In this lesson, students will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites use equations that take into account the relative effects of space and time. However, even these high-tech wonders cannot be built without pure and simple math concepts basic geometry and trigonometry that have been used for thousands of years. In this lesson, these basic concepts are discussed and illustrated in the associated activities.

Students look at how the public is perceiving the topic of biotechnology by first reading through an article of a survery conducted in Europe.  Then they create their own survey and must analyze the public perception of biotechnology in their own community.  The final product will be a poster that graphically demonstrates the data from their survey, which students present to the class.