Benchmark 6A The Human Organism: Human Identity

Benchmark 6A
The Human Organism: Human Identity
Grades 6-8, page 130

Technologies having to do with food production, sanitation, and disease prevention have dramatically changed how people live and work and have resulted in rapid increases in the human population.

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 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.

NSES Content Standard F
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Population growth
Grades 9-12, page 198
Populations can reach the limits to growth. Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals that can be supported in a given environment. The limitation is not the availability of space, but the number of people in relation to resources and the capacity of earth systems to support human beings. Changes in technology can cause significant changes, either positive or negative, in carrying capacity.