Technology cannot always provide successful solutions for problems or
fulfill every human need.
| NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Science and technology in society Grades 5-8, page 169 Science cannot answer all questions and technology cannot solve all human problems or meet all human needs. Students should understand the difference between scientific and other questions. They should appreciate what science and technology can reasonably contribute to society and what they cannot do. For example, new technologies often will decrease some risks and increase others. |