Student Name: ___Madison Leake_____________________

Unit 1: Technological Inventions and Innovations

Lesson 1: Inventions and Innovations: An Evolutionary

Process
File 1.1.1: Enduring Ideas of Technology

Complete each question using your background knowledge. There is no right or

wrong response. You will be asked to share your responses with the class.

1. Can people survive without technology? Yes some people can survive without
technology I believe but many cannot.

2. As technology advances, do people live longer or shorter lives? I would say

shorter lives because many have left this world because of using their phones while
driving.

3. As technology advances, does technology become more or less complex? More

because every day there is some form of technology being created right at this
second.
4. As technology advances, do people become more or less specialized in the things
they do for a living? I would say less because most people rely on their phone
more.
7. As technology advances, do the tools and processes we use to make, build,
and do things become more efficient (become faster and require less
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material, energy and fewer people)? As time progresses I believe technology

will take peoples jobs and make things faster.

7. As technology advances, do the things we make, become: more reliable?

Safer? More durable? Perform better? Reliable yes because it makes
everything come eaiser. Safer I would say no because most technology may
can go out of hand and may kill someone. Durable yes

7. As technology advances, does it require more or fewer science and math

applications? It requires more math and science because thats the basic of making
technology.

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