1. Wearable Technology Creators
FUTURE JOBS READERS
Level 2-③
Wearable Technology Creators

2. Where can we see technology?
Current Technology
A boy using his computer
Where can we see technology?
An alarm clock
Technology is in . . .
clocks and computers in our rooms.
toys and TVs in our houses.
shoes and bracelets that we wear.
A toy that uses technology
Shoes with lights
An exercise bracelet

3. Current Wearable Technology
Students learning about wearable technology
Where do things like wearable technology came from?
It came from the imaginations of wearable technology creators. These are people like you and me who like computers, math, and science.

4. The First Smartwatches
Answering a phone call
A man with a smartwatch
What is a common wearable technology item?
Smartwatches are a common wearable technology item.
The first smartwatches were made for adults.
But now there are smartwatches for kids, too.
What can smartwatches do?
A boy using his smartwatch to talk to his mom
Smartwatches can tell time, play games, play music, and be used as phones.

5. Things for Wearable Tech Creators to Know About
A shirt that changes color with the push of a button
A wearable technology creator
They need know about science and computers. They also need to know about what people like to wear and what people often like to do.
What do wearable technology creators need to know about?

6. The Future of Wearable Technology - Doctors
A patient going in for a body scan
A doctor using special glasses
How might doctors use wearable technology in the future?
Doctors will have special glasses that can tell them about a patient’s health. The glasses will be able to do things such as take x-rays and check how fast our heart is beating. Then there will be no need for the doctor or the patient to travel to a big hospital for these kinds of tests.

7. The Future of Wearable Technology - Athletes
A man looking at his fitness information
How might athletes use wearable technology in the future?
Athletes will be able to jump higher and run faster with wearable technology. Their wearable technology will keep track of how their bodies are doing while they exercise. This will help them train better.

8. The Future of Wearable Technology - Soldiers
A soldier with a uniform that could make him invisible
A soldier with a futuristic uniform and shield
How might soldiers use wearable technology in the future?
Soldiers may be able to . . .
fly with wearable wings.
change the color of their clothes to make them hard to see.
wear technology to protect themselves from weapons.

9. Useful for Everyone
A set of keys
How might people like you and me use wearable technology in the future?
Things we might find in a museum in the future.
People like you and me might . . .
not need to use keys, telephones, or computers.
have technology in our fingernails.
wear contact lenses that give us directions.
have computers in our earrings and shirt buttons.
Technology on a girl’s fingernail
A woman putting in her contact lens
Even buttons will be smart devices!

10. Vocabulary athlete n. button n. a person who does a sport
a flat, round thing to push or to hold clothing together

11. Vocabulary contact lens n. phr. creator n.
a small round piece of plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better
creator n.
a person who makes something

12. Vocabulary imagination n. patient n.
the ability to think of things that are not real or do not exist
patient n.
someone who is being treated by a doctor, nurse, etc.

13. Vocabulary soldier n. x-ray n.
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service
x-ray n.
a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases