Lesson 1-1.1. Introduction to the Nature of Human Person.pdf

Subject Code SS6 Social Science 6: Leadership and Civic Engagement Module Code 1.0 The Nature of Human Person Lesson Code 1.1 Introduction Time Limit...

Subject Code SS6 Social Science 6: Leadership and Civic Engagement Module Code 1.0 The Nature of Human Person Lesson Code 1.1 Introduction Time Limit 30 minutes TARGET TA: 1 min At the end of this module, the student should be able to: 1. explain the importance of social sciences; 2. discuss the nature of social sciences; and 3. justify whether certain situations belong to social sciences or natural science. One of the missions of the PSHS system is to offer an education that is humanistic in spirit, global in perspective, and patriotic in orientation. Although the PSHS curriculum emphasizes science and mathematics, the PSHS provides holistic development of well-rounded individuals. This is the primary reason why social science subjects are introduced every year level in the PSHS System. HOOK Assuming that you have to choose one TA: 5 min of the Social Science courses in college. What course would it be? Why? What profession would you like to land on after taking that course? Why? REMEMBERING… … In your past classes, you have learned about the study of Philippine History, World History, Political Science, and Economics. Now that you are in Grade 12, you will be studying "Civic Engagement and Leadership". In this module, you will be learning additional disciplines of Social Sciences that explain the basic concepts of man, community, society, and culture. With your learnings Social Science 6/ Page 1 of 6 from the past Social Science subjects, we hope that it will promote your sense of active citizenship, advocacy, and community involvement. NATURAL SCIENCE VIS-À-VIS SOCIAL SCIENCE NATURAL SCIENCE VIS-A-VIS SOCIAL SCIENCE IGNITE TA: 7 min According to an article written by Hasa, natural science is concerned with the phenomena and objects of nature and the physical world. Natural science involves comprehension, description, and prediction of natural phenomena using empirical and observational evidence (Hasa, 2017). Some of the disciplines in Natural sciences are astronomy, biology, physics, and chemistry. Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Albert Einstein have contributed so much to the understanding of the natural world. These are just some of the great scientists in Natural Science that you have probably encountered. While these scientists aided us in understanding the ways of how the natural world operates, we have another group of scientists who aided us in understanding man, community, society, and culture. Imagine if you will travel to all the countries in the world. You will meet different people from different races and observe how they live their lives. You will be surprised and fascinated by the food, clothes, and even the language that people speak across borders. Wouldn't it be interesting to know how their culture has evolved through time? Did you know that you can study other people’s culture, society, and even their government? This is why Social Science is a very important field of study to help us understand how human life progressed through time and how closely it is related to our lives. We will see how, as human beings, have gone through several stages in human development. Social Science also helps us to acquire the capacity to make interconnections between various subjects and relate it with our everyday life. THE ORIGIN OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ITS DISCIPLINES Ancient Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle played a very significant role in the growth of Social Science. They were the first to ask the questions “What is a human being?” “Who is a human being?” “What makes up a society?”, “What is culture?” The answers to these questions vary as new concepts and theories have emerged with the development of human beings. But what exactly are the Social Sciences? Social Science is a vast field that is concerned with human society and the relationships among individuals within it (Hasa, 2017). The major social science disciplines are Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. These social sciences offer theories and concepts to understand man, community, society, and culture. SOCIETY AND CULTURE You have learned social science and its importance in understanding society and culture. But what are society and culture? These two concepts are very essential as you tackle each of the disciplines and how they are being explained using different perspectives. You will be learning more about the society and culture in separate topics in this subject. Sociologist Ian Robertson viewed and described society as a group of interacting individuals sharing the same territory and participating in common Social Science 6/ Page 2 of 6  culture (Robertson, 1981). According to Atmosfera et. al, society has always been there and will always be there, affecting man and being affected by man. Therefore, man is born into society and dies in society. Even after man dies, society persists. It worth notetaking that being human is already given, but "becoming" humans occurs in the context of society. Culture, on the other hand, includes the group's shared practices, values, beliefs, norms, and artifacts. The basic insight of sociology is that human behavior is shaped by the groups to which people belong (society) and by the social interaction that takes place (culture) within those groups (Robertson, 1981). The diversity of perspectives and debates among social scientists in explaining and understanding man, community, society, and culture will surely excite you as you progress in the succeeding lessons. NAVIGATE TA: 15 min GENERAL INSTRUCTION: A. You are expected to answer these tests completely, honestly, and correctly. B. Please wait for your teacher’s instructions about submissions and other important announcements. C. For the essay part, refer to the scoring guide in answering the questions. GRADED ASSESSMENT Test 1. Found in the next page is a table with situations in the first column. Identify whether the given situation is part of natural science or social science by writing NS for Natural Science and SS for Social Science in the second column. In the third column, write a short justification or explanation for your answer. 1 point is given per item. Social Science 6/ Page 3 of 6  SITUATION SOCIAL SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION/EXPLANATION OR NATURAL SCIENCE? Discovering vaccine for Covid-19 Understanding the new normal Growth of the Philippine economy amidst pandemic The volcanic activity of Taal volcano Protests of ABS-CBN supporters on the network franchise renewal Fishkill First human artificial intelligence invention Suicide cases in the Philippines Anti-Terror Law The emergence of a suspected bubonic plague case in China GRADED ASSESSMENT Test 2. Short Response. 1. How can we relate natural science from social science in understanding the world? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Social Science 6/ Page 4 of 6 __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________  2. Explain the importance of Social Science. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ SCORING GUIDE INDICATORS 5 4 3 2 __________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Content and Relevance- All of the Only 2 of Only one Two indicators __________________________________________________________________________________ One indicator Answers the questions correctly, three the three indicator were provided was provided __________________________________________________________________________________ indicator indicators was well but lack but lacks directly, completely, and s were were well provided coherence to the __________________________________________________________________________________ logically, all the details written coherence to well provided or overall idea of the overall are relevant to the topic being _______________________________________________ provided or observed the answer. idea of the discussed. or observed (example: answer. Argumentation- observed argumentation (example: use Arguments/insights provided are and use of of language is sensible and well explained language are observed but it using data/information/evidence observed but has no to support the claim/answer. these are not insights, and Use of language- Uses clear relevant to the ideas are not transitions to further elaborate topic) relevant to the topic) the answer. There is/are no errors in spelling. Supplemental sentences support the main idea/thought of the answer. KNOT TA: 2 min In summary, we learned that ▪ Natural science deals with the natural world. It is concerned with the phenomena and objects of nature and the physical world while Social Science is a vast field that is concerned with human society and the relationships among individuals within it; Social Science 6/ Page 5 of 6  ▪ The major social science disciplines are Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology; ▪ Society is a group of people whose members interact, reside in a definable area, and share a culture while Culture includes the group's shared practices, values, beliefs, norms, and artifacts. Food for Thought: “In some way, in your deepest self, lies the self of all men- that you are in them as they are in you”. -Anonymous References Atmosfera, B., Zabate, K., & Veridiano, F. (2018). Civic Engagement and Leadership (p. 26). Philippine Science High School. Robertson, I. (1981) Sociology, NY: Worth Pub. Hasa. (2017). The Difference Between Natural Science and Social Science. PEDIAA. Retrieved July 15, 2020, from https://pediaa.com/difference-between-natural-science-and-social-science/ Prepared by: CARL KELVIN S. SAPIO Reviewed by: JAY P. BASSIG Position: Special Science Teacher III Position: Special Science Teacher V Campus: PSHS-CMC Campus: PSHS-BRC Social Science 6/ Page 6 of 6