Lesson 10: Privacy, Surveillance, and Big Data
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will debate the balance between national security/convenience and individual privacy.
Have Americans traded too much privacy for the convenience of technology?
CIV 9–12.3, HIST 9–12.10
Discussing data collection by tech giants. Purpose: To understand the "Fourth Amendment" in a digital context. (DOK 3)
Debating in small groups before moving to a whole-class format.
Structured debate or reflective journal entry.