1. Lenses

2. Perspective
The 8 perspectives (lenses) that we will focus on in this class are as follows:
Cultural and Social
Ethical
Futuristic
Economic
Artistic and Philosophical
Political and Historical
Environmental
Scientific

3. Cultural and Social
Explore how daily issues have an impact on our daily, lives, relationships, customs, beliefs, etc.

4. Futuristic
Explore the impact of the issue on future events, perspectives, and relationships.

5. Artistic and Philosophical
Explore how art and philosophy address the issue and illustrate how society views/perceives the issue within a larger context.

6. Explore the effects on the environment/surroundings
Environmental
Explore the effects on the environment/surroundings

7. Explore an issue at a moral level, consider human rights, laws
Ethical
Explore an issue at a moral level, consider human rights, laws

8. Economic
Explore how scarcity, resource allocation, and trade are reflected in the issue.

9. Political and Historical
Explore an issues effect on government decisions and consider the background

10. Explore an issue using research based data and scientific study