GED 132 Science and Technology in Society Course Syllabus PDF

Science technology GED 132 Science and Technology in Society ABOUT THE COURSE Course Syllabus QUIZZES TIMELINE INSTRUCTOR DETAILS ENG. NADIA MEK. Email: [email protected] WELCOME NOTE Stephen "Science is not only a disciple of reason b...

Science technology GED 132 Science and Technology in Society ABOUT THE COURSE Course Syllabus QUIZZES TIMELINE INSTRUCTOR DETAILS ENG. NADIA MEK. Email: [email protected] WELCOME NOTE Stephen "Science is not only a disciple of reason but Hawking also one of romance and passion."  Science Science The process of discovering, explaining, and predicting natural or social phenomena. Fun Facts About Science A human eye will blink over 4 million times in a year. A hurricane will release more energy in 10 minutes than 100% of the world's nuclear weapons. Almost 100% of the Oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere was produced by living organisms. Aluminumused to have a higher value than gold. It can take plastic about 50,000 years to decompose. J is the only letter that is not in the Periodic Table. Sound travels much faster through a metal than air. The earth gets about 6000 lightning strikes per minute. Water grows by about 9% when it freezes into ice. Science  How Science was born? Science is a process. It’s the idea that the world can be observed and that those observations can be used to make predictions of what will happen under similar circumstances. All of us are natural-born scientists. As children, we learn that crying brings mommy, that falling down hurts, that sticking a fork in an electrical socket is not a good idea. We learn this by experimentation. We also learn that repeated experiments under the exact same conditions give the same results, or else we revise what results we expect. We learn that if we fall down on something soft, it doesn’t hurt. Scientists do the same thing to observe the universe. They observe an occurrence, make predictions about future occurrences, then observe to see if those predictions were accurate. They must be careful and detailed in order to make certain that there are no undefined variables, but what they are doing is essentially the same thing we al do as children in order to learn about our world.  Technology Technology Activities that apply the principles of science and mechanics to the solutions of a specific problem. All technologies are born out of purpose. For example, search engines were created to sort through the massive amounts of data online. With each new upgrade technology compounds existing technologies to create something better than what was previously used before. And on and on it goes. Technology  The Technological Revolution The world is a much smaller place than it used to be, and it will become even smaller as the technological revolution continues.  Introduction Automation The replacement of human labor with machinery and equipment that is self-operating. Mechanization The use of tools to accomplish tasks previously done by hand. Cybernation The use of machines to control other machines. Culture Society Definition of Science Science is old Use of Stones Men and Fire Hunter-Getherers End of the ICE Age Rural and Urban Consequences of Domestication of plants Writing Science is …. Science is …. Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches Science Branches