This activity is developed to encourage exploration of social systems and technological infrastructure. Students work in a hypothetical situation where technology is threatened. Using the Internet as a research tool, they investigate what types of infrastructure currently exist and what types of performance degradation or disruptions can occur.
Students then summarise and report their findings.
Literacy in understanding of social influences on and from technology, and integration of computer skills can flow to other curriculum areas. If students are also studying legal Studies, focus may be able to be directed towards understanding government structure and identification of the organisations responsible for legal and defensive preparations. Is this impacting on society's' that use less power, heat etc from advanced-technologically dependent sources. What variance is there in the responses of civilisations around the world. Examine the potential impact of hacking or viruses on these societies.