About the Standards Covered by
Reinventing Science
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designed to correlate to the Nations Science Educational Standards (as
published by the National Research Council and the National Science
Foundation) as well as the Standards for Technological Literacy (as
published by the International Technology Education Association, The
National Science Foundation, and NASA). By meeting national
standards these kits fit into state and local standards by default.
Topics taught are also designed to match with lessons and materials
commonly taught at elementary, middle-school, and high-school level.
In addition we include science fair experiment instructions and tips,
integration with history/social studies topics, and optional probeware
extensions for teachers who use technology in their classrooms.
The kits are designed so that you can
perform as many or as few of the experiments as you need to fit your own
unique needs, time requirements, and grade level. Harris Educational
also stands by with technical support and help via e-mail or phone.
The following is a list of each of
our kits that are currently in use and the topics they teach Along with
the exact list of standards that these topics correlate with. |
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Reinventing Edison: Build your own
Light Bulb
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Topics Taught by this Kit:
- Electricity (uses and effects)
- Circuits (simple circuit)
- Light (light intensity, spectral emissions)
- Properties of Matter (effects of type, size, shape of filament)
- Properties of Matter (changes in the filament if it burns away)
- Energy (exchanging electricity for light and heat, destruction of
filaments)
- Vacuum and Air Pressure (effects on bulb life, how pumps work)
- The Scientific Method
- History of the Light Bulb and Edison
- Invention and the Inventive Process
- Optional Probeware Extensions
- Optional Science Fair Experiments
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National Science Education Standards
- Science as Inquiry Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard A]
- 5-8: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- 5-8: Understanding about Scientific Inquiry
- 9-12: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- 9-12: Understanding about scientific inquiry
- Physical Science Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard B]
- K-4: Properties of objects and materials
- K-4: Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
- 5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
- 5-8: Transfer of energy
- 9-12: Structure and properties of matter
- 9-12: Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
- 9-12: Interactions of energy and matter
- Science and Technology Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard E]
- K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects
and objects made by humans
- K-4: Abilities of technological design
- K-4: Understanding about science and technology
- 5-8: Abilities of technological design
- 5-8: Understanding about science and technology
- 9-12: Abilities of technological design
- 9-12: Understanding about science and technology
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content
Standard F]
- K-4: Science and technology in local challenges
- 5-8: Risks and benefits
- 5-8: Science and technology in society
- 9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and
global challenges
- History and Nature of Science Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content
Standard G]
- K-4: Science as a human endeavor
- 5-8: Science as a human endeavor
- 5-8: History of Science
- 9-12: Science as a human endeavor
- 9-12: Historical perspectives
Standards for Technological Literacy
- 1 The Characteristics and Scope of Technology
- 3-5: Tools, Materials, and Skills
- 3-5: Creative Thinking
- 6-8: Usefulness of Technology
- 6-8: Development of Technology
- 6-8: Human Creativity and Motivation
- 9-12: Nature of Technology
- 9-12: Commercialization of technology
- 2 The Core Concepts of Technology
- 3-5: Systems, Requirements, Processes
- 6-8: Systems, Requirements, Processes, Controls
- 9-12: Systems, Requirements, Processes, Controls,
Optimization and Trade-offs
- 3 The Relationships among Technologies and the Connections between
Technology and Other Fields
- 3-5: Relationships between technology and other fields
of study
- 6-8: Interaction of systems
- 6-8: Knowledge from other fields of study and
technology
- 9-12: Innovation and Invention
- 9-12: Knowledge Protection and Patents
- 9-12: Technological Knowledge and advances of science
and mathematics and vice versa
- 4 The Cultural, Social, Economic, and Political Effects of Technology
- 6-8: Attitudes toward development and use
- 6-9: Influences on economy, politics, and culture
- 9-12: Rapid or Gradual Changes
- 9-12: Cultural, Social, Economic, and Political Change
