SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
AND
SOCIETY
Geraldine P. Geñorga
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course deals with interactions between science and technology and
social, cultural, political, and economic contexts that shape and are shaped
by them. (CMO No. 20, s of 2013)
This interdisciplinary course engages students to confront the realities
brought by science and technology in society. Such realities pervade the
personal, the public, and the global aspects of our living and are integral to
human development. Scientific knowledge and technological development
happen in the context of society with all its socio-political, cultural,
economic, and philosophical underpinnings at play. This course seeks to
instill reflective knowledge in the students that they are able to live the good
life and display ethical decision making in the face of scientific and
technological advancement.
This course includes mandatory topics on climate change and environmental
awareness.
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BISCAST VISION, MISSION, CORE VALUES
BISCAST
An internationally recognized
Vision smart university for transformative
and innovative education
Produce technology-competent, environment-resilient,
culture-sensitive, and industry-ready graduates who
are socially responsive leaders imbued with character,
work, and personal values through innovation
Mission management, transformative education, cutting-edge
research, and industry-driven enterprise development
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BISCAST Integrity
Professionalism
Responsiveness
Inclusiveness
Core Values Dedication
Excellence
As a service unit, offer general education courses to other
Colleges that will enable future professionals to effectively
function in society. As an independent unit, produce
Goal competent graduates in the fields of natural, physical, social
and behavioral sciences, as well as in the arts, equipped
with the intellectual maturity and moral integrity necessary to
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INTELLECTUAL
LESSON 1 REVOLUTIONS
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
How can science be defined?
1. Science as an idea. It includes ideas, theories, and all available systematic explanations and
observations about the natural and physical world.
2. Science as an intellectual activity. It encompasses a systematic and practical study of the natural
and physical world. This process of study involves systematic observation and experimentation.
3. Science as a body of knowledge. It is a subject or a discipline, a field of study, or a body of
knowledge that deals with the process of learning about the natural and physical world.
4. Science as a personal and social activity. This explains that science is both knowledge and activities
done by human beings to develop better understanding of the world around them. It is a means to
improve life and to survive in life. It is interwoven with people’s lives.
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Scientific Revolution was the Science
period of enlightenment when ideas
the developments in the fields of
mathematics, physics, astronomy,
biology and chemistry
transformed the views of society
about nature. It explained the
Human Society
mergence or birth of modern
science as a result of these Influences to Scientific Revolution
developments from the
disciplines mentioned.
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SOME INTELLECTUALS AND THEIR REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS
Scientists in all time are driven by their curiosity, critical
thinking, and creativity to explore the physical and natural
world.
Creativity
SCIENTISTS Science ideas
Creativity Passion to know Science
discoveries
Passion to
Creativity discover Technology
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Copernican Revolution
(Nicolaus Copernicus)
This caused the paradigm shift
of how the earth and sun were
placed in the heavens/universe.
It is the idea that rejected
Ptolemaic model and proved
that Heliocentric model. This
idea and model of the universe
was essentially completed in
1510.
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Darwinian Revolution (Charles Darwin)
He is famous for the Theory of Evolution and changed our
concept of the world’s creation and evolution.
This has brought a great impact on how people approach biology
forever. The Darwinian Revolution started when Charles Darwin
published his book “The origin of Species” in 1589 that
emphasizes that humans are the result of an evolution. His book
presented evidence on how species evolved over time and
presented traits and adaptation that differentiate species.
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Freudian Revolution (Sigmund Freud)
Freud is a famous figure in the field of psychology. His theory
revolutionized Psychiatry. “Freudian Theory of Personality”
that involves human development contributes to his
personality and also his psychoanalysis that is the process or
achieving proper functioning if a human does not complete
his/her developmental stage.
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CRADLES OF
LESSON 2 EARLY
SCIENCE
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able
to:
• Analyze how scientific revolution is done in various
parts of the world like in Latin America, East Asia,
Middle East, and Africa.
• Understand the importance of studying this aspects
as a Science Education student.
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MESOAMERICA
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MESOAMERICA
• Includes the entire area of Central
America from Southern Mexico up
to the boarder of South America.
• “Meso” – Greek word means
“Central/middle”
• There are three Civilizations that
exists in Mesoamerica
✓The Mayan Civilization
✓The Inca Civilization
✓The Aztec Civilization
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MESOAMERICA
Mayan Civilization
• The Mayans are known for their work in astronomy.
• They’re allowed to use their temple for astronomical observation.
• Known for measuring time using complicated calendars.
• Developed the technology for growing different crops
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MESOAMERICA
Mayan Civilization
• Built hydraulics system with
sophisticated water ways.
• Built looms for weaving cloth and
devised a rainbow glittery paints
made form mineral called mica.
• One of the world’s first civilizations
to use a writing system known as
Mayan Hieroglyphics.
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MESOAMERICA
Inca Civilization
• Road paved with stones
• Stone buildings that surmounted earthquakes and other
disasters.
• Irrigation system and technique for storing water for crops
• Calendar with 12 months
• First suspension bridge
• Quipu, a system of knotted ropes
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MESOAMERICA
Inca Civilization
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MESOAMERICA
Aztec Civilization
• Mandatory education
• Chocolates
• Antispasmodic medication
• Chinampa
• Aztec Calendar
• Invention of canoe
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ASIA
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ASIA
India
• Known for manufacturing iron and metallurgical
works.
• India is also famous in medicine. (EX. Ayurveda)
• Sushruta Samhita
• Developed theories on the configuration of the
universe
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ASIA
India
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ASIA
China
• Known for traditional medicine
• Invented compass,
papermaking, gunpowder
and printing tools
• Invented the first
seismological detector
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ASIA
China
• They also made
significant records on
supernovas, lunar and
solar eclipses and
comets.
• Uses lunar calendar.
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ASIA
Middle East
• Golden age of Muslim (8 -13
th th
century)
• Muslim scientist – al-Haytham-
regarded as the father of optics
• Introduction of decimal point
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AFRICA
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AFRICA
• The develop of geometry was a product of
necessity
• The great structures of the Egyptian
pyramids and the early dams built to divert
water from the Nile river.
• Egypt is known to be a center of alchemy.
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AFRICA
• Africa used three types of calendar;
lunar, solar and stellar
• Metallurgy was also known in Africa
• Lebombo bone – oldest mathematical
artifact dated from 35000 BCE
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