Science and Technology Assignment     Gr. 8      NAME: _________________________

1. What is your definition of technology?

2. What do you hope to learn about technology?

3. What impact does technology have on your life?

4. What reasons can you think of for learning about technology?

5. Looking around the room, list several items that are a result of technology.

6. Compare a normal phone to a cell phone. What are the similarities and differences?

7. Use a Venn Diagram to compare board games verses electronic games.

8. a. Choose a technological outcome such as computers, television, cellphones, etc.

b. How has it helped people?

c. How has it not helped people?

9. Think about a technological object that has changed significantly over time.

10. Think about a technological object that has changed very little over time.

11. What are some national challenges that will require technology to overcome?

12. What are some global challenges that will require technology to overcome?

13. What does the word innovation mean to you?

14. What is one way that Technological knowledge might spread between countries?

15. What do you consider the number one invention of the past century?