Science, Technology, & Society

Topics and Timeline

Here's what we're doing each quarter:

1^st Quarter

A. Knowing (Science Matters, Ch. 1)
B. The Road to Discovery (Big Ideas, Ch. 1)
C. The Method of Science (Big Ideas, Ch. 7)
D. Doing Research, Validity of Sources
E. STS or VJAS Projects begin
F. Benefit/Risk Analysis (Big Ideas, Ch. 8)

 

2^nd Quarter

A. The Brain and Learning (Awakenings [movie], Brain Facts [Society for Neuroscience])
B. STS or VJAS Projects end
C. Energy & Society
D. The Atom (Science Matters, Ch. 4)
E. Electromagnetism (Science Matters, part of Ch. 3)

3^rd Quarter

A. Nuclear Physics (Science Matters, Ch. 5, 8, 9)
B. Particle Physics (Science Matters, Ch. 9)
C. Numbers in Science
D. Integrity and the Scientific Community (Miss Evers Boys [movie], Something the Lord Made [movie])
E. The Cosmos (Science Matters, Ch. 11)
F. Astronomy’s Big Bang (Big Ideas, Ch. 4)
G. Relativity (Science Matters, Ch. 12)

4^th Quarter

A. Ecosystems (Science Matters, Ch. 18, An Inconvenient Truth [Movie])
B. Earth Cycles (Science Matters, Ch. 14)
C. The Code of Life (Science Matters, Ch. 16, Boys from Brazil [movie])
D. Final Project (Optional, if time--Gattaca [movie])