21st century learning with Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Mizzen!

Designed to create awareness and discussion about how technology and innovation impact the workplace and workforce, this playlist with activities for grades K-12 explores skills and competencies required to success in 21st century careers.

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 6 - 8

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

6 - 8

40 Minutes

This group presentation activity teaches students about Advanced Manufacturing and Automation career diversity, skills, educational requirements, average salaries, and how these jobs are important to and impact our everyday lives.

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Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

Career and Future Readiness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Today, career choices may be more diverse and numerous than ever before. Advances in technology are constantly making career options more complex, as they may lead to new careers while decreasing the demand for older careers. As a result, many adults will take on several careers during their lives—in some cases, simultaneously! In this activity, students research and report on various careers that they may find interesting, rewarding, and appealing.

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Your Career

Career and Future Readiness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology has brought numerous innovations into the business world in general and the automotive industry in particular. Invariably, however, negative consequences have accompanied these advancements, often impacting those who provide the labor and consumer power within markets. Students discuss the complex dynamic that exists between technology and business and explore how these two entities can affect people’s lives.

Discover Activity

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 9 - 12

Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

9 - 12

45 Minutes

When a newly written program is run on a computer, it rarely works as the coder intended. Programmers use the word bugs to describe errors in a program that affect the user. In this activity, students will analyze 1 or more programs in the Basic language to identify the bugs, and then fix them. The 5 sample programs offer a range of experiences for student coders, from novice to expert.

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Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 9 - 12

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 9 - 12

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

9 - 12

1 Hour

Technology and the internet have impacted almost every aspect of our daily lives. One of the most drastic changes may be in the way we work. Students explore the ways in which widespread internet usage has impacted the workplace and then discuss the pros and cons of these changes.

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How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 9 - 12

Skills for 21st-Century Workers

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Skills for 21st-Century Workers

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students research the skills that 21st-century workers need. First, they pick 3 careers from the included handout—a liberal arts career, a STEM career, and a vo-tech career. Then, they research those careers and take notes on the necessary skills.

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Skills for 21st-Century Workers

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Meet the Robots

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 2

Meet the Robots

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children draw a picture of a robot, watch a video that shows real-life modern robots, and if feasible, play with a simple robot or robot kit.

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Meet the Robots

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 2

Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 6 - 8

Working Together in the Digital Age

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Many companies employ people who work out of their homes and in places all over the world. In this activity, students compare the different ways workers may collaborate, especially using the internet, mobile phones, and other communication technology.

Discover Activity

Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology and the economy are constantly affecting each other. In this activity, students evaluate how technology has changed the nature of work for a selected assortment of jobs. They write job ads to recruit employees for those jobs.

Discover Activity

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Future Ready)

More from this collaborator

Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Future Ready)

Grades K - 12

6 Hours 55 Minutes

Overview

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 6 - 8

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

6 - 8

40 Minutes

This group presentation activity teaches students about Advanced Manufacturing and Automation career diversity, skills, educational requirements, average salaries, and how these jobs are important to and impact our everyday lives.

Discover Activity

Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Career Exploration Presentation

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

Career and Future Readiness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

Your Career

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Today, career choices may be more diverse and numerous than ever before. Advances in technology are constantly making career options more complex, as they may lead to new careers while decreasing the demand for older careers. As a result, many adults will take on several careers during their lives—in some cases, simultaneously! In this activity, students research and report on various careers that they may find interesting, rewarding, and appealing.

Discover Activity

Your Career

Career and Future Readiness, Literacy

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology has brought numerous innovations into the business world in general and the automotive industry in particular. Invariably, however, negative consequences have accompanied these advancements, often impacting those who provide the labor and consumer power within markets. Students discuss the complex dynamic that exists between technology and business and explore how these two entities can affect people’s lives.

Discover Activity

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Work?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 9 - 12

Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

9 - 12

45 Minutes

When a newly written program is run on a computer, it rarely works as the coder intended. Programmers use the word bugs to describe errors in a program that affect the user. In this activity, students will analyze 1 or more programs in the Basic language to identify the bugs, and then fix them. The 5 sample programs offer a range of experiences for student coders, from novice to expert.

Discover Activity

Find the Bugs! Fix the Bugs!

STEM, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 9 - 12

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 9 - 12

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

9 - 12

1 Hour

Technology and the internet have impacted almost every aspect of our daily lives. One of the most drastic changes may be in the way we work. Students explore the ways in which widespread internet usage has impacted the workplace and then discuss the pros and cons of these changes.

Discover Activity

How the Internet Has Changed the Workplace

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 9 - 12

Skills for 21st-Century Workers

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Skills for 21st-Century Workers

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students research the skills that 21st-century workers need. First, they pick 3 careers from the included handout—a liberal arts career, a STEM career, and a vo-tech career. Then, they research those careers and take notes on the necessary skills.

Discover Activity

Skills for 21st-Century Workers

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Meet the Robots

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 2

Meet the Robots

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children draw a picture of a robot, watch a video that shows real-life modern robots, and if feasible, play with a simple robot or robot kit.

Discover Activity

Meet the Robots

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 2

Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 6 - 8

Working Together in the Digital Age

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Many companies employ people who work out of their homes and in places all over the world. In this activity, students compare the different ways workers may collaborate, especially using the internet, mobile phones, and other communication technology.

Discover Activity

Working Together in the Digital Age

Career and Future Readiness, Digital Media and Communications

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Technology and the economy are constantly affecting each other. In this activity, students evaluate how technology has changed the nature of work for a selected assortment of jobs. They write job ads to recruit employees for those jobs.

Discover Activity

How Has Technology Changed the Way Businesses Operate?

Career and Future Readiness, History and Society

Grades 6 - 8

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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.