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Science and Technology
Science and technology are connected.
Technological problems create a demand for scientific knowledge and modern
technologies make it possible to discover new scientific knowledge. In a world
shaped by science and technology, it is important for students to learn how
science and technology connect with all content areas.
D. CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
Students will understand the basis for all life and that
all living things change over time. Students will be able to:
ELEMENTARY GRADES 3-4
 | Identify present day organisms that have not always
existed, and past life forms that have become extinct.
| Describe how fossils form.
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MIDDLE GRADES 5-8
| Explain how scientists use fossils to prove that life
forms, climate, environment, and geologic features in a certain location are
not the same now as they were in the past. |
SECONDARY GRADES
| Explain both the evidence used to develop the geologic time
scale and why an awareness of geologic time is important to an understanding
of the process of change in the universe as well as on earth. |
F. THE EARTH
Students will gain knowledge about the earth and the
processes that change it. The earth's surface
undergoes steady or sudden changes due to forces of wind, water, ice, volcanism,
and shifting of tectonic plates. Students will be able to:
ELEMENTARY GRADES 3-4
| Describe the change in position of the continents over
time.
| Demonstrate an understanding that many things about the
earth (e.g., climate) occur in cycles that vary in length and frequency.
| Describe differences among minerals, rocks, and soils.
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MIDDLE GRADES 5-8
| Describe how soils are formed and why soils differ from one
place to another.
| Explain the evidence scientists use when they give the age
of the earth.
| Describe factors that can cause short-term and long-term
changes to the earth.
| Classify and identify rocks and minerals based on their
physical and chemical properties, their composition, and the processes which
formed them.
| Describe the many products used by humans that are derived
from materials in the earth's crust.
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SECONDARY GRADES
| Analyze potential effects of changes in the earth's oceans
and atmosphere.
| Describe the impact of plate movement and erosion on the
rock cycle.
| Describe ways that scientists measure long periods of time
and determine the age of very old objects.
| Demonstrate how rocks and minerals are used to determine
geologic history.
| Analyze the changes in continental position and the
evidence that supports the concept of tectonic plates. |
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M. IMPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Students will understand the historical, social, economic,
environmental, and ethical implications of science and technology. Students will
be able to:
ELEMENTARY GRADES 3-4
| Investigate and describe the role of scientists. |
(Information from http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/lres.htm)
Guiding Principles for Maine Learning
Results
Each Maine student must leave school as:
I. A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
II. A SELF-DIRECTED AND LIFE-LONG LEARNER
III. A CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVER
IV. A RESPONSIBLE AND INVOLVED CITIZEN
V. A COLLABORATIVE AND QUALITY WORKER
VI. AN INTEGRATIVE AND INFORMED THINKER
(http://www.elm.maine.edu/info/techspec/guiding_principles.stm)
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