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CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE 
The Scientific World View  content block 2, reprise 1 
Scientific Inquiry  content blocks 1, 2, 4, 11, and 13 
  • Science Demands Evidence 
 content blocks 1, 2 
  • Science Is a Blend of Logic and Imagination 
 content blocks 1, 2 
  • Science Explains and Predicts 
 content blocks 1, 2, 4, and 11 
  • Scientists Try to Identify and Avoid Bias 
 content blocks 2, 13 
  • Science Is Not Authoritarian 
 content block 13 
The Scientific Enterprise  content blocks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 
  • Science is a Complex Social Activity 
 content block 13 
  • Science Is Organized Into Content Disciplines and Is Conducted in Various Institutions 
 content blocks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 
  • Scientists Participate in Public Affairs Both as Specialists and as Citizens 
 content block 13 
CHAPTER 2: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS 
Patterns and Relationships  content block 4 
CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY 
Technology and Science  content blocks 6, 11 
  • Technology Draws on Science and Contributes to It 
 content blocks 6, 11 
  • Advantages of Understanding 
 content block 11 
  • Tools for Research 
 content block 6 
  • Directions for Research 
 content block 6 
Design and Systems  content blocks 11, 12, 13; reprises 2, 3; Epilogue 
  • All Technologies Involve Control 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; reprises 2, 3; Epilogue 
  • Human Interfaces 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; reprises 2, 3; Epilogue 
  • Technologies Always Have Side Effects 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; reprises 2, 3; Epilogue 
  • All Technological Systems Can Fail 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; reprises 2, 3; Epilogue 
Issues in Technology  content blocks 11, 12, 13; all reprises; Epilogue 
  • The Human Presence 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Ability to Shape the Future 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Benefits and Side Effects of Technology 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Effects on Other Species 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Technological and Social Systems Interact Strongly 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13 
  • Decisions About the Use Of Technology Are Complex 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; all reprises; Epilogue 
  • Decisions About Technology 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; all reprises; Epilogue 
  • Alternatives, Responsibility, and Uncertainty 
 content blocks 11, 12, 13; all reprises; Epilogue 
CHAPTER 4: THE PHYSICAL SETTING 
The Universe  content blocks 4, 10 
  • Size and Inventory 
 content block 10 
  • Origin of Universe and Solar System 
 content block 10 
The Earth  content blocks 4, 12; reprises 2, 4, 5, 
  • Composition and Motion 
 content block 4 
  • Effects of and on Life 
 content block 12; reprises 2, 4, 5 
The Structure of Matter  content blocks 6, 7, 8, 10; 
reprise 6 
  • Diversity of Substances 
 content block 6 
  • Elements and Atoms 
 content block 6 
  • Atomic Structure 
 content block 6, 10 
  • Temperature and States of Matter 
 content blocks 7, 8 
  • Bonds, Molecules, and Crystals 
 content blocks 7, 8 
  • Isotopes and Radioactivity 
 reprise 6 
Energy Transformations  content blocks 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12; reprises 5, 6 
  • Forms, Conversion, and Conservation 
 content blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 
  • Heat Diffusion and Loss of Transformability 
 reprise 5 
  • Probability and Disorder 
 reprise 5 
  • Energy Store in Molecular Configurations 
 content blocks 7, 8, 10 
  • Quantum Jumps and Radiation 
 content block 10 
  • Nuclear Fission and Fusion 
 reprise 6 
Motion content blocks 4, 10 
  • Reference Frames 
 content block 4 
  • Force and Changes in Motion 
 content block 4 
  • General Wave Behavior 
 content block 10 
  • Wavelength Effects on Interaction with Matter 
 content block 10 
Forces of Nature  content blocks 4, 6 
  • Gravitational Forces and Fields 
 content block 4 
  • Electrical Forces between Atoms and Materials 
 content block 6 
CHAPTER 5: THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT 
Diversity of Life  content block 9; reprise 3 
  • Variety, Similarity, and Species 
 content block 9 
  • Molecules and Classification 
 content block 9 
  • Maintaining Diversity 
 reprise 3 
Heredity content block 9 
  • Breeding for Differences 
 content block 9 
  • Sorting of Genetic Information 
 content block 9 
  • Mutations
 content block 9 
Cells content block 9 
  • General Features 
 content block 9 
  • Codes for Assembly of Proteins 
 content block 9 
Interdependence of Life  content block 12 
  • Ecosystems and Environment 
 content block 12 
Flow of Matter and Energy  content blocks 7, 8, 12, 13 
  • Conservation of Matter and Energy 
 content blocks 7, 8, 12 
  • Successive Transformations of Sun Energy 
 content block 12 
  • Recycling of Elements 
 content block 12 
  • Storage in Fossil Fuels 
 content block 12 
  • Rates of Using Resources 
 content blocks 12, 13 
CHAPTER 6: THE HUMAN ORGANISM 
Basic Functions  content block 9; reprise 3 
  • Deriving Energy from Food 
 content block 9, reprise 3 
  • Reproduction
 content block 9 
Learning content blocks 1, 2, 3, 6 
  • Perception
 content block 1 
  • Association
 content block 1 
  • Reorganization of Thinking 
 content blocks 1, 2, 3, 4 
Physical Health  content blocks 9, 12, 13 
  • Toxic Agents 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Genetic Factors 
