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Middle School Investigation
The Technology Graveyard
Can you identify the technology that time left behind?
Technology changes quickly. Some devices that once seemed amazing have nearly disappeared from homes, schools, and offices. Enter the Technology Graveyard to investigate nine technology relics and discover what eventually replaced them.
A TCEA educator resource · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Free to use and adapt with credit · Not for commercial use · No logins · No data collected
Student Directions
How to investigate each exhibit
Visit each exhibit and study the image and clues. First, identify the technology relic. Next, decide what problem it helped people solve. Finally, choose the technology that eventually replaced it.
You may revisit exhibits before submitting your final answers.
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Identify it
Use the clues and image area to decide what the object is.
2
Find its purpose
Choose the problem this technology helped people solve.
3
Track its replacement
Select the newer technology that eventually took its place.
Nine Mystery Relics
Choose an exhibit to investigate
Each tombstone opens a three-part investigation. Finished exhibits stay available for review.
Final Score
Your Technology Graveyard Result
Technology Detective Reflection