20 Questions
What is the primary focus of science?
Acquiring knowledge through the scientific method
What distinguishes science from technology?
Science focuses on discovering natural phenomena, while technology focuses on the practical application of knowledge
What does the term 'savants' refer to in relation to science?
People formally known as natural philosophers
What does technology primarily involve?
Practical application of knowledge in industrial arts and manufacture
What is the primary focus of technology?
Creating new or improved products, processes, or services
Which type of technology deals with the distribution of various forms of energy?
Energy technology
What is the main goal of research?
Gaining new knowledge
Which branch of science is concerned with the study of celestial objects like stars, planets, and galaxies?
Astronomy
What does management technology primarily involve?
Planning, organization, coordination, and control of social activities
What distinguishes fundamental/basic research from mission-oriented research?
The particular mission or technological objective it accomplishes
Science is a system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific ______
method
Science is primarily interested in the acquisition of ______
knowledge
Technology is the practical application of ______
knowledge
Technology is the science of industrial arts and ______
manufacture
Development involves transforming research findings into prototype inventions of new materials, devices, and processes. Innovation involves commercialization of prototype inventions of ______ and Development into marketable products or processes.
Research
Society is an organized group of people associated as members of a community. Development involves transforming research findings into prototype inventions of new materials, devices, and processes.
Knowledge
The power and promise of technology can be further enhanced through the study of technology to assure that all people are technologically literate in the future.
Study
Types of Research include Fundamental/Basic Research- gaining new knowledge, Applied-practical application, and Mission-Oriented-accomplishing a particular mission or technological objective.
New
Types of ______ include Material technology-extraction, fabrication, processing, combination, and synthesis of materials, Equipment technology-design and fabrication of tools, instruments, devices, and machines, and Energy technology- deals with the distribution of various forms of energy such as solar panels, wind turbines, and hydrothermal.
Technology
Branches of ______ include Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Astronomy. Scientific Processes include Observing, Describing, Comparing, Classifying, Measuring, and Making inference.
Science
Study Notes
- Science: system of knowledge of the natural world gained through scientific method, primarily concerned with acquisition of new knowledge, preoccupied with "know-why" and disseminated through science papers.
- Science: human cultural activity practiced by scientists, complex system of people, skills, facilities, etc. dedicated to inquiry into and understanding of natural world.
- Modern science: dynamic, cumulative inquiry into nature using scientific method, deals with natural world and its phenomena.
- Technology: comes from Greek words "tekhne" (art or craft) and "logia" (subject or interest), practical application of knowledge, material products of human fabrication.
- Technology: complex system of knowledge, skills, etc. devoted to research, development, production, and operation of new or improved products, processes.
- Society: organized group of people associated as members of a community, development involves transforming research findings into prototype inventions.
- Innovation: commercialization of prototype inventions of research and development into marketable products or processes.
- Science: includes various branches such as geology, chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy, and scientific processes like observing, describing, comparing, classifying, measuring, making inferences.
- Types of research: fundamental/basic (gaining new knowledge), applied (practical application), mission-oriented (accomplishing a particular mission or technological objective).
- Types of technology: material technology (extraction, fabrication, processing, combination, synthesis of materials), equipment technology (design and fabrication of tools, instruments, devices, machines), energy technology (distribution of various forms of energy), information technology (machines dealing with data), life technology (devices, medicines, procedures, systems designed to preserve, repair, maintain, reproduce, and improve living systems), management technology (planning, organization, coordination, control of social activities).
Test your knowledge about the system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method, the acquisition of knowledge, and the cultural activity practiced by scientists and natural philosophers.
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