From Then to Now – Tracing the Evolution of Technology
Help me give my students tri-fold boards, art supplies, and printing materials so they can research the evolution of technology and create engaging, museum-style displays that showcase their learning.
$994 goal
This project expired on August 9, 2025.
This project expired on August 9, 2025.
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
Technology is all around us, but do students understand how far we have come in such a short amount of time?
In this project, students will work in pairs or small groups to research the evolution of a specific form of technology, such as how we listen to music or take photographs, from the 1700s to the present day.
By using guided worksheets, Internet research, and collaboration, students will take on the role of historians and tech researchers to trace six steps of innovation in a chosen technology. Their final presentations will be displayed using tri-fold boards and creative visuals, helping them synthesize their findings and showcase them proudly.
In a fast-moving digital world, students often take today’s technology for granted. This project not only sharpens their research skills, but it also gives them a broader understanding of technological innovation, historical context, and cause-and-effect reasoning. By visualizing how things like music players, phones, or cameras evolved, students gain appreciation for invention, problem-solving, and the people behind the progress.
Their creative, hands-on displays will turn our classroom into a technology museum that celebrates their research, teamwork, and curiosity.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
150 students impacted
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Materials cost
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Vendor shipping charges
$93.38
Sales tax
$59.62
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.77
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$844.34
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$149.00
Total project goal
$993.34
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