 content block 9 
  • Modern Habits and Environment 
 content block 12 
CHAPTER 7: HUMAN SOCIETY 
Cultural Effects on Behavior  content block 2 
  • Cultures and Subcultures 
 content block 2 
Social Change  content block 12 
  • Relation to Population Size and Concentration 
 content block 12 
Social Trade-Offs  content blocks 12, 13 
  • Differences in Values and Perspectives 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Repair versus Replacement 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Short-term versus Long-Term Effects 
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Probabilities
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Human Reactiveness 
 content blocks 12, 13 
Social Conflict  content blocks 12, 13 
  • Competition
 content blocks 12, 13 
  • Change, Uncertainty, and Choices 
 content blocks 12, 13 
CHAPTER 8: THE DESIGNED WORLD 
Agriculture content blocks 9, 12 
  • Early Processing, Planting, and Domestication 
 content block 12 
  • Genetic Control 
 content block 9, 12 
  • Pest Control 
 content block 9, 12 
  • Fertilizers
 content block 12 
  • Distribution of Products 
 content block 12 
  • Weather and Government Control 
 content block 12 
  • Changing Employment 
 content block 12 
Energy Sources and Use  content blocks 9, 10, 12, 13 
  • Energy Sources 
 content blocks 9, 10, 12 13 
  • Universal Requirement 
 content blocks 10, 12. 13 
  • Limits of Resources 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Derivation from Sunlight 
 content blocks 9, 10, 12, 13 
  • Fossil Fuels 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Nuclear Fission and Fusion 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Energy Use 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Distribution and Electricity 
 content blocks 10, 12. 13 
  • Quality
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Heat Losses 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Transformations and Efficiency 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • World Patterns of Use 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
  • Conservation of Resources 
 content blocks 10, 12, 13 
Information Processing  content blocks 9, 13; reprises 3, 5 
  • Prevalence of Information 
 content block 9; reprises 3, 5 
  • Databases
 content block 9; reprises 3, 5 
  • Computer Control, Modeling , and Simulation 
 content block 13 
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making 
 content block 13 
CHAPTER 9: THE MATHEMATICAL WORLD 
Symbolic Relationships  content blocks 4, 12 
  • Alternative Representations of Relationships 
 content block 4 
  • Variables
 content block 4 
  • Some Simple Relationships 
 content block 4 
  • Manipulation of Equations 
 content block 4 
  • Rates of Change 
 content block 12 
Shapes content block 7, 12 
  • Graphical Representations 
 content block 7, 12 
Uncertainty content block 13 
  • Probability
 content block 13 
  • Sampling
 content block 13, reprise 6 (activity) 
  • Common Sources of Bias 
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  • Importance of Sample Size 
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CHAPTER 10: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 
Displacing the Earth from the Center of the Universe  content block 4 
  • Ancient Model of Circles around the Earth 
 content block 4 
  • Circles or Ellipses around the Sun 
 content block 4 
  • Telescopic Observations 
 content block 4 
  • Resistance from Clergy 
 content block 4 
Uniting the Heavens and Earth  content block 4 
  • Common Laws of Motion for Earth and Heavens 
 content block 4 
Relating Matter & Energy and Time & Space  reprise 6 
  • Matter as a Form of Energy 
 reprise 6 
Understanding Fire  content blocks 6, 7 
  • Belief in Fire as an Element Released in Burning 
 content blocks 6, 7 
  • Demonstrating Conservation of Matter in Burning 
 content blocks 6, 7 
  • Chemical Elements and Atomic Theory 
 content blocks 6, 7 
Splitting the Atom  reprise 6 
Discovery of Radioactive Elements  reprise 6 
The Internal Structure of Atoms  reprise 6 
Induced Uranium Fission  reprise 6 
  • Chain Reactions and Nuclear Energy 
 reprise 6 
Harnessing Power  content block 11 
  • Invention of Steam Engines 
 content block 11 
  • Social Setting and Eventual Consequences 
 content block 11 
CHAPTER 11: COMMON THEMES 
Systems content blocks 8. 10, 12 
  • Identifying Systems, Inputs, Outputs, and Feedback 
 content blocks 8, 10, 12 
  • Interacting Systems and Subsystems 
 content blocks 8, 10, 12 
Models content blocks 4, 6, 10 
  • Physical Models 
 content blocks 4, 6, 10 
  • Conceptual Models 
 content blocks 4, 6, 10 
  • Mathematical Models 
 content blocks 4, 6, 10 
Constancy and Change  content blocks 7, 8, 9, 10 
  • Constancy
 content blocks 7, 8. 9, 10 
  • Conservation
 content blocks 7, 8, 9, 10 
  • Evolution
 content block 12 
  • Rates
 content block 12 
Scale content block 10 
  • Large and Small Extremes 
 content block 10 
CHAPTER 12: HABITS OF MIND 
Values and Attitudes  content blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 13 
  • Knowledge of the Values Inherent in Science, Mathematics, and Technology 
 content blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 13 
  • The Social Value of Science, Mathematics, and Technology 
 content blocks 1, 2, 13 
  • Attitudes Toward Learning Science, Mathematics, and Technology 
 content blocks 1, 2, 13 
Computation and Estimation  entire course 
  • Computation
 entire course 
  • Basic Number Skills 
 entire course 
  • Estimation
 entire course 
Manipulation and Observation  entire course 
Communication Skills  entire course 
Critical-Response Skills  entire course