Science, Technology, and Society
LESSON 1 AND 2
LESSON 1
Lesson OBJECTIVES
1. Discuss how the ideas postulated by
Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud
contributed to the spark of scientific
revolution; and
2. Analyze how scientific revolution is done
in various parts of the world.
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Scientists - ordinary people doing
- Science is as old as the world itself. extraordinary things.
- Period of enlightenment when the
developments in the fields of
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
mathematics, physics, astronomy,
biology, and chemistry, transformed the
views of society about nature.
- Golden age for people committed to
scholarly life.
How can Science be defined?
Science as an IDEA
● __
● Austronomer
Science as __
● __
●
● Known for proposing the __ of the
Science as __
solar system
● ○ Published in his book: On the
Revolutions on the Heavenly
Science as a PERSONAL and __
Spheres (1543)
●
CHARLES DARWIN
EUROPE
- Where the idea of scientific
revolution came from
- Invention of the __
Some Intellectuals and their Revolutionary
Ideas:
● “Theory of Evolution”
● Science marked by __ and __
SIGMUND FREUD ● First suspension bridge
● __
○ System of knotted ropes
III. AZTEC Civilization
● Value on education
● Chocolates
○ Mayans -
○ Aztec -
● Canoe - light narrow boat for
travelling
● Famous figure in the field of __
● Introduced the Method of __ DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE in Other
○ Scientific way to study the Countries…
human mind and neurotic
illness INDIA (Asia)
● Famous in medicine
MESOAMERICA ○ __; a system of traditional
medicine.
I. MAYA Civilization ○ This treatment is a holistic
● Rich in culture and knowledge prior system of medicine from
to the European colonizers India that uses a combination
● Known for their work in __ of herbal medicine, diet,
lifestyle changes, yoga,
Some notable inventions: meditation, and massage to
● Uses complicated calendar systems restore balance to the body
○ __ and mind.
■ Keep count for the
number of years CHINA (Asia)
○ __ ● Famous in medicine
■ Spiritual calendar ○ __; is a traditional Chinese
○ __ medicine technique that
■ For planting crops involves inserting very thin
● Built hydraulics system needles into the skin to treat
○ Sophisticated waterways to a variety of health conditions,
supply water to different most commonly pain.
countries
● Mayan hieroglyphics EGYPT (Africa)
● Egypt was known to be a center of
II. INCA Civilization __ which is known as the medieval
● Known for their scientific ideas, forerunner of chemistry.
especially tools that were developed ● They tried to study human anatomy,
for their everyday life pharmacology, and applied
● Roads paved w/ stones
important components such as: Post-Spanish (American colonization)
diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis ● The Americans had more influence
in the development of science more
LESSON 2 than the Spaniards
Lesson OBJECTIVES ○ Established __
○ Improved Engineering works
At the end of this lesson, the students
should be able to: Influences in the development of Science
1. Discuss the role of science and and Technology in the Philippines
technology in Philippine
nation-building;
2. Evaluate government policies
pertaining to science and technology
in terms of their contributions to
nation building; and
3. Identify actual science and
technology policies of the
government and appraise their
impact on the development of the
Filipino nation
GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON SCIENCE
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF
AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE
● The Philippine government
PHILIPPINES
introduced and implemented several
programs, projects, and policies to
Pre-Spanish Philippines
boost the area of science and
● Scientific knowledge is observed in:
technology.
○ The way they plant their
● The goal is to prepare the whole
crops
country and its people to meet the
○ Taking care of animals
demands of a technologically driven
○ Food production
world and capacitate the people to
Spanish Era
live in a world driven by science.
○ Medicine and advanced
science were introduced
According to the __ (NRCP) There are four
○ Filipinos found ways to
clusters namely:
replicate the technology
1. Social Sciences, Humanities,
brought by the Spaniards.
Education, International Policies and
○ __; was a 250-year Spanish
Governance
trading route connecting the
2. Physics, Engineering and Industrial
Philippines and Mexico
Research, Earth and Space
(Acapulco)
Sciences, and Mathematics
3. Medical, Chemical, and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
4. Biological Sciences, Agriculture, and
Forestry
Famous FILIPINOS in the FIELD OF
SCIENCE
1. __
● For his outstanding research on
tissue culture in Philippine mangoes
2. Josefino Cacas Comiso
● For his works on observing the
characteristics of __ by using __
images
3. Jose Bejar Cruz Jr.
● Known internationally in the field of
electrical engineering; was elected
as officer of the famous Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz
● Notable for her research on sea
snail venom
5. Fabian Millar Dayrit
● For his research on __ medicine
6. Rafael Dineros Guerrero III
● For his research on tilapia culture
7. Enrique Mapua Ostrea Jr.
● For inventing the meconium drugs
testing
8. Lilian Formalejo Patena
● For doing research on plant
biotechnology
9. Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz
● For being an outstanding educator
and graph theorist
10. Gregory Ligot Tangonan
● For his research in the field of
communications technology