1.1 How science works – Explanations, argumentation and decisions
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click1.1b Applications, implications and cultural understanding |
| identify some of the benefits, drawbacks and implications of well-known scientific and technological developments | explain some of the benefits, drawbacks and implications of scientific developments and recognise that there may be more than one scientific solution to a problem
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| describe some examples of where science has been instrumental in the development of some everyday things and the influence on everyday life, e.g. mobile phones | decide the main groups that could be affected by scientific and technological developments and whether the ‘right’ decision is the one that benefits the greatest number of people |
| discuss and explore issues surrounding a current scientific topic | explore the controversy surrounding scientific developments with which they are familiar, e.g. moral and ethical issues |
| identify the main groups affected by a scientific and technological development, e.g. religious groups and blood transfusions, gender and the Pill | discuss the influence of cultural, social, political, moral and ethical viewpoints on the progress and development of science
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| recognise the cultural, social, political, moral and ethical influences on science in worldwide contexts, e.g. many names in astronomy show the roots of the subject in other cultures | |
