What I mean to say is that young folks, in my experience, jump right in and aren't afraid to offer creative and innovative solutions for problems to which we adults often turn a blind eye.
My "non-honors" 9th graders are currently creating websites on which they will document their research into gun violence in the United States. They've drafted their driving questions and are in the process of doing their research. Ultimately, they'll offer articulated and thought-provoking solutions and present to the senior government and economics classes.
This is a group of students who often don't complete assignments and it is challenging for me to create assignments that they are interested in beginning, much less completing. So far they've seemed very interested. They like using the technology. Having to actually READ their research is so far the only sticking point. And then, of course, they'll have to evaluate and summarize the information that they find. Ah...the writing task. Hopefully a real life audience whose respect they are genuinely interested in obtaining will help them be successful.