Impacts of Tech 1 (Enviroment)

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)

Impacts of Tech 1

Enviroment

What do we mean by details?

How can details be lost?

How does technology impact us?

In this lesson, you will:

Strengthening: Apply the terms ‘privacy’, ‘legal’, ‘ethical’, ‘environmental’, and ‘cultural’

Excelling: Explain data legislation, including an organization's obligation to protect and supply data

Impacts 

There are a range of ways that technology can impact our daily lives.

Enviromental

The effect that technology has on the world around us:

This can be a positive impact, or a negative one. 

Can you list any impacts that technology has on the environment?

Life cycle of a device

Where do the computers or electronic devices come from before you buy them?​

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What journey does a smartphone make when it reaches the end of ​its life?

What impacts does that have along the way? 

Lifecycle of a device

• Mining for raw materials​
  
• Manufacture​
  
• Purchase and use​
  
• Recycling center​
  
• Reprocessing plant

Video link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhuWmcDT05Q

What were some of the materials listed?

Renewable Vs Non renewable

Renewable 

Non-Renewable 

Petrol

Compost

Wind

Gold

Solar

Steel

Glass

Define: Environmental impact

1. Impacts the people around us
2. Impacts the vehicles around us
3. Impacts the world around us
4. Impacts the morals around us

Difficulties in recycling

Play to around 3.40 to 3.45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EafM2aBtDM

What problems can lithium batteries cause when recycling?

Why do we not recycle all our devices?

Step 1: Choose one of the following pieces of technology.

• Renewable energy
  

• Electric cars

• The sharing apps (The Freecycle Network, Uber, Airbnb, Vinted)
  

Step 2: Create a guide to answer the following questions. 

1. Introduce what the technology is.

2.How does it benefit the environment? 

3. Potential downsides of the tech

Powerpoint