Benchmark 3C The Nature of Technology: Issues in Technology

Benchmark 3C
The Nature of Technology: Issues in Technology
Grades 9-12, page 57

Human inventiveness has brought new risks as well as improvements to human existence.

NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Environmental quality
Grades 9-12, page 198
Natural ecosystems provide an array of basic processes that affect humans. Those processes include maintenance of the quality of the atmosphere, generation of soils, control of the hydrologic cycle, disposal of wastes, and recycling of nutrients. Humans are changing many of these basic processes, and the changes may be detrimental to humans.

NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Natural and human-induced hazards
Grades 9-12, page 199
Natural and human-induced hazards present the need for humans to assess potential danger and risk. Many changes in the environment designed by humans bring benefits to society, as well as cause risks. Students should understand the costs and trade- offs of various hazards--ranging from those with minor risk to a few people to major catastrophes with major risk to many people. The scale of events and the accuracy with which scientists and engineers can (and cannot) predict events are important considerations.