Skip to main content

Next Generation Science Standards For States, By States (2013) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

APPENDIX J: Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment
Pages 442-446

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 442...
... The vision projected by the Framework is that science and engi IN THE FRAMEWORK neering continuously interact and move each other forward, as expressed in the following statement: The Framework specifies two core ideas that relate science, tech- New insights from science often catalyze the emergence nology, society, and the environment: the interdependence of sci- of new technologies and their applications, which are ence, engineering, and technology and the influence of science, developed using engineering design. In turn, new techengineering, and technology on society and the natural world.
Read the entire page →
From page 443...
... As expressed in the Framework: today's children prepare for a world in which technological change, From the earliest forms of agriculture to the latest and the consequent impact on society and natural resources, will technologies, all human activity has drawn on natural continue to accelerate. resources and has had both short- and long-term conse quences, positive as well negative, for the health of both HOME AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO people and the natural environment.
Read the entire page →
From page 444...
... ideas could best be illustrated through their connections to the The following matrix summarizes how the two core ideas disnatural sciences disciplines. There are a number of performance cussed in this appendix progress across the grade levels.
Read the entire page →
From page 445...
... Performance Expectations Related to the Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology Grade Physical Sciences Life Sciences Earth and Space Sciences Engineering K K-ESS3-2 1 2 3 3-PS2-4 3-LS4-3 4 4-PS4-3 4-ESS3-1 5 6–8 MS-PS1-3 MS-LS1-1 MS-ESS1-3 MS-LS4-5 9–12 HS-PS4-5 HS-ESS1-2 HS-ESS1-4 HS-ESS2-3 Performance Expectations Related to the Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World Grade Physical Sciences Life Sciences Earth and Space Sciences Engineering K K-ESS3-2 1 1-PS4-4 1-LS1-1 2 2-PS1-2 2-ESS2-1 3 3-ESS3-1 3-5-ETS1-1 3-5-ETS1-2 4 4-PS3-4 4-ESS3-1 4-ESS3-2 5 6–8 MS-PS1-3 MS-LS2-5 MS-ESS3-3 MS-ETS1-1 MS-PS2-1 MS-ESS3-4 MS-PS4-3 9–12 HS-PS3-3 HS-ESS2-2 HS-ETS1-1 HS-PS4-2 HS-ESS3-1 HS-ETS1-3 HS-PS4-5 HS-ESS3-2 HS-ESS3-3 HS-ESS3-4 Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment 111
Read the entire page →
From page 446...
... A regional overview of the nexus between technical & engineering literacy and state science frameworks. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • natural world
  • natural environment
  • connections statements
  • science education
  • human society

  • science standards
  • scientific discoveries
  • generation science
  • core idea
  • engineering literacy

  • engineering design
  • education standards
  • human activity
  • state science
  • relate science

  • science learning
  • appendix progress
  • establish goals
  • natural science
  • grade levels

  • ngineers continuously
  • power grids
  • paragraph emphasizes
  • unobserved planets
  • engineering interrelate

  • increasing parental
  • sometimes establish
  • setting allowable
  • vast power
  • technological decisions


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.