Students discover through their own experimentation what the patterns of change are in each mystery box. Simple patterns lead to the complex. The theme of scale and structure is intimately tied with that of systems and interactions because most systems are studied at some scale. The Mystery Boxes activity provides a particular scale to view technology. The process of technological innovation takes place within a complex system.
Mathematical aspects provide a means of expression.
Social aspects influence what inventions will be developed and will have widespread impact on society. Technology Skits puts the evolution of technology into the context of a system. Beyond the California Science Framework, the KnowledgeContext curriculum also supports the Science, Technology, and Society theme in the curriculum standards for social studies developed by the National Council for the Social Studies.