Activity #4

Sub Standard A:
A.4.5 When studying a science-related problem, decide what changes over time are occurring or have occurred

This is something that children learn very early in school. When I was young I remember studying catterpillars in school and observing and describing the different chances the caterpillar went through during its journey in becoming a butterfly. These changes occur overtime and we learned to document these changes and relate the process to other things in nature and in science.

Sub Standard B:
B.4.1 Use encyclopedias, source books, texts, computers, teachers, parents, other adults, journals, popular press, and various other sources, to help answer science-related questions and plan investigations

Growing up in this day and age we were very lucky as to have things like the internet to help us answer questions about anything. But when we were kids in school we were taught to not use the internet but infact look things up in encyclopedias and books to find what we were looking for. I can remember getting an assignment where we had to find the answers to all of the questions in books and other texts and we were not allowed to use the internet at all. Everyone should know how to use encyclopedias and books to find information even if we do have the internet and google at the press of a button. Its just good information to know.

Sub Standard C:
C.4.4 Use simple science equipment safely and effectively, including rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, hand lenses, thermometers, and computers, to collect data relevant to questions and investigations

This is something I have used in every science class I have ever been in from grade school through college. We learned how to use these instruments when we were in elementary school and its knowledge that you will use all the way through college. In my chemistry class my senior year of high school we did experiemnts twice a week and used all of the instruments mentioned in this question plus many more. Everyone needs to know how to use these and once you learn you will apply it to many other things in your life.

Sub Standard D:
D.4.3. Understand that substances can exist in different states-solid, liquid, gas

This question was justed used in the first activity in this course. The questions we answered had to do with water and the different states of water and freezing and boiling points. Water isnt the only substance that can occur in different forms, however it may be one of the only few that exist in all three forms.

Sub Standard E:
E.4.4 Identify celestial objects (stars, sun, moon, planets) in the sky, noting changes in patterns of those objects over time

I took an astronomy class in high school and I loved it. Space and the stars and planets have always fascinated me and it is my favorite area in science to learn about. The information I learned in my astronomy class has carried with me and it helped me learn about the stars and planets. I use it most when im looking for constellations and I can now identify most of them. As kids we learned the planets and some constellations, but getting older and learning more you learn how the earth rotates and you see different constellations during different times of the year.

Sub Standard F:
F.4.3 Illustrate* the different ways that organisms grow through life stages and survive to produce new members of their type

I can remember having to do drawings of things we see in nature and their life cycles in school. For instance one experiment I can remember doing was planting a seed and drawing an illustration of the seed and planting it in the dirt. Throughout the life cycle of the seed we would document and draw what we were seeing during each cycle all the way through its flowering and giving off new seeds to make new flowers.
Sub Standard G:
G.4.2 Discover* what changes in technology have occurred in a career chosen by a parent, grandparent, or an adult friend over a long period of time

Technology changes every single day and it is hard to keep up with. All careers these days use technology and it is important to stay up to date with programs and software to help everyone be efficient. Especially in medicine technological advances are being made every day and hospitals need to be aware and alert of the changes going on and having the latest technology and machines to give people the best possible care. My aunt is a Radiologist and if ultrasound or CT machines were never updated then we would not have the amazing information and knowledge that we have now as far as radiology and other fields in medicine go. 
Sub Standard H:
H.4.1 Describe* how science and technology have helped, and in some cases hindered, progress in providing better food, more rapid information, quicker and safer transportation, and more effective health care

Like I said in the previous question technology helps us every day. In food it is very important because it is finding ways to keep food safer for longer and preservation is very important. We have all these wonderful uses of technology these days that we didnt have years ago and it is providing ways for us to constantly learn about food and safety which helps everyone. See above for health care.