May 12, 2026- A cohort of high school students visited InfoAge on Saturday, May 9, an experience that transcended lessons in science and technology and forged unforgettable moments.
Students travelled across time and space, exploring everything from World War I and Native American history to artificial intelligence.
In alignment with state standards — the trip was funded in part by the Perkins grant for career and technical education — students participated in a range of conversations and collaborations, building on each others' ideas and practicing how to express their own clearly and persuasively.
Students used questioning to clarify problems and determined criteria for successful solutions.
In the Artificial Intelligence Challenge, they first brainstormed, on paper, their ideas for a product to be sold in the school store. Next, they described three of their favorite ideas and asked AI to ask them more questions to help them decide which product to choose. Once they had a product, they crafted their own prompt asking AI to generate a business plan and marketing campaign. Teams of students and educators laughed and cheered as marketing ideas including videos and advertising jingles were generated.
As they explored technology from the past, students were able to witness how it has evolved over time. They encountered the inventors and innovators who served in the military and developed the technologies.
A perennial favorite InfoAge stop is the radio technology exhibit, where students can rotary dial and send Morse code with one another.