Tech Talk

This module is designed to help the Cub Scout explore how technology affects your life each day.

Note

General Information about this activity:

• When?: 04/05 at 03:30pm

• Instructor: Ted Sargent

• E-Mail address: tesargent@gmail.com

• Pre-reqs submission: google form

• Zoom link for activity: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83371388455

• Bio-sketch: Ted is a mechanical engineer specializing in HVAC systems for higher education, hospitals, commercial, and institutional buildings. He is a Den leader and Pack committee chair for Pack 3020 in Glenville, NY along with Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 56 in Burnt Hills, NY. Ted also earned his Eagle Scout in 1997 in Annawon Council in South Eastern Massachusetts.

Pre-requisites

What is a pre-requisite? It is an activity you should complete before the meeting! Here is a list of pre-requisites you should do to complete this Award. If you do not have time to complete it before the day of the activity, do not despair! You can always send your work later to your instructor at the address listed above!

1. Choose A or B or C and complete ALL the requirements.

   1. Watch an episode or episodes (about one hour total) of a show about anything related to technology. Then do the following:

      1. Make a list of at least two questions or ideas from what you watched.

      2. Discuss two of the questions or ideas with your counselor.

         Note

         Examples of Videos you can watch

         • Technology and its impact on your world

         • Past and Present technology then and now

         • Past and Present Technology Then and Now

         • Technology Evolution 100,000 BC to 2020

         • Technology in our Daily Life

         • Responsible Use of Technology

         • How the internet works

         • How Cell phone works

         • Any other video on technology

   2. Read (about one hour total) about anything related to technology. Then do the following:

      1. Make a list of at least two questions or ideas from what you read.

      2. Discuss two of the questions or ideas with your counselor.

   3. Do a combination of reading and watching (about one hour total) about anything related to technology. Then do the following:

      1. Make a list of at least two questions or ideas from what you read and watched.

      2. Discuss two of the questions or ideas with your counselor.

Warning

Pre-req submissions

Finally, have your cub scouts ENTER their pre work in this form before April 5^th to allow us to create a truly interactive and personalized learning experience. If you are late that is OK, please still fill it out up to our scheduled class. Feel free to contact the instructor (See email in blue box at the top of this page).

What will we do during the meeting?

1. Complete all of the following:

   1. Explain these parts of a personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer.

   2. Make a list of ten devices that can be found in a home that use a computer chip to function.

   3. Use a spreadsheet program to organize some information.

2. Complete all of the following:

   1. Point out the major features of a camera to your den or family and explain the function of each part. Parts COULD include memory card, lens, shutter, power on and off, zoom, battery, flash, display panel, case, settings, etc.

   2. Discuss with your leader or adult partner the benefits and contributions photography makes to modern life.

   3. Use a camera to take at least 10 pictures of your family, pet, scenery; show these to your den. Technology is the use of tools, machines, or scientific knowledge to solve problems, such as computer technology. The use of technology can help people control, adapt to, and change their environments.

3. Explore EACH of the following:

   1. Look up a definition of the word technology and discuss the meaning with your counselor.

   2. Find out how technology is used in EACH of the following fields:

      1. Communication

      2. Business

      3. Construction

      4. Sports

      5. Entertainment

   3. Discuss your findings with your counselor.

4. Virtually visit a place where technology is being designed, used, or explained, such as one of the following: an amusement park, a police or fire station, a radio or television station, a newspaper office, a factory or store, or any other location where technology is being designed, used, or explained.

   1. During your visit, talk to someone in charge about the following:

      1. The technologies used where you are visiting

      2. Why the organization is using these technologies

   2. Discuss with your counselor the technology that is designed, used, or explained at the place you visited.

5. Discuss with your counselor how technology affects your everyday life.