AP Italian Language and Culture Unit 6 - Scienza e Tecnologia

Unit 6-Scienza e tecnologia Science and technology Essential questions: ● Quali fattori guidano l’innovazione e la scoperta nei campi della scienza e della tecnologia? I politici hanno un sacco di potere per quanto riguarda l’estensione dell’innovazione della tecnologia perché possono dare o trattenere dei fondi per questi progetti. Gli italiani però sono molto interessati in queste ricerche siccome vogliono una fonte per l’economia quindi solitamente è piuttosto facile ricevere i fondi dal governamento. ● Quale ruolo gioca l’etica nel progresso scientifico? L'etica gioca un ruolo importante nello sviluppo della scienza perché l'etica diventa come una regola che le persone non infrangono. C'è anche la coscienza che guiderà le persone ad agire con integrità e moralità ● Quali sono le conseguenze sociali dei progressi scientifici o tecnologici A volte le comunità non approvano dei progressi scientifici e tecnologici perché pensano che siano futili oppure cattivi per il clima. In aggiunta, se queste ricerche non portano a nessuna nuova scoperta a volte la popolazione vota per dare i soldi ad altri campi. Unit 6 sub themes and keywords: Scoperte e invenzioni: ● There are many new inventions in italy that influence culture and society. Consider how these inventions and new discoveries will affect the economy and society itself in the process. Italians are doing cutting edge research in many different fields because they are able to receive sufficient funds. ● Many researches are being conducted at Italian universities which lead to more funding and money flow and different ideas and behavior in society as a result of them Important vocabulary for discoveries and inventions: ● Il pioniere -- pioneer ● La scoperta -- discovery ● L’invenzione -- invention ● La scienza -- science ● La tecnologia -- technology Scelte etiche e morali: ● Ethics greatly impact the manner in which people study technology and science as it pushes researchers to find sustainable ways to make discoveries. Morality also pushes them to do what is right. Ethical decisions come from a cultural aspect because the societal values push people to act with integrity and good intentions ● There are big consequences for unethical decisions and researches which is also incentive to be ethical and moral Important vocabulary for ethical and moral choices: ● La scelta -- choice ● L’etica -- ethics ● La moralità -- morality ● L’integrità -- integrity ● La coscienza -- conscience Salute e medicina: ● The italian health care system is very good and well organized giving people the option and opportunity to seek medical attention when necessary without having to worry about the cost of it. Societal values promote this health care because they want everyone to be healthy and have equal chances to live and succeed. ● Once again here we can see how societal and cultural values influence modern life and medicine and health. ● In fact many people are healthy because of this type of health care Important vocabulary for health and medicine: ● La salute -- health ● L’ospedale -- hospital ● L’elicottero -- helicopter ● L’ambulanza -- ambulance ● L’assistenza sanitaria -- health care Fonti di energia alternative: ● Almost every city and town is using some form of renewable energy because they believe it is important to support their land and environment. They use sustainable energy sources including ○ Solar energy ○ Hydro power ○ Geothermal ● They have many windmills in areas that are flat and where the wind picks up because they want to use as much renewable energy as is possible to keep a clean environment and sustainable energy Important vocabulary for alternative energy resources: ● L’energia idroelettrica -- hydropower ● L’energia solare -- solare energy ● Il pannello solare -- solar panel ● Il mulino a vento -- wind mill ● L’energia sostenibile -- sustainable energy La rete e il suo impatto sociale: ● The internet helps many people from different italian speaking areas interact and share ideas. This helps promote local culture and preserve it as well as preserving the language. ● It impacts society also negatively because sometimes teens will spend time on social media rather than interacting with people around them ● However generally the impact of social media and local culture is good and beneficial in preserving it Important vocabulary for the network and its social impact: ● La rete -- the internet ● I social -- social media ● Il telefono cellulare -- phone ● La lingua -- language