Karen Andrea Caudillo Landeros

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

CRITICAL THINKING - PLAN

Arguments for: Arguments against:

Many new substances have become

New and improved scientific tools.
pollutants.

New materials will likely be part of the New materials can bring with them
solutions for environmental problems. environmental problems.

Materials can be designed from scratch to

New war weapons.
solve specific problems.

Interactions of matter with biological More and more materials that are not
tissues. recyclable.

Argument for 1. New and Supporting detail(s): Scientists can now see
improved scientific tools. materials at a much finer scale, with the new
discoveries.

Argument for 2. Materials can be Supporting detail(s): New materials can be part of
designed from scratch to solve the solutions to solve some specific problems (like
specific problems. pollution).

Argument against 1. New war Supporting details(s): Motivated by wartime

weapons. demand, chemists honed their craft with poison gas,
explosives and propellants

Argument against 2. New Supporting details(s): By the mid-1960s,

materials can bring with them researchers started noticing plastic pieces in the
environmental problems. ocean. Today, plastic pollution is found virtually
everywhere

My opinion (with reason): However people go about addressing the environmental

problems, other new materials will likely be part of the solutions. I consider that the
development of new materials is essential for the development of humanity and the
resolution of various problems.
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DRAFT

Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price

Materials science studies the fundamentals of the macroscopic physical properties of materials and
applies them in various areas of science and engineering, ensuring that they can be used in
machines, tools, or products necessary for society. Many new materials were birthed from basic
curiosity and serendipity, but new techniques also made way for targeted innovation. However,
this area of knowledge has brought a lot of controversy in society, it is said that it has brought good
and bad effects.
The discovery of different materials has brought with it new and improved scientific tools. For
example, scientists can now see materials at a much finer scale thanks to the electron microscope
and other tools making individual atoms visible. . Materials can be designed from scratch to solve
specific problems.
Like everything in this life, materials science has a dark side; motivated by wartime demand,
chemists honed their craft with poison gas, explosives and propellants, new war weapons were
created. New materials also can bring with them environmental problems, by the mid-1960s,
researchers started noticing plastic pieces in the ocean. Today, plastic pollution is found virtually
everywhere.
However people go about addressing the environmental problems, other new materials will likely
be part of the solutions to these problems. I consider that the development of new materials is
essential for the development of humanity and the resolution of the problems of the present life
and the improvement of the future life.

TASK CHECKLIST

Does your introductory paragraph include background information and a thesis 

statement?

Does your essay follow the structure provided? 

Do your arguments reflect both sides of the question? 

Does your concluding paragraph summarize the arguments and give your opinion? 
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REVISE
Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price

Materials science studies the fundamentals of the macroscopic physical properties of materials and
applies them in various areas of science and engineering, ensuring that they can be used in
machines, tools, or products necessary for society. Many new materials were birthed from basic
curiosity and serendipity, but new techniques also made way for targeted innovation. However,
this area of knowledge has brought a lot of controversy in society, it is said that it has brought good
and bad effects.
The discovery of different materials has brought with it new and improved scientific tools. For
example, scientists can now see materials at a much finer scale thanks to the electron microscope
and other tools making individual atoms visible. . Materials can be designed from scratch to solve
specific problems.
Like everything in this life, materials science has a dark side; motivated by wartime demand,
chemists honed their craft with poison gas, explosives and propellants, new war weapons were
created. New materials also can bring with them environmental problems, by the mid-1960s,
researchers started noticing plastic pieces in the ocean. Today, plastic pollution is found virtually
everywhere.
However people go about addressing the environmental problems, other new materials will likely
be part of the solutions to these problems. Due to this reason, I consider that the development of
new materials it is essential for the development of humanity and the resolution of the problems
of the present life and the improvement of the future life.

LANGUAGE CHECKLIST

Did you use a range of academic nouns and verbs? 

Did you use opinion phrases or modals for stating your opinion? 

Did you use to, in order to, so and so that correctly to state a purpose? 

Did you use but, however, although and on the other hand to link contrasting sentences? 

EDIT

Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price

Materials science studies the fundamentals of the macroscopic physical properties of materials and
applies them in various areas of science and engineering, ensuring that they can be used in
machines, tools, or products necessary for society. Many new materials were birthed from basic
curiosity and serendipity, but new techniques also made way for targeted innovation. However,
Karen Andrea Caudillo Landeros

this area of knowledge has brought a lot of controversy in society, it is said that it has brought good
and bad effects.
The discovery of different materials has brought with it new and improved scientific tools. For
example, scientists can now see materials at a much finer scale thanks to the electron microscope
and other tools making individual atoms visible. . Materials can be designed from scratch to solve
specific problems.
Like everything in this life, materials science has a dark side; motivated by wartime demand,
chemists honed their craft with poison gas, explosives and propellants, new war weapons were
created. New materials also can bring with them environmental problems, by the mid-1960s,
researchers started noticing plastic pieces in the ocean. Today, plastic pollution is found virtually
everywhere.
However people go about addressing the environmental problems, other new materials will likely
be part of the solutions to these problems. Due to this reason, I consider that the development of
new materials should go on because it is essential for the development of humanity and it could be
of greater help for the resolution of the problems of the present life and the improvement of the
future life.

References
Wilke, Carolyn (2022). "Materials of the last century shaped modern life, but at a price | Science
News.".