Lesson Plan
Course Title: Concepts of Engineering and Technology
Session Title: Progress in Technology and Its Effects on Society
Performance Objective:
Upon completion of this lesson, students will have researched a product; and designed a
PowerPoint presentation to the class that will cover how, when, why, who created the product,
history of the product, and the product’s intended or unintended effects on society by meeting
the criteria in the rubric.
Specific Objectives:
The students will:
 Research information about different products and identify a product to present on.
 Show how the product has affected individuals, societies, cultures, economies, and
environments.
 Describe how the product was developed and how the use of the product has influenced
past events.
 Show how and why the product has progressed or declined in use.
 Describe possible changes caused by the advances of technology to their product or
how their product has helped make advances in technology.
 Recall how they saw ethics, integrity, honesty, work habits and environmental concerns
about this product.
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the
activities may result in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
Concepts of Engineering and Technology:

130.362 (c)(4)(A)(B)(C)(D)
… describe how technology has affected individuals, societies, cultures, economies,
and environments;
…describe how the development and use of technology influenced past events;
…describe how and why technology progresses;
…predict possible changes caused by the advances of technology.
Interdisciplinary Correlations:
English:

110.44 (b)(6)(A)(B)
…expand vocabulary through wide reading, listening and discussing;
…rely on context to determine meanings of words and phrases such as figurative
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language, connotation and denotation of words, analogies, idioms, and technical
vocabulary.

110.44 (b)(7)(H)(I)
…use study strategies such as note taking, outlining, and using study-guide questions to
better understand texts;
…read silently with comprehension for a sustained period time.
Computer Science I:

126.22. (3)(c)(A)(B)
...discuss copyright laws/issues and model ethical acquisition and use of digital
information, citing sources using established methods;
...demonstrate proper etiquette and knowledge of acceptable use policies when using
networks, especially resources on the Internet and intranet;

126.22. (4)(c)(A)
...use local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), including the Internet
and intranet, in research and resource sharing;

126.22. (6)(c)(B)
...implement methods for the evaluation of the information using defined rubrics.

