Future

High school (ages 12+)
Future & Imagination

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/future

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the temporal dimension?The future is the continuum of events that have not yet occurred
2. What is the philosophical underpinnings?Debates on determinism versus free will and the nature of time's flow
3. How does time change in the future?Scientists say time can be different when we move fast or are near big planets. Einstein showed that time can stretch or shrink, so the future can feel different in extreme places.
4. Why do people think about the future?Thinking about the future helps us plan for good things like clean air and space travel. It also lets us avoid problems like shortages or sickness.

Spacetime Continuum: A theoretical model that combines space and time into a single, four-dimensional manifold.
Determinism: The philosophical idea that all events, including human actions, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will.
Futurology: The systematic study of the future, often involving speculation and forecasting of future trends and events.
Causality: The principle that every event has a cause, and that causes precede their effects in time.