This lesson explores first the role Brian Epstein played in helping craft The Beatles' visual presence, group identity and team unity, the way he helped the group transition from successful nightclub act to international sensation.

Everyone can code!  Have fun introducing coding to Life Skills classes using the Code and Go Mice!

In this activity, students create a "web" to identify and demonstrate the interactions among the living and non-living parts of an environment. This information allows students to better understand what an environment is and to also consider how engineers use teamwork to solve problems.

Students design, build and test model race cars made from simple materials (lifesaver-shaped candies, plastic drinking straws, Popsicle sticks, index cards, tape) as a way to explore independent, dependent and control variables. They measure the changes in distance travelled with the addition of mass to the vehicles. Students also practice the steps of the engineering design process by brainstorming, planning, building, testing, and improving their "mint-mobiles."

Students will demonstrate employability skills by working together in teams to develop problem-solving and organizational skills.

Networking is an important skill. Students will do a series of activities that focus on the process of networking and its relevance and importance to career development. Students will learn about taking initiative and overcoming fear, informational interviewing, as well as potential guidelines to consider when using social networks.