Mission 12 of 16

Science & Society

📋 What it is

Science affects daily life — medicine, technology, food, and the environment — and raises choices for people.

🗣️ Coach says

Science isn’t locked in a lab. Vaccines, phones, clean water, weather forecasts — all come from science, and they bring choices for society: how to use them fairly and safely. Being science-literate helps you decide well.

🧠 Memory hook

Science gives us tools; society decides how to use them wisely.

😂 Giggle

What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?
"You may have graduated, but I have more degrees!"

😲 Whoa!

The smartphone in your pocket relies on discoveries from physics, chemistry, AND materials science made over the last century.

✅ Quick check: Why does understanding science help you as a citizen, not just a student?

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Name three things you used today that came from science. Then pick one and ask: is it always used fairly?

⭐ Do the round to earn your star →

🤸 Brain break: Tool-share: mime handing a “tool” to someone, then a thoughtful chin-tap — “use it wisely.”