Discussion Post:
As I cover in the PowerPoint and you can see from the videos, "technology" means WAY more than just iPhones and computers. Flutes, stone tools, even fire count as forms of technology.
1. For this week's discussion, think of a prehistoric technology, and imagine what life today might be like if it had never been invented (tip: look at the end of the PowerPoint for the week for a list of ancient tech.) Write your reflection in the comments. Is this a new way of thinking about technology for you?
As usual, reply to the comments of some of your peers.

Reply to Classmate 1:
I think it is really interesting to see how technology plays such a vital roll in the universe. Everything in a sense is technology. I think one of the coolest thing to me was seeing how language was considered technology. Throughout time, different regions and areas had completely opposing languages and barriers. Where did these begin? How did people just seem to inherently know

Discussion Post:
1.Based on your reading of Fuentes, Chapter 11, when did our ancestors first begin using science (even if it wasn't named "science")?
2.Give an example of something that a child might do that follows the basic pattern of science--even if it isn't formally called "science."

Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers.


Reply to Classmate 1:
1. Based upon the reading, I believe that humans have always used science since they first walked the earth. On page 254 it states that "science emerged early in the history of the genus." Making useful tools like ropes and tools to hunt have been embedded in the human DNA to help them get food. That creative mindset that humans have has transformed science into something that our ancestors could have never dreamed of. Starting a fire to cook with has been one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. 
2. If a child does something in order to have a specific outcome occur then that i