Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
Internal: 3 credits
Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response
A socio-scientific issue has both biological and social implications. The issue is one for which people hold different opinions or view points. Social implications may be economic, ethical, cultural or environmental.
Biological knowledge includes:
Internal: 3 credits
Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response
- presenting a personal position, developed using relevant biological knowledge
- proposing action(s) at a personal and/or societal level.
- explaining why the position and the action(s) have been chosen.
- justifying the personal position and proposed action(s) by analysing and evaluating the biological knowledge related to the issue. This may include:
- comparing the significance of implications
- considering the likely effectiveness of the proposed action(s)
- commenting on sources and information, considering ideas such as
- validity – currency, peer review status, scientific acceptance
- bias – attitudes, values, beliefs.
- validity – currency, peer review status, scientific acceptance
A socio-scientific issue has both biological and social implications. The issue is one for which people hold different opinions or view points. Social implications may be economic, ethical, cultural or environmental.
Biological knowledge includes:
- biological concepts and processes relating to the issue
- biological and social implications of the issue
- differing opinions or viewpoints about the issue.
Immunisations/Vaccinations
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Medicinal Cannibas
Euthanasia
Water fluoridation
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