- 5 The Effects of Technology on the Environment
- 3-5: Affects environment in good and bad ways
- 9-12: Conservation
- 9-12: Reduce resource use
- 9-12: Reduce negative consequences of technology
- 6 The Role of Society in the Development and Use of Technology
- K-2: Needs and Wants of Individuals
- 3-5: Changing needs and wants
- 3-5: Expansion or limitation of development
- 6-8: Development driven by demands, values, and
interests
- 6-8 Inventions and innovations
- 6-8: Social and Cultural priorities
- 6-8: Acceptance and use of products and systems
- 9-12: Factors affecting designs and demands of
technologies
- 7 The Influence of Technology on History
- K-2: Influence of Technology on History
- 3-5: Tools for food, clothing, and protection
- 6-8: Processes of invention and innovation
- 6-8: Evolution of techniques, measurement, and
resources
- 6-8: Technological and Scientific Knowledge
- 9-12: Evolutionary development of technology
- 9-12: History of Technology
- 9-12: The Industrial Revolution
- 9-12: The Information Age
- 8 The Attributes of Design
- 6-8: Design leads to useful products and systems
- 6-8: There is no perfect design
- 6-8: Requirements
- 9-12: Design problems are usually not clear
- 9-12: Designs need to be refined
- 9-12: Requirements
- 9 Engineering Design
- 3-5: Creativity in considering all ideas
- 6-8: Modeling, Testing, Evaluating, and Modifying
- 9-12: Design principles
- 9-12: Factors in Engineering Design
- 10 The Role of Troubleshooting, Research and Development, Invention and
Innovation, and Experimentation in Problem Solving
- 3-5: Troubleshooting, Invention and Innovation,
Experimentation
- 6-8: Troubleshooting, Invention and Innovation,
Experimentation
- 9-12: Researching technological problems
- 12 Use and Maintain Technological Products and Systems
- K-2: Discover how things work
- K-2: Recognize and use everyday symbols
- 3-5: Follow-step-by-step instructions
- 3-5: Select and safely use tools
- 3-5: Use computers to access and organize information
- 3-5: Use common symbols
- 6-8: Use information to see how things work
- 6-8: Use computers and calculators
- 6-8 Operate systems
- 9-12: Diagnose a malfunctioning system
- 9-12: Troubleshoot and maintain systems
- 9-12: Operate and maintain systems
- 9-12: Use computers to communicate
- 13 Assess the Impact of Products and Systems
- 6-8: Design and use instruments to collect data
- 6-8: Use collected data to find trends
- 6-8: Interpret and evaluate accuracy of information
- 9-12: collect information and judge its quality
- 9-12: Synthesize data to draw conclusions
- 16 Energy and Power Technologies
- 3-5: Energy comes in different forms
- 3-5: Tools, Machines, Products, and Systems use energy
to do work
- 6-8: Energy can be used to do work using many processes
- 6-8: Power is the rate at which energy is converted
from one form to another
- 9-12: Energy Sources
- 9-12: Power systems are a source, a process, and a load
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Reinventing Morse: Build your own
Telegraph
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Topics Taught by this Kit:
- Electromagnetism
- Simple Circuits
- How a Sounder (clicker) works
- How a Buzzer works
- How an Electrical Relay works
- Effect of the length of wire on magnetic field strength
- Encoding messages (Morse code)
- Communication Systems
- Forces and Motion (strength of the electromagnet)
- History of the Telegraph and Morse
- Invention and the Inventive Process
- Optional Probeware Extensions
- Optional Science Fair Experiments
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National Science Education Standards
- Science as Inquiry Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard A]
- 5-8: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- 5-8: Understanding about Scientific Inquiry
- 9-12: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- 9-12: Understanding about scientific inquiry
- Physical Science Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard B]
- K-4: Properties of objects and materials
- K-4: Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
- 5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter
- 5-8: Transfer of energy
- 9-12: Structure and properties of matter
- 9-12: Conservation of energy and increase in disorder
- 9-12: Interactions of energy and matter
- Science and Technology Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content Standard E]
- K-4: Abilities to distinguish between natural objects
and objects made by humans
- K-4: Abilities of technological design
- K-4: Understanding about science and technology
- 5-8: Abilities of technological design
- 5-8: Understanding about science and technology
- 9-12: Abilities of technological design
- 9-12: Understanding about science and technology
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content
Standard F]
- K-4: Science and technology in local challenges
- 5-8: Risks and benefits
- 5-8: Science and technology in society
