INTRODUCTION

Planning Your Program

All students are expected to complete the first two modules of Science and Technology 11. Teachers may spend up to 40 hours on the first module, depending on students' prior knowledge, abilities, and interests. At least two optional modules should be completed during the course.

The following are some other suggestions for planning:

Present students with a list of the optional modules in the course, and give them a brief overview of the topics to be addressed in each module. Have students discuss and select, through consensus or voting, the modules the class will study (a maximum of three in addition to the two core units is suggested).
Have students retain samples of their work for all material completed. This collection will contribute to students' self-assessment, to student-teacher conferences, and to your assessment of their written work. If students will be using a variety of media, they might use a sturdy cardboard box (computer paper boxes are ideal) to store photos, computer disks, posters, taped interviews of visitors (e.g., a scientist), models, and video recordings of their experiments.
If students have access to a local area network (lan), a wide area network (wan), or information on cd-roms, have them use these sources to access information needed for projects throughout the course.
If students are doing research by computer, have them create a logbook containing all their frequently used e-mail, World Wide Web, or other internet addresses and the details of their on-line sessions, including their mail (both in and out), their time on-line, and their activities.
Have students create a log to record lab activities, new words, key concepts, reflections about weekly activities, and discussions. Students can use this record for self-evaluation, reporting, and student-teacher conferences.
Have students organize an invention fair. Small groups of students can work on an invention throughout the course (problem-solving, planning, making contact with outside people, finding the necessary parts, etc.).
Have each student create a personal dictionary of the terms learned in the course.
On a weekly basis, have each student collect one newspaper or magazine article about science or technology and share their findings with the class. Their summaries should contain:
- a short summary of the topic or issue addressed
- the impact on society suggested by the article
- predictions about the possible short- and long-term effects on society
- the questions raised in the article

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Revised: January 27, 1999

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