Several more investigations are conducted, and students collect and graph all of their data. Students are then challenged to use as many technologies as necessary to get a solar house as hot as possible and to keep it warm as long as possible. Some programs stay permanently in the machine but most are coded on disks. Computers can be programmed to store, retrieve, and perform operations on information. These operations include mathematical calculations, word processing, diagram drawing, and the modeling of complex events.
Mistakes can occur when people enter programs or data into a computer.
Computers themselves can make errors in information processing because of defects in their hardware or software. Tools, such as thermometers and x-ray machines, provide us clues about what is happening inside the body. Technology has made it possible to repair and sometimes replace some body parts. The FOSS program does not include a component developing concepts related to Information Processing or Health Technology at this level. The proficiencies on this page were developed by the Indiana Department of Education from the Benchmarks for Science Literacy .