07.0 SCIENCE

Science And Technology: Students will understand the relationships among mathematics, science and technology, and the way they affect and are affected buy society.

Note: Grade level is indicated in the 4th digit in the standard number
GRADESPRE-KINDERGARTEN thru 4
07.0.14.0.1 Students will understand (in grades K-2) that people create tools (e.g., shovel, hand lens, pencil), to help them to do things better and to do some things that otherwise could not be done at all
07.0.14.0.2 Students will identify (in grades K-2) the contributions of science and technology to individuals and society
07.0.14.0.3 Students will recognize (in grades K-2) that simple machines can be used to help people do work
07.0.14.0.4 Students will describe the role and use of technological devices in everyday life (e.g., microwave ovens, telephones, VCRs)
07.0.14.0.5 Students will recognize possible negative consequences to people, other organisms or the environment, of technological solutions to specific problems
07.0.14.0.6 Students will understand that technology enables scientists and others to be observe the world, e.g., things that are too small or too far away to be seen without technology, the motion of objects that are moving very rapidly or are hardly moving at all
07.0.14.0.7 Students will identify alternative strategies to solve existing and potential environmental or technological problems
07.0.14.0.8 Students will describe activities in which students can participate that can benefit their communities (e.g., recycling, water conservation)
07.0.14.0.9 Students will recognize that technology extends the ability of people to change the world (e.g., to cut, shape or put together materials; to move things from one place to another, to extend the reach of hands, voices, senses and minds)
07.0.14.0.10 Students will identify careers that use science and technology
07.0.14.0.11 Students will understand that there are different types of simple machines.
GRADES5 thru 8
07.0.14.5.1 Students will investigate and describe human uses of renewable and nonrenewable resources (e.g., forests, fossil fuels)
07.0.14.5.2 Students will explain interrelationships between science and technology (e.g., building a bridge, designing a better running shoe);
07.0.14.5.3 Students will describe how the use of technology can contribute to the solution of an individual or community problem (e.g., using oxygenated fuels to help reduce air pollution)
07.0.14.5.4 Students will recognize that science and technology cannot solve every problem faced by society
07.0.14.5.5 Students will describe how people use science and technology in their professions
07.0.14.5.6 Students will identify and analyze ways in which advances in science and technology have affected each other and society
07.0.14.5.7 Students will recognize that issues related to science technology and society often are complex and involve risk/benefit trade-offs
07.0.14.5.8 Students will understand that scientific advances may be misused and developed into technologies that have negative consequences
07.0.14.5.9 Students will identify technological advances that are reported in the media
07.0.14.5.10 Students will understand that engineers, architects and others who engage in design and technology use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
GRADES9 thru 12
07.0.14.9.1 Students will analyze benefits and limit costs and consequences involved in using technology or resources (e.g., X-rays, agricultural chemicals, natural gas reserves)
07.0.14.9.2 Students will analyze how the introduction of new technology has affected or could affect human activity (e.g., invention of the telescope, applications of modern telecommunications and bioengineering)
07.0.14.9.3 Students will recognize that technological innovations (e.g., the automobile) may produce unanticipated problems of their own
07.0.14.9.4 Students will apply their knowledge and understanding of chemical and physical interactions to explain present and anticipated technologies (e.g., lasers, ultrasound, superconducting materials, photocopy machines)
07.0.14.9.5 Students will recognize that science and technology often develop faster than society can comprehend their ethical implications
07.0.14.9.6 Students will explore the scientific and technological aspects of contemporary problems (e.g., issues related to nutrition, air quality, natural resources)
07.0.14.9.7 Students will understand that science strives to understand the natural world and seeks explanations for natural phenomena, while technology seeks solutions to human problems and needs
07.0.14.9.8 Students will understand that science, mathematics and technology are interdependent human endeavors with strengths and limitations
07.0.14.9.9 Students will recognize that technological problems often create a demand for new scientific knowledge, while new technologies make it possible for scientists to extend their research or to undertake entirely new lines of research.
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