SIX WEEKS PROJECTS: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGHS
PHYSICS (CRUZ)
OBJECTIVES: TSW (TEKS: 2C, D, 3C, D, E)
 CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON A RECENT TECHNOLOGY/IES AND WRITE A
BRIEF PAPER (9 PAGES) ABOUT: STANDARD: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW
OR HISTORY, CURRENT APPLICATIONS, FUTURE APPLICATIONS, JOB MARKET
PREDICTIONS AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
 STANDARD MLA FORMAT IS PREFERRED: COVER PAGE (1), TABLE OF CONTENTS(2),
PICTURES/ILLUSTRATION PG(3), ACTUAL PAPER(4 -5 INFORMATIONAL PG/S) & WORK
CITED PG (6), PROJECT PG W/RUBRIC (7)
 PRACTICE RESPONSIBLE TIME MANAGEMENT AND PROMPTLY SUBMIT WORD
PROCESSED ASSIGNMENT BY THE DEADLINE!
MATERIALS: PEN/PENCIL, PAPER, COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET ACCESS, PRINTERS, MATERIALS
AS NEEDED TO COMPLETE TASKS
PROCEDURE/S:
1. YOU WILL REPORT ON ONE - FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY
BREAKTHROUGHS.
2. YOU WILL WRITE THE INFORMATIVE PAPER INCLUDING THE TOPICS INCLUDED IN THE
OBJECTIVE/S. DUE DATE: ______________________________________________________
OBSERVATIONS/DATA: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
1. WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
2. DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY
3. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
4. BIOTECHNOLOGY
5. PERSONAL COMPUTERS
6. LASERS (NEW BLUE)
7. GENOMICS
8. GLOBAL FINANCE
9. MICROPROCESSORS
10. DIGITAL STORAGE & RETRIEVAL
11. UNMANNED ROVERS/EXPLORERS
12. FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY
13. IMPROVED TRANSMISSIONS
14. DNA TESTING TECHNOLOGY
15. VIRTUAL SIMULATION DESIGN
16. BIOMETRICS
17. CONSERVATION APPLIANCES
18. ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES/TELESCOPES
19. FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY
20. E- NET SECURITY SYSTEMS
21. REMOTE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
22. CLONING (STEM CELL RESEARCH)
23. ROBOTICS
24. TV SCREENS (PLASMA, HDTV )
25. COMPUTER MODELING
26. NANOTECHNOLOGY
27. SEMANTIC WEB OR INTERNET
28. DATA SYSTEM INTEGRATION
29. GIS
30. SPINTRONICS
31. CLOUD COMPUTING
32. METAMATERIALS
33. NEUROENGINEERING
34. BIOFUEL &/OR ALTERNATIVES
35. BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
36. NEURON CONTROL/NANHEALING
37. HOLOGRAPHY
38. CRYOPROTECTANS
39. METAMATERIALS
40. DATA MASH UP
41. ECODESIGN(GREEN)/SUSTAINABLE
42. ECLIPSE TECHNOLOGY
43. CROQUET TECHNOLOGY
44. OLED
45. SEARCH TECHNOLOGY
46. MEDICAL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
47. KINDLE/E-READERS
48. PORTABLE DEVICES
49. NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVICES
50.YOUR CHOICE W/ INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL
EXTRA CREDIT: ___________________________
RESULTS/CONCLUSION: ALL WORK MUST BE WORD PROCESSED & PRINTED FOR TIMELY
SUBMISSION.
SIX WEEKS PROJECTS: EMERGING TECHNOLOG PROJECT
PG
2
IS, REGULAR : SHORT INFORMATIVE PAPER IN MLA FORMAT
(1) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PAPER
PG
1
COVER PAGE W/ NOTABLE/APPLICABLE QUOTE
PG
2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PG
3
HISTORY/TIMELINE; PICTURE OF TOPIC OR PERSON
PG
4
CURRENT & FUTURE USES/APPLICATIONS
PG
5
JOB MARKET PREDICTIONS/ WILL THERE BE JOBS IN THIS FIELD?
IS THERE ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL WHICH MIGHT COMPROMISE
MY PERSONAL MORALS? ARE THERE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS TO
EXPLORE?
PG
6
WORK CITED PAGE (USE THE FORMAT ON MY WEB PAGE!
USE AT LEAST THREE SOURCES)
OR
POWER POINT/ PREZI
PAP/GT
WILL DO AN ADDITIONAL EMERGING SCIENTIST (CHOSEN OR ASSIGNED).
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
A. WHO IS THE SCIENTIST? WHO ARE MAIN INFLUENCES IN HIS/HER LIFE? WHO WILL
BE EFFECTED BY THE RESEARCH?
B. WHAT IS THE RESEARCH ABOUT? WHAT IS S/HE STUDYING? IS THIS A NEW FIELD OF
STUDY? COULD THEY BE CONSIDERED CUTTING EDGE? WHY OR WHY NOT?
C. WHERE DID THE SCIENTIST STUDY (UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE WORK)?
WHERE ARE THEY NOW CONDUCTING THEIR RESEARCH? WHERE MIGHT THEIR
WORK LEAD TO?
D. WHEN DID S/HE KNOW THAT THEY WERE ON TO SOMETHING SPECIAL? HOW DOES
THEIR WORK FIT IN THE TIMELINE OF HISTORY? SCIENCE?
E. WHY ARE S/HE STANDOUTS IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY? WHY IS THEIR RESEARCH
IMPORTANT?
F. HOW DID S/HE BECOME AN EMERGING SCIENTIST? HOW DO THEY COLLECT THEIR
RESEARCH INFORMATION?