This course emphasizes technology assessment and decision-making. In the context of health, 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.
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 5: THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
(A) Diversity of Life
(B) Heredity
(C) Cells
(D) Interdependence of Life
(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) Political and Economic Systems
(F) Social Conflict
(G) Global Interdependence
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