20 September 2015

Science as a Human Endeavour: Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries

Australian Curriculum Science:
Science as a Human Endeavour:
Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries
This looks like super fun, and what creative thinking was used to think up this invention.
What do you think is happening and why?
How did someone come up with this idea?
What are the obvious safety concerns?
What safety precautions did the person flying ‘The Swarm’ take in this video?
Why do you think he had an umbrella on top?
How are the drones arranged? Why do you think they arranged them in this pattern? How many are there? How did they work out how many drones they would need?
Could you design a better frame?
How might technology contribute to our understanding of science?
What might happen if you removed two of the drones?
What is your hypothesis?
What do you already know that led to your prediction?
What other predictions might be plausible?
How as many different ideas can you come up with for using drones like this? Which is your most creative idea? Now think of every reason that it might not work? How many different factors did you think of? How could you over come each of these barriers? Are there any factors which might be too difficult? Can you work with others to see if they can help you to think how you can make your idea become a possibility?
How might you test your predictions?
What could you try? Do you think you could…?
What kinds of tests can you design to help you answer your questions?
What should you consider in planning?
How will you measure and record the data?
How will you ensure the data is reliable, representative?
Which variables will you keep constant? Why?
How would your hypothesis have differed from that of a scientist?
Why has Apple started stocking drones?
What other possibilities or new developments might this invention lead to? What new careers might be developed because of this technology?

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