Time Capsule and Steve Jobs

Time Capsule and Steve Jobs

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers, Design, History

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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The video follows a search for Steve Jobs' personal mouse, placed in a time capsule during the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen. The conference, themed 'The future isn't what it used to be,' gathered innovators from around the world. Steve Jobs contributed a mouse from the Lisa computer to the time capsule, intended to be opened in 2000. However, the capsule was never unearthed, and its location is now forgotten. The recent passing of Jobs has reignited interest in finding the capsule.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are KG and the narrator searching for on the Aspen campus?

A hidden treasure chest

Steve Jobs' personal mouse

A rare coin collection

An ancient artifact

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the quarter found by KG and the narrator minted?

1981

1983

1980

1982

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the theme of the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen?

The Future is Now

Innovate to Elevate

Designing Tomorrow

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was asked to contribute an item to the time capsule at the 1983 conference?

Bill Gates

Steve Jobs

Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What item did Steve Jobs contribute to the time capsule?

A keyboard

A mouse

A printer

A monitor

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was the time capsule supposed to be opened?

2000

1995

1990

2005

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the story of the time capsule resurface?

Steve Jobs' recent passing

The campus was being renovated

A new conference was held

A documentary was released

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge in finding the time capsule now?

The campus has changed significantly

The capsule was moved to a new location

The map to the capsule is lost

Nobody remembers where it is buried