6.SS.18.B
Explain how resources, economic factors, and political decisions affect the use of technology.
Grade 6 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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resourceseconomic factorspolitical decisionstechnologyuse of technology
Skills
- explain (how resources affect the use of technology) #dok2
- explain (how economic factors affect the use of technology) #dok2
- explain (how political decisions affect the use of technology) #dok2
- analyze (the relationship between resources, economic factors, political decisions, and the use of technology) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can explain how resources influence the ways technology is used in society. #dok2
- I can explain how economic factors impact the development and use of technology. #dok2
- I can explain how political decisions shape the application and distribution of technology. #dok2
- I can analyze the connections between resources, economic factors, political decisions, and the use of technology. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Resources, economic conditions, and political decisions interact to determine how technology is used in societies.
- The use and distribution of technology are shaped by more than just invention; they depend on the context of resources, economy, and government actions.
Essential Questions
- How do the availability of resources influence the way societies use technology?
- In what ways do economic conditions determine which technologies are adopted or valued?
- How do political decisions enable or limit the use of certain technologies?
- What are some examples of societies where technology use was deeply influenced by resources, economics, or politics?
- How are decisions about technological use made in contemporary societies?