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?