Explain the importance of technology in the development of society.
Explanation should include
- the definitions of technology and engineering
- the difference between an invention and an innovation
- the effects that various inventions and innovations have had on society
- an evaluation of the consequences of technology.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How is an invention different from an innovation?
- What are some famous inventions?
- What are the desirable and undesirable effects of an invention or an innovation?
- What are expected and unexpected consequences of an invention or an innovation?