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Technology:. Past to Present… 9 Social Studies. Thinking…out loud. Imagine if inventors like Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were still alive…what types of modern day technology would spark their interest? Think about the technology we have access to… - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technology:Past to Present…9 Social Studies
Thinking…out loud• Imagine if inventors like
Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were still alive…what types of modern day technology would spark their interest?
• Think about the technology we have access to…
• How do we use modern day technology
What is Technology?• Technology: the application of
knowledge and skills to make goods or to provide services. – Tools and machines to convert
natural resources into products we need
– Is both product and process• Technology is any product or
process that allows humans to extend their natural abilities
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL Turn to page 197Look at Bell’s inventionsHow did each invention broaden human abilities?
Technology and Change• Technology is a powerful agent of
socialization– Facebook– Twitter– Snapchat– Tumblr– Text messaging
• Technology also provided major change in society
• New inventions• Constant change (how quickly
cell phones get outdated)
Tech and Change con’t• Society moves at a much faster pace then
it did years ago• There are many global changes within the
use of technology
Examples of Tech changes
• Medicine
• Communications
• Home Technology
• Workplace Technology
• Sports
• Others??
FOCUS ON FIGURE (PG 198)Read together & discuss as a class…
Revolution in AgricultureRevolution in IndustryThe “High-Tech” Revolution
1.Identify important forms of technology in each of these images2.Consider the impact of each form on the lifestyle of people in each period
Technology Time Line• In groups of 3-4 look over “A
Global Technological Time Line” (pg 199)
• Each person needs to select 1 fact from each area (Agriculture, Manufacturing and Industry, High Technology) that they’d like to share with the class…
• Why did you pick these specific facts?
Technology in Everyday Life: Then and Now
• Technology has certainly changed in the last number of years
• We are constantly hearing about “upgrades”, “better versions”, faster, stronger and more capable technology
• Let’s have a look back in time…
Breadalbane School, PEI 1959
University of Prince Edward Island, 2013
Education: How as it changed?
Recreation… How has it changed?
Men’s Hockey
Women’s Tennis
Transportation…How has it changed?
What do you think is next for transportation technology?
Communication…how has it changed?
In the Workplace…how has technology changed?
In-Class Assignment• Alone or with ONE partner, pick one of the
following inventors (once inventor is selected, he or she is off the list)
• You get one class to complete research and make slideshow.
• If you don’t finish during class, you have afterschool and lunches…
• Research the following…
Research and Answer the following• Cover slide
– Picture of inventor– Student names– Date
• Who is your inventor?– Date of birth/death– Place of birth– Education background
• What did they invent (no more than 3 inventions please)
• What motivated them?– Science?– Technology?– Family?– Curiosity?
• What resources/technology did they have access to?– Wire? Metal? Plastic? Cable?
Money? Tools? Etc.• How did the invention
impact humans?• In your opinion, what do
you think this inventor would think is a great new idea?
Inventors: • Thomas Edison • Henry Ford• Louis Pasteur• Louis Braille• Froebele Wilmelm• Samuel Finley Breese Morse• Barthélemy Thimonnier• Alexander Fleming• Oliver Evans• Guglielmo Marconi• George Washington Carver• Joseph-Armand Bombardier• VAN HOUTEN, COENRAAD
Your choice…must be approved by Ms. Mosher