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Working Well
Meet the Global Problem Solvers: Adrien, Beela, Cristina, Kelile, Putri, and Satoshi. They are teenagers who each possess a unique skill to solve social problems. Putri, the team leader, summons the teens to an airship and identifies their first challenge: to provide access to clean drinking water in Malawi. With guidance and help from the Malawi people, the team devises a solution: sensor technology that will notify local technicians when a well needs repair.
Storm Force
A massive hurricane has hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. Internet video star Ivy Stormcatcher enlists the help of her friends, the Global Problem Solvers, to devise a solution for students whose schools have shut down as a result. The team develops a solar-powered, emergency classroom kit that will allow a teacher to create a “pop-up” classroom at a shelter. The Global Problem Solvers just need a few small things for the kit to be successful: drivable roads, some sunlight, and a dry, quiet space to conduct a class.
Need some help?
Each episode is followed by 2 sets of questions that help you think about the episode and how it connects to the real world. Think about your answers, write them down, or discuss them in class.
Got It!
Describe the social enterprise that the Global Problem Solvers and Ivy developed.
What social benefit is the emergency classroom kit providing to the community?
How are the Global Problem Solvers spreading the word about their social enterprise?
What social benefit is the emergency classroom kit providing to the community?
How are the Global Problem Solvers spreading the word about their social enterprise?
What data would you need to gather to determine whether an emergency classroom kit is effective for a school?
How would you promote a new social enterprise on social media?
If you were to create a clever meme to market a social enterprise, what would it be?
How would you promote a new social enterprise on social media?
If you were to create a clever meme to market a social enterprise, what would it be?
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