LESSON PLAN Grade 9 Learning Objectives: Content Standard 2: Technology and Society Interaction Benchmark C:Interpret and evaluate the influence of technology throughout history, and predict its impact on the future. Indicator 2:Select a technology or tool and predict how it will change in the future.
Students will be able to:
Understand technologies' relationship with history
make predictions about where technology is headed in the future
At the beginning of the lesson have the students brainstorm different types of technologies and record them in the graphic organizer below. Briefly discuss some of the changes that have taken place with these types of technologies.
(Use this graphic organizer.) Graphic Organizer
This video can help give students more ideas of the changes of technology over time.
.Evolution of Technology
This video can be used to show the impact of technology on today's society and the future. Technology's Influence
Let students explore this timeline of technology to gain a better understanding of technologies' relationship with history. Technology Timeline
After watching the videos, have the students fill in any additional information to the graphic organizer.
Assignment: Pick a type of technology and summarize its history and influence. Then, make predictions about the future impact of this type of technology.
After completing the lesson, have the students take this quiz: Quiz
LESSON PLANGrade 9
Learning Objectives:
Content Standard 2: Technology and Society Interaction
Benchmark C:Interpret and evaluate the influence of technology throughout history, and predict its impact on the future.
Indicator 2: Select a technology or tool and predict how it will change in the future.
Students will be able to:
At the beginning of the lesson have the students brainstorm different types of technologies and record them in the graphic organizer below. Briefly discuss some of the changes that have taken place with these types of technologies.
(Use this graphic organizer.)
Graphic Organizer
This video can help give students more ideas of the changes of technology over time.
.Evolution of Technology
This video can be used to show the impact of technology on today's society and the future.
Technology's Influence
Let students explore this timeline of technology to gain a better understanding of technologies' relationship with history.
Technology Timeline
After watching the videos, have the students fill in any additional information to the graphic organizer.
Assignment: Pick a type of technology and summarize its history and influence. Then, make predictions about the future impact of this type of technology.
After completing the lesson, have the students take this quiz:
Quiz
Sources:
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDXXRv_CWMU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-9FaJPhFxQ