Science assembly ideas.
This list suggests an idea and some resources which could be used for an assembly on how science and engineering may shape our futures.
Food replicator clip
Use the video clip to introduce the asembly. How do science fiction writers guess what the future will be like? Are they ever right?
Assembly: Science Fiction or Science Fact?
Read selected sections of the assembly text. During the assembly ask students to suggest what predictions of the future have been made and which of these have come true. Ask students to think about why certain predictions have not come true. Ask them which science fiction ideas they would like to see becoming reality and why.
Lead into why it is so difficult to guess what the world will be like in the future due to the pace of technological change. How might this affect them?
Shift Happens 2009
Show the video 'Shift Happens' to illustrate the importance of understanding how scientists work and developing transferable skills so that they can be prepared for their future.