126.22. (8)(c)(B)(C)
...demonstrate proficiency in, appropriate use of, and navigation of LANs and WANs for
research and for sharing of resources;
...extend the learning environment beyond the school walls with digital products created
to increase teaching and learning in the foundation and enrichment curricula;
Teacher Preparation:
The teacher should review the resources they have available in order to know what resources
the students will be able to use in building their presentation.
References:
1. Classroom textbook, newspapers, magazines, TV commercials, advertisements
2. Google Images is a good resource for obtaining pictures for the presentation.
Instructional Aids:
1. PowerPoint presentation on a product “Progress Ticks on With Time.”
2. Internet sites the teacher may want the students to use that are not blocked.
3. Terms and Definitions handout for each student.
Materials Needed:
1. Microsoft PowerPoint
2. Examples of products that show the student what they might research
3. Progress in Technology and Its Effects on Society handout for each student
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Equipment Needed:
1. Overhead projector
2. Student computers with Microsoft PowerPoint installed
3. Printer
Learner Preparation:
Place students in groups so that they can have a discussion on different products and where the
products come from. The teacher may need to guide the students to help them build a
foundation on how products are developed.
Introduction
Introduction (LSI Quadrant I):
SAY: Today we are going to learn about how technology has progressed and developed.
ASK: What kind of products do you use regularly?
ASK: How have these products made your life better?
ASK: How do you think these products have come into being?
ASK: Who invented the products?
ASK: If you wanted to research these products, where do you think you could find information
on them?
Explain: There are many different Internet sites and many different ways to find products. Most
people use only one or two web browsers like Yahoo or Google, but you can find that if you
printed them off, there would be over 19 pages of web browsers to use. Some are good just to
look up people and some to find technology or other things.
Explain: I want you to select three products and research them to find at least one to use for
this project. Remember, you are going to create a presentation that will cover the product
completely. You will show how the product has affected individuals, societies, cultures,
economies, and environments. You will describe how the product was developed and how the
use of the product has influenced past events. You will also show how and why the product has
progressed or declined in use. You will describe possible changes caused by the advances of
technology to the product or how the product has helped make advances in technology. You will
also comment on how you saw ethics, integrity, honesty, work habits and environmental
concerns about this product. You will need an introduction. Keep notes as you research and cite
all of your references. You will make a 3-5 minute presentation to the class. It will be helpful to
show the product while you are doing your presentation.
Outline
Outline (LSI Quadrant II):
Instructors can use the PowerPoint presentation, slides, handouts, and note pages in
conjunction with the following outline.
MI
Outline
Notes to Instructor
I. Introduce the lesson
A. Discuss progress in technology and its
effects on society.
Teacher should review
presentation for terms
and distribute the
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Terms and Definitions
handout.
B. Identify product effects on society
C. Students discuss about products and
where information can be found.
D. Go over terms the students might find
during research.
.
II. Show the PowerPoint on a product “Progress Ticks
on With Time”
A. Introduce a product as you would like them
to introduce theirs.
B. Point out how the product evolved and
why.
C. Point out the effects this product has had
on society.
D. Present the references and where they
were found.
Teacher presents
PowerPoint
presentation and
expands on it.
III. Teachers presents PowerPoint presentation
assignment “Progress in Technology and Its Effects
on Society”
A. Students research an individual product
B. Students present what product they want
to present to the teacher showing there is
enough information on the product.
C. Students work on presentation
D. PowerPoint requirements include:
1. cover slide
2. objective slide
3. pictures of a product
4. who invented and produced the
product
5. reference slide
E. Students will make a 3-5 minute
presentation.
Teacher introduces the
activity and
establishes standards
and due dates.
“Progress Ticks on
With Time” is an
example of what the
students will replicate
in their presentation.
Distribute the Progress
in Technology
PowerPoint handout.
Teacher needs to
remind students of
copyright issues and
permission to use
pictures. Google
Images is a good
resource for finding
pictures.
NOTE: Teacher may choose to make this a student
team presentation.
Verbal
Linguistic
Logical
Mathematical
Visual
Spatial
Musical
Rhythmic
Bodily
Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Existentialist
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Application
Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
The teacher must explain the PowerPoint and provide personal examples as he/she goes
through the lesson. The teacher should not just read it or let the students read it. As students
are brainstorming ideas for their presentation, walk around the class and guide their
discussions.
Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
Students should be monitored while they are doing research and preparing the PowerPoint
presentation to insure they are on task.
Summary
Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):
Question: What have we learned about technology in our lives from this project?
Answer: You might want to guide the students into answering this question.
Question: Are all products good, bad and have value? Should every product be made or not?
Are they helpful or harmful? What about smoking? What about the laser?
Answer: Sometimes they are good and sometimes they are bad. We must look at the ethical
values to society long range and not just solve the problem for the day.
Evaluation
Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):
Watch the students in their discussion to evalute how much they have learned.
Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV):
The formal assessment will be the evaluation of the Product PowerPoint presentation they
designed and made and the rubric provided with this lesson.
Extension
Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):
Ask students to start exploring the news to see if they can find other ways technology and
products being used are affecting society around them. We need the student to be more aware
of what is happening in the world. Encourage them to observe. You may want to give them
some bonus points or a reward to display in a place that would honor them.
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Terms and Definitions
Product Research
Data: Facts and statistics used for reference or analysis.
Design Brief: A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its
constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem
before attempting a solution.
Design Process: A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints,
used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and
wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Design Statement: A part of design brief that challenges the designer, describes what
a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies
the degree to which the solution must be executed.
Designer: A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task
of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work.
Detail Drawing: A dimensioned, working drawing of a single part, also referred to as
part drawing.
Ecosystem: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
