Science, Technology, and National Security: Helping Students Explore Vital Connections Between Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy | NSTA

Science, Technology, and National Security: Helping Students Explore Vital Connections Between Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy

Journal of College Science Teaching—May 1997

In this article, the author grafted discussion of scientific ideas onto students' natural enthusiasm for public policy issues and selected scientific concepts as the front end for a course that explores issues in national security. The scientific content of the course centers on the nature of atomic nuclei and their interactions with other nuclei and subatomic particles.

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