The Mystery Boxes activity engages students in looking for patterns and expressing them. To achieve scientific literacy for all of our students, we hold the following expectations which reflect the main ideas in the framework for science programs 4. Science is presented in connection with its applications in technology and its implications for society. First Context focuses on why we use technology in the Host a Time Traveler and Technology Jeopardy activities. These patterns will drive what science and technology are developed in the future.
Technology is based on fundamental science.
An understanding of the principles and practice of science is essential for students to cope successfully with the world they will inherit a world about which we can predict but little. The Nature of Science, p.13 Although we can predict little about the world students will inherit, we can predict that technology will continue its expanding influence on our world. The 20 Questions activity in First Context lets students develop their own questions in working toward a common goal, and then reflect on the categories and strengths of the questions. This process of inquiry is basic training to understanding a future as yet unmade. Evolution in a general sense can be described as change through time, and virtually all natural entities and systems change through time.