Friday September 20th 2019
UNIT 7
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
IN SCIENCE
Learning objectives:
• Apply knowledge and understanding of contemporary scientific issues to real-life
scenarios
• Be able to make valid judgements based on interpretation, analysis and evaluation
of different sources of scientific information
• Be able to synthesis ideas from several sources and adapt to other real-life
Unit 7 Set task skills
Planning
your
research
Reading &
taking
notes
Set
task
skills
Writing for a
specific
audience (Q.5)
Suggesting areas
for development
and research
(Q.4)
Considering
the scientific
issues (Q.1)
Identifying
organizations
and individuals
(Q.2)
Considering
the validity of
judgements
(Q.3)
The implications of the scientific issue or issues in the articles
The organizations/individuals mentioned in the articles and their potential
influence on the scientific issue
The validity of the judgements in one or more of the articles
Possible future areas for development or research linked to the main
scientific issue
Your understanding of the scientific issues and ability to explain them to a
given audience.
Re-read the malaria articles and take notes if you have not
already done so. Then answer the following questions.
1. Discuss the implications of the scientific issue described in the
article (12 marks)
2. Identify two organizations and two scientists mentioned in
the articles and suggest how they may have had an influence
on the main scientific issues (6 marks)
To score highly you need to make clear links between the institutions and people mentioned, as
well as the original articles.
3. Discuss whether the articles are expressing valid concerns about the
problems linked to treating malaria. In your answer you should consider:
• How the articles have interpreted and analysed the scientific
information to support the conclusions/judgements being made
• The validity and reliability of data
• References to other sources of information (12 marks)
4. Suggest possible areas for further development or research related to
the scientific issue covered by the articles. (5 marks)
5. Write an article for a tabloid newspaper on the growing problems of
malaria based on the information contained in these articles. You will
need to identify:
• The target audience
• The level of language to be used
• Amount of detail and accuracy
• What titles or captions may appeal to your target audience (15 marks)
1. Discuss the implications of the scientific issue described in the article (12 marks)
2. Identify two organizations and two scientists mentioned in the articles and suggest how
they may have had an influence on the main scientific issues (6 marks)
The World Health Organization (WHO)
Nothing but nets
UN partners
Sir Ronald Ross (1902)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1907)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1927)
Paul Hermann Müller (1948)
Professor David Conway, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO)
Institut Pasteur (Paris)
3. Discuss whether the articles are expressing valid concerns about the problems linked to treating malaria. In
your answer you should consider:
•
How the articles have interpreted and analysed the scientific information to support the
conclusions/judgements being made
•
The validity and reliability of data
•
References to other sources of information (12 marks)
4. Suggest possible areas for further development or research related to
the scientific issue covered by the articles. (5 marks)
5. Write an article for a tabloid newspaper on the growing problems of
malaria based on the information contained in these articles. You will
need to identify:
• The target audience
• The level of language to be used
• Amount of detail and accuracy
• What titles or captions may appeal to your target audience (15 marks)
Unit 7 Scientific issues
• Food technology (e.g.
GM crops, food
composition (fat,
sugar, salt),
preservatives.
Energy
sources
Food
technology
• Renewable & non-renewable
• Use of fuels in transport
• Carbon capture
Medical
treatments
Contemporary
scientific issues
Pharmaceuticals
Nanotechnology
• Uses in
cosmetics
• Health effects
of diesel fuel
• Space
exploration
Chemicals
• Prosthetics
• Stem cell
therapy
• Cloning
• Genetic
engineering
• Antimicrobial
resistance
• Performanceenhancing drugs
• Use of insecticides, plastic waste in oceans
• Ocean acidification
PHARMACEUTICALS
GENOMIC ANALYSIS
ANTIMICROBIAL
RESISTANCE
PERFORMANCEENHANCING
DRUGS
Unit 7-Considering the scientific issues & impacts
Environmental
Global
Local
Social
Science
Issues &
Impacts
Ethical
Morality
Economic