Benchmark
3C
The Nature of Technology: Issues in Technology
Grades 3-5, page 54
Technology has been part of life on the earth since the advent of the
human species. Like language, ritual, commerce, and the arts, technology
is an intrinsic part of human culture, and it both shapes society and is
shaped by it. The technology available to people greatly influences what
their lives are like.
NSES Content Standard E
Science and Technology: Understanding about science and technology
Grades K-4, page 138
People have always had problems and invented tools and techniques (ways
of doing something) to solve problems. Trying to determine the effects
of solutions helps people avoid some new problems.
NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Science and technology
in local challenges
Grades K-4, page 141
Science and technology have improved food quality and quantity, transportation,
health, sanitation, and communication. These benefits of science and technology
are not available to all of the people in the world.
NSES Content Standard G
History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor
Grades K-4, page 141
Science and technology have been practiced by people for a long time.
NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Science and technology
in society
Grades 5-8, page 169
Technology influences society through its products and processes. Technology
influences the quality of life and the ways people act and interact. Technological
changes are often accompanied by social, political, and economic changes
that can be beneficial or detrimental to individuals and to society. Social
needs, attitudes, and values influence the direction of technological development.
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