The Bosque Education Guide: Education Standards

Science Part 2: 2003 Content Standard, Benchmarks and Performance Standards

Strand III: Science and Society
Standard I: Understand how scientific discoveries, inventions, practices, and knowledge influence, and are influenced by, individuals and societies.	Activity Number*
*5-8 Benchmark I: Explain how scientific discoveries and inventions have changed individuals and societies.*
5 1. Describe the contributions of science to understanding local or current issues (e.g., watershed and community decisions regarding water use).	17, 18, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40
2. Describe how various technologies have affected the lives of individuals (e.g., transportation, entertainment, health).	17, 33, 40
6 1. Examine the role of scientific knowledge in decisions (e.g., space exploration, what to eat, preventive medicine and medical treatment).	34, 36, 37, 40
8 1. Analyze the interrelationship between science and technology (e.g., germ theory, vaccines).	34, 35
2. Describe how scientific information can help to explain environmental phenomena (e.g., floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, fire, extreme weather).	18, 33, 34, 35