Emphasis: Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
Engineer: A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge
to solve practical problems.
Engineer’s Notebook: Also referred to as an Engineer’s Logbook, a Design Notebook,
or Designer’s Notebook 1. A record of design ideas generated in the course of an
engineer’s employment that others may not claim as their own. It is an archival record of
new ideas and engineering research achievements.
English System: Also referred to as the U.S. Customary system. The measuring
system based on the foot, second, and pound as units of length, time, and weight or
mass.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA is the acronym for the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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Ergonomics: The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design
devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most
efficiently.
Ethical: Conforming to an established set of principles or accepted professional
standards of contact.
Ethics: The moral principles governing or influencing conduct.
Evaluate: To form an idea of the amount or value of; assess.
Evolution: A gradual development
Manufacture: To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery.
Manufacturing Process: The transformation of raw material into finished goods
through one or more of the following: Casting and Molding, Shaping and Reshaping for
forming, Shearing, Pulverizing, Machining, for material removal, or joining by
transforming using heat or chemical reaction to bond materials.
Marketing: The promotion and selling of products or services.
Market Research: The activity of gathering information about consumers’ needs and
preferences.
Mock-up: Also referred to as an Appearance Model. It is a model or replica of a
machine or structure for instructional or experimental purposes.
Mode: The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set.
Model: A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an
object or design, often smaller than the original. A model is often used to test ideas,
make changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar,
real object.
Negotiation: Mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or
agreement.
Nominal Size: The designation of the size established for a commercial product.
Non-Renewable Resource: A resource or raw material that cannot be grown or
replaced once used.
Normal Distribution: A function that represents the distribution of variables as a
symmetrical bell-shaped graph.
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Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): A government organization
whose mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and
enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing
partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
Problem Statement: A part of design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client’s
or target consumer’s problem, need, or want.
Process: Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control,
maintain, and use products or systems; a systematic sequence of actions that combines
resources to produce an output.
Product: A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or
by biological or chemical process.
Product Lifecycle: Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual
withdrawal from the market place.
Profile: An outline of something as seen from one side.
Raw Material: Any natural resource that is used to make finished products.
Renewable Resource: A resource or raw material that can be grown and replaced.
Repeatability: The ability to replicate or duplicate a result.
Research: The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts
and reach new conclusions.
Residue: A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or
been taken or used.
Standard: Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of
comparison.
Statistics: Collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, organizing,
summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on
data.
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Progress in Technology and Its Effects on Society
Presentation Assignment
Objectives:
Students will work as individuals to research and design a PowerPoint presentation
about how a product comes into being and has evolved over time. The presentation
to the class will be 3-5 minutes long. The product may no longer be used and has
been discarded. You will show what has happened to the product and why that has
happened. Has there been an improvement or is the product just no longer needed?
What are the effects of this product on society today? Has it influenced the making
of other products? Are there any ethical issues with this product?
Presentation must include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Title page
Introduction page as to how you will present your information
Design process for the product
Reference ethical issues – How has it affected our society today?
Journal entries of how you researched your facts and determined what the
product design process was.
6. Pictures of the product including where the product was invented or produced
and the inventor.
7. Determination as to the longevity of the product
8. Reference page for where you found your information.
9. Are there other related products?
10. You will grade according to the rubrics.
The teacher will tell you when you present your project.
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Progress in Technology and Its Effects on Society
Task Statement: Student will make a presentation on a product that shows “progress in technology and its effects on society”.
Task Assignment: Student will research how the product came into being and has influenced society; design a PowerPoint presentation with a
cover slide, objective slide, reference slide, and pictures; and make a 3-5 minute presentation to the class.
Criteria Concepts/Skills to be
Assessed
How well did the students
research and discuss how
the product was developed
and how it affected society
Novice
1
Introduced the product
Criteria Categories
(Novice to Exemplary)
Developing
Accomplished
2
3
Introduced the product
Introduced the product,
and who invented and
showed who invented and
who produced the product who produced it, and the
evolution of the product
Exemplary
4
Introduced the product,
showed who invented and
who produced it, evolution
and effects on society
(Possible 25 points)
Design of PowerPoint
presentation
(1-5 points)
Cover slide, objective slide,
pictures to communicate
ideas, reference slide were
included in the PPT
(6-15 points)
Cover slide, objective
slide, pictures to
communicate ideas,
reference slide
were included in the PPT,
with attention to design
(16-20 points)
Cover slide, objective
slide, pictures to
communicate ideas,
reference slide were
included in the PPT, with
attention to design and
color
(21-25 points)
Cover slide, objective slide,
pictures to communicate
ideas, reference slide were
included in the PPT, with
attention to design, color,
and sound
(Possible 25 points)
Effectiveness of the idea
(how clearly presentation
demonstrates effects of
product)
(1-5 points)
Demonstrates effectively 1
point on effects of product
(6-15 points)
Demonstrates effectively
2 points on effects of
product
(16-20 points)
Demonstrates effectively
3 points on effects of
product
(21-25 points)
Demonstrates effectively 4
points on effects of product
(Possible 25 points)
Student presentation and
delivery (3-5 minutes)
(1-5 points)
Makes presentation for less
than 3 minutes
(6-15 points)
Makes presentation for
3 minutes
(16-20 points)
Makes presentation for
5 minutes
(21-25 points)
Makes presentation for 5
minutes and class applauds
the effort
(1-5 points)
(6-15 points)
(Possible 25 points)
A = 84-100 points; B = 64-80 points; C = 24-60 points; D = 4-20 points
(16-20 points)
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Points
Earned
(21-25 points)
Total Points:__________
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