youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Ataraxos beat a Stratego world champion in a game where half the board is hidden; an AI snake photo fooled a neighborhood while a fake '1965' celebrity photo was caught by an invisible watermark — and why a missing watermark proves nothing; settlements are forcing a 2-hour limit and midnight lockout into TikTok for Alabama teens and age checks into Roblox; a 16-year-old's AI tool found a Microsoft login flaw, reported it through a bug bounty, and earned $5,000; and Starship reached orbit despite an engine failure. Systems-thinking- and debate-ready. IN THIS EPISODE
A reusable 6–8 worksheet and a copy-your-own Google Form. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.
5 quick polls, a story-of-the-week vote, and a 5-question quiz. Answers are anonymous and count toward your class on the grade-band leaderboard. This one has closed — results and answers are up.
Middle School Innovators
Apple and Spotify carry the full show; use the feed URL for a Grades 6–8-only subscription.
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