5-8

M8: Recognize scientific and technological contributions of diverse people including women, different ethnic groups, races, and physically disabled.

Curriculum Organizing Questions	Who are the people who make contributions to science and technology?
Elaboration	Science and technology are human endeavors. Students should be exposed to examples of the diversity of people who do science.
Specific Ideas	Important contributions to the advancement of science, mathematics, and technology have been made by different kinds of people, in different cultures, at different times. benchmarks 1C1. Until recently, women and racial minorities, because of restrictions on their education and employment opportunities, were essentially left out of much of the formal work of the science establishment; the remarkable few who overcame those obstacles were even then likely to have their work disregarded by the science establishment. benchmarks 1C2. The early Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Hindu, and Arabic cultures are responsible for many scientific and mathematical ideas and technological inventions.Benchmarks 1C1 (9-12). Modern science is based on traditions of thought that came together in Europe about 500 years ago. People from all cultures no contribute to that tradition.Benchmarks 1C2 (9-12). Science requires different abilities depending on such factors as the field of study and type of inquiry. Science is very much a human endeavor. NSES G1b.
Developmental & Instructional Implications	Strong links to social studies.
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