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Science and Technology in Society 6
SATIS book six includes The limestone inquiry, The heart pacemaker, and Metals as resources.
The ten units in this booklet are:
601 Electricity on demand: Decision-making task concerning electricity generation and the use of different types of power stations.
602 The limestone enquiry: A role-play exercise concerning the quarrying of limestone.
603 The heart pacemaker: Reading, questions and discussion concerning electronic heart pacemakers and their use in treating heart defects.
604 Metals as resources: Data analysis exercises on the prices, abundance and reserve lifetimes of metals, and problems associated with their depletion.
605 The great chunnel debate: Information, questions and debate concerning the building of a fixed Channel link.
606 The Tristan Da Cunha dental surveys: A data analysis exercise concerning the effect of diet on dental decay.
607 Scale and scum: Questions based on an advertising leaflet concerning water softening.
608 Should we build a fallout shelter?: A role-play exercise concerning the building of a nuclear fallout shelter.
609 Hitting the target- with monoclonal antibodies: Reading and questions concerning the production and uses of monoclonal antibodies.
610 Robots at work: Reading, questions and discussion on industrial robots and their future implications.
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SATIS units 601 to 603 4.15 MB
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SATIS units 604 to 606 3.52 MB
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SATIS units 607 to 608 1.73 MB
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SATIS units 609 to 610 2.67 MB