1. Science Fiction “…Science fiction is the art of the possible, not the art of the impossible. As soon as you deal with things that can’t happen, you are writing fantasy.” -Ray Bradbury

2. Science Fiction
A type of writing that involves scientific data, theories, and technology.
Science Fiction writers like to imagine what effects scientific theories will have when they are carried out, so they often set their stories in the future.
In most science fiction stories, vivid details describe futuristic settings, characters, and events.

3. Science Fiction worksheet
Complete with partner

4. Elements of Science Fiction

5. Is human creativity more of a gift or a burden?
Please write a response to the following.
What is human creativity?
Is human creativity more of a gift or a burden?
List some examples of human creativity.

6. Unit Question: Is human creativity a gift or a burden?
Complete worksheet.

7. What If?.... “What if all the folks who’ve changed the world
had lived and died
and never tried?”
Work with your partner on your assigned topic to brainstorm how things might be different.

8. Questions to consider What would change?
How would society be different?
What would be the chain reaction?
How would it affect the world?
How might if affect you?

9. What do you think is the most dangerous invention?