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Technology Through the ages CBA

Technology Through the ages CBA. A responsible citizen needs to understand historical developments and their economic impacts to make informed decisions about their lives, the nation, and the world today. Using appropriate historical research practices,

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Technology Through the ages CBA

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  1. Technology Through the ages CBA

  2. A responsible citizen needs to understand historical developments and their economic impacts to make informed decisions about their lives, the nation, and the world today. Using appropriate historical research practices, you will write an analysis of how a technological change that occurred in history impacts our lives today. (3-5 pages) Task Definition

  3. What is your position on the effects of________________?(your topic goes here) Create a thesis statement that gives your position. 1. State a position

  4. Choose two of the following social science perspectives: • Geographic (climate, land use, population, natural resouces) • Cultural (way of life, arts & leisure) • Political (government) • Economic (use of resources, $) • Sociological (relationships between people, groups) • Psychological (behaviors, mental states) 2. Choose your perspectives

  5. Identify key words and phrases Set up your EasyBib project Print—library catalogs Databases—school and public libraries Google 3. Looking for information (otherwise known as ‘smart searching’)

  6. Use EasyBib as you search, recording every source you use (start with their research beta) Use EasyBib to record your notes—quotes can be pasted right into a notecard and then paraphrased and organized into the structure of your paper. 4. Locate and access information

  7. How well have your sources supported your thesis? Do you need to go back a step and find more information? Are you using TurnItIn.com? Draft your paper and revise as needed Create bibliography 5. Evaluate & Create

  8. Thesis statement: The fork has contributed to the epidemic of obesity in the western world, causing ballooning health care costs and a change in the American way of life. 1. State a Position on the Fork

  9. Economic…cost of health care and the creation of antidotes to obesity-everything from the weight-loss industry to the invention of the $99 Hapifork. Cultural…Americans are gaining the reputation as a portly nation, obsessed with food and body image. 2. Choose my perspectives

  10. Identify key words and phrases: fork, eating utensils, obesity and the cost of health care, food network, diet industry, more will occur to you the more you research! Go to EasyBib. http://www.nkschools.org/Page/7571 Create project. Start with EasyBib’sResearchBeta. Create MLA 7 bibliography and check out the use of notecards on EasyBib Check out the databases on the websites of libraries www.krl.org Are there any useful print materials? 3, 4, 5 Smart searching, accessing info

  11. Have fun and discover new information!

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