AS 91866 · 4 credits · Internal
Organisms and future needs
Conduct an inquiry into the use of organisms to meet future needs
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You need to run an inquiry into how we could use living things (organisms) in the future to solve problems or meet human needs. You'll pick a specific focus, find information about it, consider what external influences (like money, ethics, environment, technology) could affect whether this organism would actually work, and then present your findings clearly with conclusions about whether it's a realistic solution.
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What you actually do
- ·Decide on a specific inquiry focus (like using fungi to break down plastics, or bacteria to clean waterways) and develop clear questions you want to answer
- ·Gather and review information and background ideas from reliable sources to understand how the organism could be used
- ·Identify external influences like cost, ethics, environmental impact, legal rules, and technological feasibility that would affect whether this actually works in the real world
- ·Compare different points of view about your organism and evaluate how the external influences create problems or opportunities
- ·Present your findings clearly with conclusions about whether using this organism would realistically meet future needs, including what the short-term and long-term impacts might be
AAchieved
You conduct a basic inquiry with a clear focus, gather information, identify some external influences, and reach a conclusion about whether the organism could meet future needs.