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BENCHMARKS FOR SCIENCE LITERACY: THE RESEARCH BASE

Chapter 1. THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

A. THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD VIEW
B. SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
C. THE SCIENCE ENTERPRISE

Chapter 2. THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS

A. PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS
B. MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
C. MATHEMATICAL INQUIRY

Chapter 3. THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY

A. TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
B. DESIGN AND SYSTEMS
C. ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 4. THE PHYSICAL SETTING

A. THE UNIVERSE
B. THE EARTH
C. PROCESSES THAT SHAPE THE EARTH
D. STRUCTURE OF MATTER
E. ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS
F. MOTION
G. FORCES OF NATURE

Chapter 5. THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT

A. DIVERSITY OF LIFE
B. HEREDITY
C. CELLS
D. INTERDEPENDENCE OFLIFE
E. FLOW OF MATTER AND ENERGY
F. EVOLUTION OF LIFE

Chapter 6. THE HUMAN ORGANISM

A. HUMAN IDENTITY
B. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
C. BASIC FUNCTIONS
D. LEARNING
E. PHYSICAL HEALTH
F. MENTAL HEALTH

Chapter 7. HUMAN SOCIETY

A. CULTURAL EFFECTS ON BEHAVIOR
B. GROUP BEHAVIOR
C. SOCIAL CHANGE
D. SOCIAL TRADE-OFFS
E. POLITCAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
F. SOCIAL CONFLICT
G. GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE

Chapter 8. THE DESIGNED WORLD

A. AGRICULTURE
B. MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING
C. ENERGY SOURCES AND USE
D. COMMUNICATION
E. INFORMATION PROCESSING
F. HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 9. THE MATHEMATICAL WORLD

A. NUMBERS
B. SYMBOLIC RELATIONSHIPS
C. SHAPES
D. UNCERTAINTY
E. REASONING

Chapter 10. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

A. DISPLACING THE EARTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
B. UNITING THE HEAVENS AND EARTH
C. RELATING MATTER & ENERGY AND TIME & SPACE
D. EXTENDING TIME
E. MOVING THE CONTINENTS
F. UNDERSTANDING FIRE
G. SPLITTING THE ATOM
H. EXPLAINING THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE
I. DISCOVERING GERMS
J. HARNESSING POWER

Chapter 11. COMMON THEMES

A. SYSTEMS
B. MODELS
C. CONSTANCY AND CHANGE
D. SCALE

Chapter 12. HABITS OF MIND

A. VALUES AND ATTITUDES
B. COMPUTATION AND ESTIMATION
C. MANIPULATION AND OBSERVATION
D. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
E. CRITICAL-RESPONSE SKILLS