Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 9, Lesson 2: Technology Today and Tomorrow (pp. 178-181)
I. Computers and Silicon Valley
B. In the 1940s, scientists in California started making computers.
C. Today, many small, fast computers are made in Silicon Valley.
D. The growth of the computer industry brought many new businesses that provide goods and services for Silicon Valley.
II. Technology and You
B. In the future, computers will be used in almost every job.
C. Learning about computers is important for your future.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The use of science to make or do something is called technology.
A. One of the things a computer can do is connect you to the World Wide Web, which allows millions of people to share information from one computer to another.
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