Chapter 6
Science, Technology and Society in the Science Classroom
6.1 STS in the Science Classroom
6.2. The Nature of STS
6.3 STS and Environmental Education Programs
6.4 Strategies for Teaching STS in the Classroom
6.4a Clarifying Values
6.4b STS Dilemma Sheet
6.4c STS Action Dramas
6.4d Voting
6.4e Case Studies
6.4f Action Projects
6.5 The STS Module
6.6 STS Themes and How to Teach Them
6.6a Population Growth
6.6b Air Quality and Atmosphere
6.6c Energy
6.6d Effects of Technological Development
6.6e Hazardous Substances
6.6f Water Resources
6.6g Utilization of Natural Resources
6.6h Environment
6.7 STS Curriculum Examples
6.7a Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
6.7b Global Science
6.7c ChemCom
6.7d Project Learning Tree
6.7e Environmental Issues and Actions Skill Development Modules
6.7f Additional STS Projects
Inquiry Activities
Activity 6.1: Getting Involved in STS
Activity 6.2: STS Module Design
Activity 6.3: STS Issues in Science Textbooks
Activity 6.4: Evaluating an STS Module
Science Teaching Gazette
Think Pieces
Case Studies
Science Teacher Talk
Threshold of the Green Decade by Denis Hayes
Environmental Education for the 1990s and Beyond by Louis Iozzi
Problems and Extensions
Resources
