Contact us!
Silverdale Press
  • Home
  • About
  • Free Resources
  • Products
    • White House Holidays Unit Studies
    • Presidential Election Unit Study
    • Persuasive Writing and Classical Rhetoric
  • Store
  • Newsletter
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • Current Events
  • Home
  • About
  • Free Resources
  • Products
    • White House Holidays Unit Studies
    • Presidential Election Unit Study
    • Persuasive Writing and Classical Rhetoric
  • Store
  • Newsletter
  • Blog
  • Reviews
  • Current Events

Silverdale Press Blog

Homeschool Current Events

4/5/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Are you joining us for Hot Chocolate and Current Events? Reading to your children from a newspaper is a great way to increase vocabulary and improve critical thinking skills. 

This week, we're discussing technology in the news. Specifically, we're going to look at the pros and cons of driverless cars. Read this article from Bloomberg, and answer the following discussion questions. 

Map Point: Tempe, Arizona

Discussion Questions:
  • Warm up: What do you think of driverless cars? Would you be scared to ride in one? Why or why not? Have you ever seen a driverless car? If so, describe it. 
  • Describe the problem that smart phones create for drivers. Do you think a driverless car with special technology is safer than a distracted driver?
  • Describe how self-driving cars work. Do you trust the technology?
  • Why do engineers think they'll be safer? What do you think of the engineers' arguments?
  • What are the problems with driverless cars that cause accidents? 
  • Do you think what happened in Arizona was a fluke?
  • Do you think it was wise for Uber to suspend its driverless car program?
  • Would you rather live in a state that bans or heavily regulates driverless cars or one that allows them to be tested on their roads?
  • Should companies put the brakes on developing driverless cars? Or should companies move forward with their plans for putting driverless cars on the road?

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Silverdale Press

    Check out our About Page to learn more about us!

    Archives

    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016

    Categories

    All
    Presidential Election
    Writers Write

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly