Origin and Branches of Science
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What does science and technology examine?

The creation, development, and consequences of science and technology

Is science both a body of knowledge and a process of discovery?

True (A)

What does science attempt to do?

Humanity attempts to understand the natural world, regardless of whether the knowledge has practical applications.

What does science seek to do?

<p>Science seeks to uncover facts and relationships and aims to develop theories that explain and make sense of them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What serves as a basis for the discovery of general truth?

<p>Systematized body of information that has been systematically classified and correlated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific method based on?

<p>Observation and experimentation through a scientific method.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific method?

<p>A philosophy of the natural world &quot;rooted in the Greeks&quot;, profound curiosity and desire to understand nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is one of the two listed branches of science?

<p>Social Science (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does social science study?

<p>Individuals, cultures, and societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does natural science explore?

<p>The physical and natural world</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Science and Technology Studies

The study of the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology.

Science (General)

Humanity's attempt to understand the natural world, regardless of practical use.

Goal of Science

Seeks to uncover facts, relationships, and develop explanatory theories.

Science as a System

Systematized information, classified to discover general truths.

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Basis of Science

Knowledge based on observation, experimentation, and the scientific method.

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Origin of Scientific Method

A philosophy of the natural world, driven by curiosity.

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Social Science

Study of individuals, cultures, and societies.

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Natural Science

Explore the physical and natural world.

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Scientific Method

A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses

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Science

It is both a body of knowledge and a process of discovery

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Study Notes

  • The notes examine the creation, development, and consequences of science and technology
  • Science incorporates a body of knowledge and a process of discovery
  • Science represents humanity's attempt to understand the natural realm, irrespective of the knowledge's practical applications
  • Scientific endeavors seek to uncover facts and relationships, aiming to develop explanatory theories
  • A systematized compilation of information is systematically classified and correlated to facilitate the discovery of universal truths
  • A systematic understanding derived from observation and experimentation is achieved through employing a scientific method
  • The scientific method constitutes a philosophy of the natural world, tracing its origins to the Greeks and their profound curiosity and aspiration to comprehend nature

Branches of Science

  • Social Science involves the study of individuals, cultures, and societies
  • Natural Science explores the physical and natural world

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Science employs a body of knowledge and a discovery process. Scientific endeavors aim to uncover facts and relationships, developing explanatory theories. Social Science studies individuals, cultures, and societies, while Natural Science explores the physical and natural world.

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