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McREL Benchmarks Below (Click here to compare with state standards.)
| Click here for Science Friday Kids' Connection Resource Pages linked to this benchmark. | McREL Benchmark 1. Knows that scientific inquiry and technological design have similarities and differences (e.g., scientists propose explanations for questions about the natural world that are always tentative and evolving, and engineers propose solutions relating to human problems, needs, and aspirations; both science and technology depend on accurate scientific information and they cannot contravene scientific laws) (benchmark details) |
| Click here for Science Friday Kids' Connection Resource Pages linked to this benchmark. | McREL Benchmark 2. Knows that science cannot answer all questions and technology cannot solve all human problems or meet all human needs (benchmark details) |
| Click here for Science Friday Kids' Connection Resource Pages linked to this benchmark. | McREL Benchmark 3. Knows ways in which technology has influenced the course of history (e.g., revolutions in agriculture, manufacturing, sanitation, medicine, warfare, transportation, information processing, communication) (benchmark details) |
| Click here for Science Friday Kids' Connection Resource Pages linked to this benchmark. | McREL Benchmark 4. Knows that technology and science have a reciprocal relationship (e.g., technology drives science, as it provides the means to access outer space and remote locations, collect and treat samples, collect, measure, store, and compute data, and communicate information; science drives technology, as it provides principles for better instrumentation and techniques, and the means to address questions that demand more sophisticated instruments) (benchmark details) |
| Click here for Science Friday Kids' Connection Resource Pages linked to this benchmark. | McREL Benchmark 5. Knows ways in which technology and society influence one another (e.g., new products and processes for society are developed through technology; technological changes are often accompanied by social, political, and economic changes; technology is influenced by social needs, attitudes, values, and limitations, and cultural backgrounds and beliefs) (benchmark details) |
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