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Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
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Science = A discovery and invention process Technology = Augments human abilities Scientific Inquiry = Process starting with observation and leading to conclusion Society = A group of people living together and interrelated
Match the concepts from scientific inquiry with their place in the process:
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Observation = The starting point of scientific inquiry Hypothesis = An educated guess or proposed explanation Experiment = Testing the hypothesis Conclusion = The final result of data analysis
Match the aspects of technology with their description:
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Technological Tool = Augments human ability Contact Lenses = Technology that enhances vision Modern Technology = Constantly improving with the use of scientific knowledge Historical Tech = Early human developments including farming tools
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Study Notes
Introduction to GSTS
- GSTS stands for Science, Technology, and Society
- Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the general concepts and scopes of science and technology.
- Discuss interactions between S&T and society throughout history.
- Discuss how scientific and technological developments affect society and the environment.
What is Science?
- Modern science is a discovery as well as an invention (John Heilbron, 2003)
Scientific Inquiry
- Scientific inquiry is a process to follow.
The Scientific Method
- Observation
- Question
- Hypothesis
- Experiment
- Conduct experiments
- Troubleshoot
- Analysis
- Conclusion
- Communicate results.
What is Technology?
- Technology is the practical application of scientific knowledge, which makes a human's sense or ability more powerful. (Mark Zuckerberg, 2014)
What is Society?
- Society is a group of people with common values, interactions, territory, culture, etc.
- Society is the sum total of interactions between humans, figuring things out and making things.
The Role of Science & Technology
- Technology relies on scientific knowledge.
- Science informs technology.
- Society demands more technology, in turn asking more from science.
- Technology benefits society, and makes life easier.
The Roles/Impacts of Science & Technology
- Science and technology alter the way people interact and connect. It has significant effects on economic development.
- The effect of S&T on society is neither entirely beneficial nor entirely detrimental.
- S&T is key to development, underpinning economic progress and improving health systems, education and infrastructure.
- S&T improves lives in developing countries.
- S&T impacts society and vice-versa
STS as a Discipline
- The study of how society, politics and culture influence scientific research and technological innovation and vice-versa.
- STS originated in the 1960s and 1970s.
- STS is a result of a "sociological turn" in science studies.
- It considers the social, political, and cultural contexts of science and technology.
Goals of GSTS
- Confront realities
- Environmental Awareness
- Spread Awareness
- Reflective Knowledge
Historical Antecedents of S&T (Ancient Times Outline)
- Ancient ages
- Middle ages
- Modern ages
- Philippine (Pre-Spanish to Post-Commonwealth)
- Present
- Research: Computers, internet, telephone, Radio, light, steam engines, electricity
- Physics, Chemistry, Biology research
- Key entities are provided in chronological order
Ancient Times
- Transportation and navigation
- Communication and record-keeping
- Mass production
- Security and protection
- Health and aesthetics
- Engineering
- Architecture
Ancient Times- Sumerian Civilization
- Cuneiform writing system
- Uruk City - architecture made of clay, mud, sun-baked bricks
- Great Ziggurat of Ur, a mountain of solid mud core, mud bricks, dedicated to a moon god
- Irrigation and Dikes
- Sailboat, Wheel, Plow, Roads
Ancient Times- Babylonian Civilization
- The Hanging Gardens
- Code of Hammurabi
- Religion
Ancient Times- Egyptian Civilization
- Pyramids
- Mummification
- Papyrus
- Ink
- Hieroglyphics
- Cosmetics
- Wigs
- Clepsydra
Ancient Times- Greek Civilization
- Geometry
- Medicine (symptoms of pneumonia, epilepsy, etc.)
- Hippocratic Oath
- Experiments (human body)
- Alarm clock
- Water Mill
- Odometer
- Olympics
Ancient Times- Roman Civilization
- Newspaper (Acta Diurna)
- Codex
- Architecture (basilicas, coliseums, aqueducts, houses)
- Numerals (Roman numerals)
- Julian calendar
- Aeolipile
- Catapult
- Air Conditioner
Ancient Times- Chinese Civilization
- Silk
- Tea
- Great Wall of China
- Gunpowder
Medieval/Middle Ages
- Between the fall of the Roman Empire and the renaissance.
- Marked by massive invasions and migrations.
- Wars were prevalent.
- Weaponry, navigation, mass food production, farm production, health.
- Printing Press (Johan Guttenberg)
- Microscope (Zacharias Janssen)
- Telescope (Hans Lippershey, Galileo Galilei)
- War Weapons (crossbows, longbows, body armor)
Modern Ages/Industrial Revolution
- Industrialization
- Increase in population
- Demands for goods, faster transportation, more effective communication
- Developments in health and education
- Transition to new manufacturing processes (1760 and 1840)
- Steam Engine (James Watt)
- Pasteurization (Louis Pasteur)
- Oil Refinery (Samuel M. Kier)
- Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell)
- Mechanical Calculator (Blaise Pascal)
- Electricity (William Gilbert, Benjamin Franklin)
- Car (Henry Ford)
- Airplane (Orville & Wilbur Wright)
Philippine Inventions
- Vulnerable to natural disasters.
- Kampilan (Filipino sword)
- Baybayin (Indigenous Scripts)
- Erythromycin (Dr. Abelardo Aguilar)
- Tricycle (Dominic Chung, Lamberto Armada)
- Salt lamp
- Medical Incubator
- Mosquito/ Larvicidal trap system
- E-Jeepney
Cradles of Early Science
- Mesopotamia- Maya
- Mesopotamia - Inca
- Mesopotamia - Aztec
Asia - India
- Known for iron manufacturing, metallurgy
- Ayurveda
- Astronomy
- Mathematics (Mohendajero Ruler)
- Aryabhata
- Aryabhatiya
- Brahmagupta
- Madhava
Asia - China
- Acupuncture
- Compass
- Heavenly Bodies and Lunar Calendars
- Papermaking
Asia - Middle East
- Al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham (Father of Optics)
- Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- Jabir ibn Hayyan (Father of Chemistry)
- Ibn Sina
Africa
- Geometry (Lebombo Bone)
- Alchemy
- Astronomy
- Metallurgy
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This quiz challenges you to match various concepts from scientific inquiry and technology with their appropriate descriptions. Improve your understanding of these key topics and their relationships within the process of scientific and technological advancement.