UNDERSTAND THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AN APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.

A STUDENT SHOULD KNOW THAT:

A. THE TOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY ASSIST SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

1. Examples of tools of technology include a ruler, thermometer, hand lens, graduated cylinder, microscope, balance, and a computer.
2. Appropriate tools and strategies are available to assist in information gathering and problem-solving.
3. Tools provide quantitative data with varying degrees of precision.

B. SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE APPLIED IN THE PROCESS OF PROBLEM
     SOLVING.

1. A given scientific principle can be demonstrated through the design of a simple mechanical device.
2. Conditions can be improved through the application of technology.

C. TECHNOLOGY IS APPLIED TO SPACE EXPLORATION.

1. Space program developments include unmanned probes, manned spacecraft, telescopes, and weather, communications and earth survey satellites which are used by scientists to explore the universe.
2. Space program developments have provided a variety of products that can be used in daily life such as freezer cardiac pacemakers, hang gliders, and food processing methods.

TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS OUTLINED ABOVE, A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

• Design a simple mechanical device to demonstrate a given scientific principle.
• Build a simple mechanical device to demonstrate a given scientific principle.
• Select appropriate tools and strategies for information-gathering and problem-solving.
• Explain, given a description or a picture, how the depicted technology expands the ability of scientists and others to make measurements and/or observations.
• Compare, given alternative solutions to a problem, the advantages and disadvantages of each.