AP® Spanish Language and Culture review sheet from Aim for Five (aimforfive.com/spanish/units/4)
Unit 4
Not weighted by unitScience and Technology
This unit is about how science and technology shape daily life in Spanish-speaking communities: new inventions, the phones and apps you use to stay in touch, the science behind ordinary things, and the big questions technology raises for society. You'll meet these topics in reading passages and charts, and an essay prompt could ask you to take a side on a tech issue, so the vocabulary here pays off.
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- Argumentative essayFiltros de belleza en las redes sociales10 points · about 55 minutes
- Argumentative essayMóviles en la escuela10 points · about 55 minutes
- Argumentative essayLa inteligencia artificial y las tareas escolares10 points · about 55 minutes
- Argumentative essayTraducción automática y aprender idiomas10 points · about 55 minutes
Big ideas
- Innovation often starts with people solving local problems
- Technology changes how people communicate and build relationships
- Science explains everyday things, from cooking to vaccines
- Every new technology brings benefits and new problems
- Access to technology isn't equal everywhere
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Topics
- 4.1: Innovations and Emerging Technologies (Innovaciones y tecnologías emergentes)
- 4.2: Personal Technology and Communication (Tecnología personal y comunicación)
- 4.3: Science in Everyday Life (La ciencia en la vida diaria)
- 4.4: Societal Impacts of Science and Technology (El impacto de la ciencia y la tecnología en la sociedad)
You'll look at new technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and genetic engineering, and at how people in Spanish-speaking countries are using them. Practice explaining what a new technology does and weighing its promise against its risks.
Key terms
- la inteligencia artificial
- la innovación
- el invento
- la robótica
- la ingeniería genética
- el emprendimiento
A few quick questions on this topic, with the answers explained.
This topic covers the phones, apps and social networks you use every day and how they change the way people talk, make friends and get information. Expect texts about screen time, online privacy and staying in touch with family far away.
Key terms
- las redes sociales
- el celular
- la aplicación
- la privacidad
- el algoritmo
- la adicción a las pantallas
A few quick questions on this topic, with the answers explained.
Here science shows up in ordinary life: the chemistry of cooking, how vaccines train your immune system, and how the scientific method helps you test a claim. You'll read science explained for a general audience and practice describing causes and effects.
Key terms
- el método científico
- la hipótesis
- el experimento
- la vacuna
- el sistema inmunológico
- el descubrimiento
A few quick questions on this topic, with the answers explained.
Societal Impacts of Science and Technology (El impacto de la ciencia y la tecnología en la sociedad)
This topic asks how science and technology change society as a whole, for better and for worse. You'll weigh issues like the digital divide (la brecha digital, the gap between people who have internet access and people who don't), machines replacing jobs, and the environmental cost of new tech.
Key terms
- la brecha digital
- la automatización
- el acceso a internet
- el desempleo
- la ética
- el impacto ambiental
A few quick questions on this topic, with the answers explained.