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Big Idea:
Big Idea:
Identify examples of technology used in the home and at school and how technology affects their everyday life.
Student Expectations:
Student Expectations:
Focus TEKS
Focus TEKS
K.13(A) [Supporting] identify examples of technology used in the home and school
K.13(B) [Supporting] describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people’s needs
K.13(C) [Supporting] describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology
Ongoing TEKS
Ongoing TEKS
K.16(A) use a problem solving process to identify a problem and implement a solution
K.16(B) identify a situation that requires a decision
Student Learning Targets:
Student Learning Targets:
- I will identify examples of technology used in the home and school.
- I will identify how technology helps accomplish specific tasks.
- I will identify how technology meets people's needs.
- I will describe and write about how my life might be different without modern technology. (write)
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- What types of technology do you have at home? Examples: microwave, DVD player, alarm clock, Playstation, Wii, X-Box
- What types of technology do we use at school? Examples: Computer, cafeteria cash register, TV, Brain Pop Jr., etc.
- What are some things you use every day to make your life easier?
- Why is technology important?
- How is technology different now compared to the past?
- What would you do if you did not have this technology (what would you play, how would you use your time, etc.)?
Extra Information:
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly
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