Possible future impact of a solution

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A company launches a ride-sharing app. Which is an example of a possible FUTURE social impact?

A Fewer people own cars, and public transport use changes

B The app uses a blue logo on its home screen

2. Which statement best describes future impact?

A Whether the solution works correctly on the day it is launched

B How a solution could affect society, the economy and the environment over time

3. A factory introduces robots that do jobs quicker and cheaper. Which is a possible economic impact?

A The robots are painted yellow so they are easy to see

B Some workers lose their jobs while new technician roles appear

4. A data centre for a new cloud service runs 24 hours a day. Which is a possible environmental impact?

A High electricity use could increase carbon emissions

B Users can log in with a password

5. Which is an unintended consequence of a social media app designed to connect friends?

A Some teens spend so much time on it that their sleep suffers

B Friends can send each other messages

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1social impact		Aenvironmental impact
2unintended consequences		BHow a solution could change people's lives, such as how they connect, learn, access services or feel about their wellbeing.
3Self-serve checkouts spread and fewer shop workers are needed, while some new tech support jobs appear.		CFuture impact also includes unintended effects that the designer did not plan, such as a social media app harming sleep or privacy.
4Millions of old phones are thrown away and data centres use more electricity as an app grows.		Deconomic impact
5future impact <- only what the designer planned		EFuture impact looks at how a solution affects society, the economy and the environment over time, not just now or just for current users.
6check impact <- users today only		FEffects of a solution that its designer did not plan for. They can be harmful or helpful and often show up later.

Definitions

future impact

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

// effect: easier access to local services category ← "______"

// effect: new jobs but higher running costs category ← "________"

// effect: more e-waste and energy use category ← "_____________"

planned ← ["faster delivery"] IF "job losses" NOT IN planned THEN __________ ← TRUE

span ← 5 impact ← predict(solution, ____) DISPLAY impact

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A areas ← ["social","economic"

B FOR each a IN areas

C PRINT "Check " + a

D END FOR

Question 2

A risk ← "job losses"

B area ← "economic"

C IF area = "economic" THEN

D PRINT "Social impact: " + risk

E END IF

Question 3

A energyKWh ← 120

B IF energyKWh > 100

C PRINT "High energy impact"

D END IF

Question 4

A planned ← "quicker trips"

B unintended ← "quicker trips"

C PRINT planned

D PRINT unintended

Question 5

A before ← 50

B after ← 30

C change ← before - after

D PRINT "Job change: " + change

Answer Key

Possible future impact of a solution

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Fewer people own cars, and public transport use changes

B — How a solution could affect society, the economy and the environment over time

B — Some workers lose their jobs while new technician roles appear

A — High electricity use could increase carbon emissions

A — Some teens spend so much time on it that their sleep suffers

Section B: Match the Pairs

social impact → How a solution could change people's lives, such as how they connect, learn, access services or feel about their wellbeing.

unintended consequences → Effects of a solution that its designer did not plan for. They can be harmful or helpful and often show up later.

Self-serve checkouts spread and fewer shop workers are needed, while some new tech support jobs appear. → economic impact

Millions of old phones are thrown away and data centres use more electricity as an app grows. → environmental impact

future impact <- only what the designer planned → Future impact also includes unintended effects that the designer did not plan, such as a social media app harming sleep or privacy.

check impact <- users today only → Future impact looks at how a solution affects society, the economy and the environment over time, not just now or just for current users.

Section C: Definitions

future impact — How a solution could affect society, the economy and the environment over time, including unintended effects its designer did not plan for.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

// effect: easier access to local services
category ← "social"

// effect: new jobs but higher running costs
category ← "economic"

// effect: more e-waste and energy use
category ← "environmental"

planned ← ["faster delivery"]
IF "job losses" NOT IN planned THEN
  unintended ← TRUE

span ← 5
impact ← predict(solution, span)
DISPLAY impact

Section E: Spot the Error

A — The list is missing its closing square bracket. It should be areas ← ["social","economic"] so the program can loop over each impact area.

D — Job losses are an economic impact, and the IF checks for economic. The message should say "Economic impact: " so it matches the area being tested.

B — An IF statement needs the keyword THEN after its condition. It should be IF energyKWh > 100 THEN, which checks for a high environmental impact.

B — An unintended consequence is an effect the designer did not plan. It was set to the planned benefit, but it should be a side effect like "more traffic".

C — The change in jobs is the new value minus the old value. It should be after - before, so a negative result shows jobs were lost.