This category asks the question, “what types of ideas about how nature works (science) did people develop, and/or what devices did people create to shape their natural, animal and human environments?” Answers to this question will differ depending on the people being studied, and students should be encouraged to identify the relationship between culture, science and technology. 

I thought this framework was very relatable to what I am focusing my curriculum on. I want students to explore different types of inventions made to shape human environments. Over time inventions become more refined based on human, environment, and economic needs. 

Essential question: Why do we use technology?