Title: Describe the helpful and harmful effects of technology.
Course: Technology and Engineering Awareness (25051) > Section: Exploring the History and Impacts of Technology and Engineering

Description may include examples of technology with effects that are both helpful and harmful (e.g., cars, which help transport people but produce noise, traffic congestion, pollution, and accidents).

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why does Virginia not allow cell phone use in school?
- What are the helpful and harmful effects of cell phones?
- Why are harmful effects sometimes not immediately understood?
- How are design solutions used to prevent harmful impacts of an invention?
- What is risk? What is a risk assessment?