Science in a technical world
By: a project of the American Chemical Society.
Contributors: American Chemical Society.; W.H. Freeman and Company.
Edition: Teacher's ed.
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 623
ISBN-13: 9780716739340
Subjects: Science (Technology) -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Milk -- Testing -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Petroleum -- Refining -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Drug development -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Medical technology -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Chemistry, Forensic -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Semiconductor industry -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Other titles: Self-Sustaining Programs Collection.
Description: Each unit involves students in the solution of a science technology-related problem from the perspective of a technician working in the chemical, biological, or geoscience industries.
Notes: "Science in a technical world modules are comprised of three parts: a printed student text, a CD-ROM, and a video.  The Teacher's Edition provides specific suggestions on how and when to use each component."--P. viii.

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Table of contents: title: Food safety; title: Refining petroleum; title: Discovering new medicinal drugs; title: Medical laboratory technology; title: Forensic science; title: Making semiconductors.