Science, Technology & Society I
1.00 Unit            Wt. 1.00            PD/WK 05
Offered in Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: Living Environment and General Chemistry

This course uses a teaming approach to research, development and production making it an unusual course of study.  Students are assigned a research project dealing with one of the major topics in science or related to science.  Students use the computer on a daily basis, as hands on laboratory exercise, to learn to work together, compile researched information and generate a multimedia interactive program. Students are taught: computer operating systems, a mid range multimedia authoring package, scanning software, sound implementation, the Internet as a source of up-to-date information, and a variety of in depth topics in science.  Students write each and every activity into a daily logbook.  

Science, Technology & Society II
1.00 Unit                Wt. 1.00                PD/WK 05
Offered in Grade 12
Prerequisite: Science, Technology and Society I

This is a second year of Science, Technology and Society.  Students are selected from those who are most qualified from the previous year.  They bring an above average knowledge of computers and multimedia authoring and new tools for the Internet.  These students will join forces to produce a website for the Science, Technology & Society programs written by Science, Technology, and Society I students. These students will be exposed to the Internet and the programs that are used to generate the information stream. This course is an elective and cannot be used as the 3rd required year of science.