This course emphasizes technology assessment and decision-making. In the context of environment,
students learn about simulations, quantitative modeling, and computer modeling used to support
decision-making. Complex decisions involving open-ended problems are analyzed through specific
examples.

Chapters 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
Dr. Stanionis has suggested the following Science for All Americans links:

Chapter 1: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
(A) The Scientific World View
(B) Scientific Inquiry
(C) The Scientific Enterprise

Chapter 3: THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY

(A) Technology and Science
(B) Design and Systems
(C) Issues in Technology

Chapter 7: HUMAN SOCIETY

(A) Cultural Effects on Behavior
(B) Group Behavior
(C) Social Change
(D) Social Trade-Offs
(E) Political 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 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