Technology is interwoven with society, culture and environment. How does the use of technology affect society and the environment, and how does society influence the development of technology. How has technology changed and evolved over the course of human history?
4. Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social,economic, and political effects of technology.
A. K-2. The use of tools and machines can be helpful or harmful
B. K-2. When using technology, results can be good or bad.
C. 3-5. The use of technology can have unintended consequences.
D. 6-8. The use of technology affects humans in various ways, including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes about technology's development and use.
E. 6-8. Technology, by itself, is neither good nor bad, but decisions about the use of products and systems can result in desirable or undesirable consequences.
F. 6-8. The development and use of technology poses ethical issues.
G. 6-8. Economic, political and cultural issues are influenced by the development and use of technology.
B. K-2. When using technology, results can be good or bad.
C. 3-5. The use of technology can have unintended consequences.
D. 6-8. The use of technology affects humans in various ways, including their safety, comfort, choices, and attitudes about technology's development and use.
E. 6-8. Technology, by itself, is neither good nor bad, but decisions about the use of products and systems can result in desirable or undesirable consequences.
F. 6-8. The development and use of technology poses ethical issues.
G. 6-8. Economic, political and cultural issues are influenced by the development and use of technology.
5. Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on the environment.
A. K-2. Some materials can be reused and/or recycled
B. 3-5. Waste must be appropriately recycled or disposed of to prevent unnecessary harm to the environment.
C. 3-5. The use of technology affects the environment in good and bad ways.
D. 6-8. The management of waste produced by technological systems is an important societal issue.
E. 6-8. Technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems.
F. 6-8. Decisions to develop and use technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.
B. 3-5. Waste must be appropriately recycled or disposed of to prevent unnecessary harm to the environment.
C. 3-5. The use of technology affects the environment in good and bad ways.
D. 6-8. The management of waste produced by technological systems is an important societal issue.
E. 6-8. Technologies can be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters and to break down waste from the use of various products and systems.
F. 6-8. Decisions to develop and use technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with one another.
6. Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of technology.
A. K-2. Products are made to meet individual needs and wants.
B. 3-5. Because people's needs and wants change, new technologies are developed, and old ones are improved to meet those changes.
C. 3-5. Individual, family, community, and economic concerns may expand or limit the development of technologies.
D. 6-8. Throughout history, new technologies have resulted from the demands, values, and interests of individuals, businesses, industries, and societies.
E. 6-8. The use of inventions and innovations has led to changes in society and the creation of new needs and wants.
F. 6-8. Social and cultural priorities and values are reflected in technological devices.
G. 6-8. Meeting societal expectations is the driving force behind the acceptance and use of products and systems.
B. 3-5. Because people's needs and wants change, new technologies are developed, and old ones are improved to meet those changes.
C. 3-5. Individual, family, community, and economic concerns may expand or limit the development of technologies.
D. 6-8. Throughout history, new technologies have resulted from the demands, values, and interests of individuals, businesses, industries, and societies.
E. 6-8. The use of inventions and innovations has led to changes in society and the creation of new needs and wants.
F. 6-8. Social and cultural priorities and values are reflected in technological devices.
G. 6-8. Meeting societal expectations is the driving force behind the acceptance and use of products and systems.
7. Students will develop an UNDERSTANDING of the influence of technology on history.
A. K-2. The way people live and work has changed throughout history because of technology.
B. 3-5. People have made tools to provide food, to make clothing, and to protect themselves.
C. 6-8. Many inventions and innovations have evolved by using slow and methodical processes of tests and refinements.
D. 6-8. The specialization of function has been at the heart of many technological improvements.
E. 6-8. The design and construction of structures for service or convenience have evolved from the development of techniques for measurement, controlling systems, and the understanding of spatial relationships.
F. 6-8. In the past , an invention or innovation was not usually developed with the knowledge of science.
B. 3-5. People have made tools to provide food, to make clothing, and to protect themselves.
C. 6-8. Many inventions and innovations have evolved by using slow and methodical processes of tests and refinements.
D. 6-8. The specialization of function has been at the heart of many technological improvements.
E. 6-8. The design and construction of structures for service or convenience have evolved from the development of techniques for measurement, controlling systems, and the understanding of spatial relationships.
F. 6-8. In the past , an invention or innovation was not usually developed with the knowledge of science.
Photo: Bridge #3 along Seven Bridges Road, Duluth, MN. Seven Bridges Road was built at the beginning of 1900's, as a parkway design through a scenic area, a popular custom of the time.