The U.S. Air Force offers young people the opportunity to work as satellite operators. Challenge students to create a web, or another graphic representation, that depicts the industries that are being directly and indirectly affected by the disease. After students complete the web, have them consider the economic and social consequences of the disease both locally and globally. Give an example. Divide your class into four groups to prepare presentations about the benefits and liabilities of globalization as it relates to local economies, food security, safety, and individual cultures.
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There have been many gadgets that have made the leap from science fiction to reality. For example, the sci-fi, handheld communicator has become today s cell phone. Have your students each write a short story in which the wearable gadgets mentioned in the story are commonplace in society. In addition, have them add at least two wearable gadgets that they think could be developed in the next 20 years, and make one of them central to their story's plot. Have students make sure their stories address how the introduction of wearable technology will change most people s everyday lives in the near future.