6.SS.18.C

Make predictions about future social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental impacts that may result from future scientific discoveries and technological innovations.

Grade 6 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
predictionsfuture social impactsfuture political impactsfuture economic impactsfuture cultural impactsfuture environmental impactsfuture scientific discoveriesfuture technological innovations
Skills
  • make predictions (about the impacts of future scientific discoveries and technological innovations) #dok3
  • analyze (how scientific and technological advances may influence societies) #dok3
  • synthesize (potential effects across social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental domains) #dok4
Learning Targets
  • I can identify possible social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental impacts of scientific discoveries and technological innovations. #dok2
  • I can analyze how future scientific discoveries and technological innovations might change or influence society in different ways. #dok3
  • I can make predictions about the effects that future scientific discoveries and technological innovations could have on various aspects of society. #dok3
  • I can create justified predictions about multiple impacts of possible scientific and technological advancements on the world. #dok4
Big Ideas
  • Scientific discoveries and technological innovations continually shape and transform societies in multiple areas.
  • Predictions about the future impacts of science and technology require understanding their potential to influence social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors.
Essential Questions
  • How might future scientific discoveries or technological innovations change society?
  • In what ways could new technology impact the environment, culture, or politics of a society?
  • Why is it important to consider multiple aspects—such as social, economic, and environmental—when making predictions about scientific or technological advances?
  • What are some examples of past innovations that had unexpected impacts on different areas of society?
  • How can understanding the possible impacts of innovation help societies better prepare for the future?