- 9-12: Science and technology in local, national, and
global challenges
- History and Nature of Science Standards [K-12, 5-8, 9-12: Content
Standard G]
- K-4: Science as a human endeavor
- 5-8: Science as a human endeavor
- 5-8: History of Science
- 9-12: Science as a human endeavor
- 9-12: Historical perspectives
Standards for Technological Literacy
- 1 The Characteristics and Scope of Technology
- 3-5: Tools, Materials, and Skills
- 3-5: Creative Thinking
- 6-8: Usefulness of Technology
- 6-8: Development of Technology
- 6-8: Human Creativity and Motivation
- 9-12: Nature of Technology
- 9-12: Commercialization of technology
- 2 The Core Concepts of Technology
- 3-5: Systems, Requirements, Processes
- 6-8: Systems, Requirements, Processes, Controls
- 9-12: Systems, Requirements, Processes, Controls,
Optimization and Trade-offs
- 3 The Relationships among Technologies and the Connections between
Technology and Other Fields
- 3-5: Relationships between technology and other fields
of study
- 6-8: Interaction of systems
- 6-8: Knowledge from other fields of study and
technology
- 9-12: Innovation and Invention
- 9-12: Knowledge Protection and Patents
- 9-12: Technological Knowledge and advances of science
and mathematics and vice versa
- 4 The Cultural, Social, Economic, and Political Effects of Technology
- 6-8: Attitudes toward development and use
- 6-9: Influences on economy, politics, and culture
- 9-12: Rapid or Gradual Changes
- 9-12: Cultural, Social, Economic, and Political Change
- 5 The Effects of Technology on the Environment
- 3-5: Affects environment in good and bad ways
- 9-12: Conservation
- 9-12: Reduce resource use
- 9-12: Reduce negative consequences of technology
- 6 The Role of Society in the Development and Use of Technology
- K-2: Needs and Wants of Individuals
- 3-5: Changing needs and wants
- 3-5: Expansion or limitation of development
- 6-8: Development driven by demands, values, and
interests
- 6-8 Inventions and innovations
- 6-8: Social and Cultural priorities
- 6-8: Acceptance and use of products and systems
- 9-12: Factors affecting designs and demands of
technologies
- 7 The Influence of Technology on History
- K-2: Influence of Technology on History
- 3-5: Tools for food, clothing, and protection
- 6-8: Processes of invention and innovation
- 6-8: Evolution of techniques, measurement, and
resources
- 6-8: Technological and Scientific Knowledge
- 9-12: Evolutionary development of technology
- 9-12: History of Technology
- 9-12: The Industrial Revolution
- 9-12: The Information Age
- 8 The Attributes of Design
- 6-8: Design leads to useful products and systems
- 6-8: There is no perfect design
- 6-8: Requirements
- 9-12: Design problems are usually not clear
- 9-12: Designs need to be refined
- 9-12: Requirements
- 9 Engineering Design
- 3-5: Creativity in considering all ideas
- 6-8: Modeling, Testing, Evaluating, and Modifying
- 9-12: Design principles
- 9-12: Factors in Engineering Design
- 10 The Role of Troubleshooting, Research and Development, Invention and
Innovation, and Experimentation in Problem Solving
- 3-5: Troubleshooting, Invention and Innovation,
Experimentation
- 6-8: Troubleshooting, Invention and Innovation,
Experimentation
- 9-12: Researching technological problems
- 12 Use and Maintain Technological Products and Systems
- K-2: Discover how things work
- K-2: Recognize and use everyday symbols
- 3-5: Follow-step-by-step instructions
- 3-5: Select and safely use tools
- 3-5: Use computers to access and organize information
- 3-5: Use common symbols
- 6-8: Use information to see how things work
- 6-8: Use computers and calculators
- 6-8 Operate systems
- 9-12: Diagnose a malfunctioning system
- 9-12: Troubleshoot and maintain systems
- 9-12: Operate and maintain systems
- 9-12: Use computers to communicate
- 13 Assess the Impact of Products and Systems
- 6-8: Design and use instruments to collect data
- 6-8: Use collected data to find trends
- 6-8: Interpret and evaluate accuracy of information
- 9-12: collect information and judge its quality
- 9-12: Synthesize data to draw conclusions
- 16 Energy and Power Technologies
- 3-5: Energy comes in different forms
- 3-5: Tools, Machines, Products, and Systems use energy
to do work
- 6-8: Energy can be used to do work using many processes
- 6-8: Power is the rate at which energy is converted
from one form to another
- 9-12: Energy Sources
- 9-12: Power systems are a source, a process, and a load
- 17 Information and Communication Technologies
- 3-5: Processing information
- 3-5: Communication
- 3-5: Symbols
- 6-8: Information and communication systems
- 6-8: Communication systems encode, transmit, and
receive information
- 6-8: Factors influencing the design of a message
- 9-12: Parts of information and communication systems
- 9-12: Information and communication systems
- 9-12: Communication systems and sub-systems
- 9-12: Communicating through symbols
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