COURSE TITLE SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY- SOCIETY
COMPUTER TITLE SCI TECH SOC
COMPUTER CODE SCZ501
GRADE LEVEL 9-12
LENGTH OF COURSE 18-36 weeks
Laboratory Requirement: Students who take this course spend a minimum of 30% of their time engaged in laboratory exercises.
Major Concepts/Content: Science-Technology-Society is designed to teach science content, science inquiry skills, and thinking skills, within the context of social issues. Topics students study include endangered species, biomedical technology, transportation, energy, consumerism, population dynamics, water resources, community planning, space exploration and settlement, and public health. Science-Technology-Society is conducted using an integrated approach with science as inquiry, science & technology, science & social perspectives, and the history & nature of science.
Major Instructional Activities: Based on the philosophy that scientific knowledge is best acquired through inquiry, the course uses a variety of techniques to introduce, stimulate, explore, and reinforce major scientific concepts, theories, principles, and skills.
Instructional activities are staged in appropriate settings. They include laboratories, classrooms, forms of technology, and field studies. Teaching strategies include lab investigations, demonstrations, field and community investigations, role-playing and simulations, computer simulations and data analysis.
Major Evaluation Techniques: Evaluation is based on laboratory and practical examinations, written reports, laboratory and field notebooks, research logs, simulation reports, class participation, quizzes, exams, and peer evaluation.
Essential Objectives: Upon completion of Science-Technology-Society, students should be able to: