Video
Module 2: Computers and Information Technology (core);
Video
Breakthrough Series
Video Series (thirteen 24 min. videos) with teacher's lesson planner.
Inventing the Future
Video (50 min)
Documentary on the commercial and scientific development of computers.
Software;
Telecommunication Module Software
Review of history of telecommunications, essential aspects of telecommunications technology, and current issues.
Print;
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3, Section 4
(Telecommunication Technology)
Pages 161-206 , Technology and Distance Education Branch.
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3, Section 5
(Cultural Satellites)
Pages 207-256, Technology and Distance Education Branch.
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3
Source File
Pages 33-50, Technology and Distance Education Branch
Science, Technology and Society Yearbook 1992
Print materials, Student/Teacher Resource
40 short Canadian articles.
Science, Technology and Society Yearbook 1992
Print materials, Student/Teacher Resource
40 short Canadian articles.
Scientists Who Have Changed the World
Series of 12 books, Student/Teacher Reference
Module 3: Space;
Video;
Breakthrough Series
Video Series (thirteen 24 min. videos) with teacher's lesson planner.
Capturing the Cosmos
Video, Student/Teacher Resource
Examples of astro-photography using inexpensive camera and telescopes.
Earth Colonies in Space: The Technologies
Video (20 min.)
Presents questions on how and when to set up a space colony, including predictions for the 21st century.
Eyes on the Universe
Video (10 min)
Use of telescopes to explore space phenomenon.
Pilots and Astronauts
Video (27 min)
Review of the development of flight and review of Space Shuttle missions.
Planets: New Discoveries
Video (20 min)
Solar system basics and planetary processes with teacher's guide.
Riding the Shuttle
Video (11 min)
Documentary of the development of the Shuttle to the Space Station.
To the Moon
Video (10 min)
Traces the development of manned space flight in both the former USSR and the United States to the point of landing on the moon.
To the Moon and Beyond
Video (56 min)
A concise history of lunar exploration, and future colonization. Examines the technological developments which have arisen through the Apollo space program, as well as technology necessary for colonization. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
Robot Explorers
Video (10 min).
The future of space exploration.
Software
Distant Suns
Software providing an open-ended graphical environment for individual learning.
MacStronomy 2.0
Software and user's manual to explore solar system. Graphics may be exported to other programs for reports and presentations.
SimEarth
Software
Planetary simulation.
Videodisc/Laserdisc
Science and Technology Videodisc Series 1
Student/Teacher Resource, 40 short videos
Print;
Scientists Who Have Changed the World
Series of 12 books, Student/Teacher Reference
Module 4: Transportation;
Software
Graph Wiz
Software for graphing with User's Manual and Student Workbook.
SimEarth
Software
Planetary simulation.
Print
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3, Section 1
(To Market To Market)
Technology and Distance Education Branch
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3, Section 2
(Car Crazy)
Technology and Distance Education Branch
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3, Section 3
(Oil and Water)
Technology and Distance Education Branch
Science and Technology 11, Unit 3 Source File
Pages 12 - 23 and 51-58
Technology and Distance Education Branch
Scientists Who Have Changed the World
Series of 12 books, Student/Teacher Reference
Curriculum Branch
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