Science: Engineering 25&26 I
All About Emojis STUDENT HANDBOOK, PAGE 74
Objective: Explore the steps in the design process used to create new emojis, which people worldwide use to communicate. 1 Warm-Up: • Have students look at the emojis on page 74 of the student handbook. Ask: What do you think or feel when you look at each one? • Do you have a favorite emoji? Share your thoughts with the class. • Draw several familiar emojis and show them to students. • Survey students about which emoji they prefer. • You may also have students create a table and/or graph to show the survey data. 2 Read: You may read “All About Emojis” aloud or ask students to read with partners or independently. If you decide to read the article aloud, start by telling students that the article will give information about the Unicode Consortium, an organization that manages the world’s emojis, and the process to name and create emojis. Direct students: As you read, highlight the steps in the process to creating emojis. After students have finished reading, ask them to recount those steps. (Possible answer: People submit ideas for emojis, the Unicode Consortium members meet to review the ideas, and the group uses special criteria to determine which emojis get approved.) (Sequence of Events) 3 After Reading: • Why do you think the author wrote this article? • What emoji would you like to see created? Remember, the emoji must satisfy the criteria listed in the article. Why do you think this emoji should be created? • Look at the graph on page 75 of the student handbook. What information do you learn from the graph? (the number of emojis added since 2009) • Do you think the graph is a good illustration to use with this article? Explain. • Make a prediction about the number of emojis in 2025. (Possible answer: I think there will be even more emojis in 2025 because the number has increased each year.)
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