STANDARD 5.4
| STANDARD 5.4 (NATURE AND PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY)
ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE
AND PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY. |
Descriptive Statement: This standard has three
equally important strands:
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Developing students' understanding of the interrelationship
between science and technology;
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Introducing students to and expanding their understanding
of the nature of technology; and
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Introducing and developing students' abilities with
technological design including experiences in predicting, decision
making, critical thinking an ultimately, problem solving.