Engineering solutions
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A lesson plan for Grade 5 Social Studies
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The purpose of this lesson is to use Internet resources to explore the side effects of technology and to design, implement and evaluate solutions related to the problem of waste disposal. Research suggests that some high school students believe that scientists and engineers are more capable of making decisions about public issues related to science and technology than the general public. (See related research findings for The Nature of Technology) It is important to raise students' level of comfort with issues of technology by giving them experience with proposing solutions, carrying them out and analyzing the results. In this activity, several groups can design and execute the solution to a problem, then compare results with one another.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 5
- Goal 5: The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.
- Objective 5.08: Cite examples of surplus and scarcity in the American market and explain the economic effects.
- Goal 6: The learner will recognize how technology has influenced change within the United States and other countries in North America.
- Objective 6.05: Compare and contrast the changes that technology has brought to the United States to its impact in Canada, Mexico, and Central America.
