The rate of new discoveries and the development of increasingly sophisticated tools to study our world make science a very rapidly changing subject. Many adults today remember their first television.
Many young adults remember their first experience with a computer.
In the near future we will all benefit more from basic research discoveries that have led to new tools, materials and medical treatments. Learning about the world around us by observing and experimenting is t the core of science and is strongly reflected in Pennsylvania's goals for science. Class size is not regulated at the state level. It can be a locally negotiated item. Science labs, particularly in chemistry, can be dangerous and the science lab is one of the more frequent sources of accidents and injury.