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0. Introduction
1. What is it?
2. Why do we use it?
3. Where does it come from?
4. How does it work?
5. How does it change?
6. How does it change us?
7. How do we change it?
8. What are its costs & benefits?
9. How do we evaluate it?
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Pre-test
Read essay on nanotechnology and write "speech" on whether that
technology is good or bad. This assesses how students understand
and evaluate technology through a persuasive composition. The
organizational pattern will be compared to a similar composition written
at the conclusion of the curriculum.
Lesson
Technology has changed our world dramatically over thousands of years:
food, shelter, medicine, work, entertainment, etc. It may
transform our future just as dramatically. To understand and
evaluate technology today and in the future, we introduce the ICE-9
questions. Our book's
Introduction and Overview
give more context.
Hook
stories
Surviving a Millennial Leap
Bringing Ford, Bell, and Edison Back from the Dead
Cows’ Understanding of Botany
Activity
Reaching Consensus groups students to choose a group name
acceptable to everyone in the group.
Content
Standards (click for details)
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English-Language Arts |
Grade 5 Reading 2.3, 2.4, Writing
2.4
Grade 6 Reading 2.3, Writing 2.5
Grade 7 Reading 2.0, Writing 2.4
Grade 8 Reading 2.0, Writing 2.4 |
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History - Social Science |
Grade 10 World History, Culture, & Geography: The Modern World
10.3.2
Grade 12
Principles of Economics 12.4.2 |
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Mathematics |
Grades 8-12 Geometry
22.0 |
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