FACTWorld - Forum for Across the Curriculum Teaching

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SATIS - Science and Technology in Society www.satisrevisited.co.uk
I worked on a project some time ago and was pleasantly surprised to find that the material at the heart of the project is now live and available online. There are 14 topics which put science and technology in everyday life.	Hill top - compare data and determine causes MRSA - MRSA infection and antimicrobial properties of metals Magic bullet - trace developments that led to modern chemotherapy Eruption warning - look at how scientists monitor and warn of eruptions Skin cancer - melanoma and analyse data on the incidence of melanoma - assess risk of sunburn for different skin types and different locations Kidney failure - role of kidney and kidney failure - issue of lack of organs for transplant Animal research - Ethical questions - making decisions The transport problem - conflict between the increasing use of energy and the need to reduce energy consumption and the use of fossil fuels Difficult decisions - discussion of controversial issues relating to science - making decisions Taking risks - compare risks associated with different activities using data at personal, community, national and global levels Pesticides and food - pesticide residues that may be found on fruit and vegetables Air quality - investigate air pollution, how it is monitored and the effect on human health Biomass and biofuels - consider the consequences of expansion of palm oil plantations and their effects on biodiversity and landscapes Carbon footprints and the greenhouse effect - consider how their activities may increase carbon dioxide levels and ways of reducing their carbon footprint
It never ceases to amaze me how people can be so creative and so quiet about it. The team that put this together have been quietly beavering away behind the scenes to revise these resources and make them available and now here it is.
My role was a very small one but one I was pleased to offer as it's such an interesting job to do. I was asked to take a look at the materials and suggest ways and write extra bits and pieces for making the material more accessible for learners whose mother tongue isn't English. You can find evidence of this in the language support offered, for example, in the role cards where students are asked to carry out a debate in roles related to a specific problem such as the Greenhouse Effect.
Well done to the SATIS team and the Association for Science Education for making this happen!
June 30th 2009