TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 8: Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity
2. A historical perspective of scientific explanations helps to improve understanding of the nature of science
and how science knowledge and technology evolve over time
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: People from various cultures,
races, and of different gender have
contributed to scientific discoveries and
the invention of technological innovations
a. Research biographical information
about various scientists and inventors
from different gender, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds and describe how
their work contributed to science and
technology. (ASSESS LOCALLY)
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a. Students will research a scientist from a
different culture, ethnicity, and/or gender.
Students will write one-page biographies of
their subjects. Students will share details of
science careers. (1.2; 2.1)
a. Teacher will use a scoring rubric for research
papers.
Strand 8: Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity
3. Science is a Human Endeavor
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: People, alone or in groups,
are always making discoveries about
nature and inventing new ways to solve
problems and get work done
a. Identify a question that was asked or
could be asked or a problem that
needed to be solved when given a brief
scenario (fiction or nonfiction stories of
people working alone or in groups
solving everyday problems or learning
through discovery).
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a. Students will work in cooperative groups to
formulate a problem or question, and then
create a flowchart, using time-order words, to
show a possible solution. (1.5; 1.8: 4.6)
a. Informal peer- and self-evaluation.
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