Lesson Plan in Science, Technology, & Society
I.
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
 Identify at least three key factors contributing to human flourishing and dedevelopment.
 Value each other’s ideas towards promoting human flourishing and its
relationship towards the different factors.
 Demonstrate an understanding upon how de-development can affect the
different indicators of sustainable development in the global status.
II.
III.
Subject Matter
A. Topic
:
B. Reference
:
C. Materials
:
Human Flourishing in Progress and
De-development
Science, Technology, & Society Outcome-Based
Module
DLP Projector
Laptop
Whiteboard Marker
Science, Technology, & Society Book
Learning Task
A. Review
Based on the previous lesson:
 How does technology be used as a way of revealing?
 What are some examples of using technology as a means to an end?
B. Motivation
 The teacher will ask the students questions such as:
 Upon daily observations, what can you say have changed in
regards to the state of the following:
- Environment?
- Economy?
- Technology?
C. Lesson Proper
C.1. Activity – By group
 The class will be divided into appropriate groups depending on
the availability of data connection.
 Each group will be assigned different terms for them to
research online for about 5 minutes. (Development, Dedevelopment, Progress, Sustainable Development, Human
Flourishing, and Degrowth)
 Then the teacher will also give each group appropriate time to
discuss what they have researched about
C.2. Analysis
The teacher will ask the following questions to the students:
 What have you understood about all of the terms presented?
 What is the relationship between the terms you have been
assigned?
 How do all those terms influence each other?
C.3. Abstraction
Human Flourishing in Progress and De-development
Definition of Terms
1. Development
- a process that creates growth, progress, positive
change or the addition of physical, economic,
environmental, social and demographic components.
2. De-development
- is a novel concept where the developed nations should
reduce their per capita consumptions to help the under
developed countries to suffice their requirements. This
was also brought under the purview of United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).
3. Progress
- movement toward an improved or more developed
state, or to a forward position
4. Sustainable Development
- is development that meets the needs of the present,
without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs.
5. Human Flourishing
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
17 Goals for People, for Planet
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
The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal
call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and
improve the lives and prospects of everyone,
everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN
Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan
to achieve the Goals.
The
Concept
(as proposed by Jason Hickel)
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
the ability to live a good life. Human flourishing
embraces our shared humanity and serves everyone's
interest.
of
De-development
Jason Hickel coined the term Degrowth, calling for a
reduction of resource and energy throughput in rich
nations to get back within planetary boundaries, so that
poorer nations can increase throughput to meet human
needs. It is, in other words, a demand for radical
convergence and global justice.
The Global Status: in terms of Environment, Social, and
Economic
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The Environment
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The Social Indicator
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The Economic Indicator
C.4. Application
In a ½ crosswise sheet of paper, choose 1 specific technology (e.g.,
social media, artificial intelligence, medical imaging) and answer the
following questions: (10 minutes)
 Explain how this technology reveals something previously
unknown or hidden.
 Provide examples of how this technology has been used to
bring something to light.
 Consider both positive and negative ways this technology
reveals information.
IV.
Assessment
Short Quiz
Instructions: Provide the correct answer in CAPITAL LETTERS in a ¼ sheet oof
paper.
1. What does development refer
to?
A) Negative change
B) Stagnation
C) Positive change
D) Regression
Answer: C) Positive change
2. What is the purpose of dedevelopment?
A) Increase consumption in
developed nations
B)
Help
underdeveloped
countries meet their needs
C) Promote overconsumption
D)
Ignore
environmental
concerns
Answer:
B)
Help
underdeveloped
countries
meet their needs
3. How is progress defined on this
page?
A) Moving backward
B) Staying the same
C) Moving toward a more
developed state
D) Economic decline
Answer: C) Moving toward a
more developed state
4. What is the goal of sustainable
development?
7. What is the central idea behind
the concept of “degrowth”?
A) To compromise future needs
for present development
B) To meet present needs
without compromising future
generations
C) To focus solely on economic
growth
D) To ignore social and
environmental aspects
Answer: B) To meet present
needs without compromising
future generations
5. What does human flourishing
mean?
A) Economic prosperity
B) Living a good life
C) Technological advancement
D) Social isolation
Answer: B) Living a good life
6. What are the SDGs?
A) A plan to reduce global
temperatures
B) A call to action to end poverty
and protect the planet
C) Legally binding agreements
D) Goals set by individual
countries
Answer: B) A call to action to
end poverty and protect the
planet
A)
Promoting
consumption
unlimited
B) Reducing resource use and
consumption
C) Ignoring economic growth
Answer:
B)
Reducing
resource
use
and
consumption
8. How does economic inequality
impact development and wellbeing?
A) It has no effect on
development
B) It hinders progress and wellbeing
C) It accelerates technological
advancements
D) It promotes social cohesion
Answer:
B)
It
hinders
progress and well-being
V.
D)
overconsumption
Encouraging
9. Why is it important to consider
ethical
dimensions
in
development discussions? A) To
prioritize economic growth
B) To ignore social justice
C) To ensure well-being for all
D)
To
focus
solely
on
environmental conservation
Answer: C) To ensure wellbeing for all
10. How does the concept of global
justice relate to sustainable
development?
A) It prioritizes the interests of
developed nations
B) It emphasizes local solutions
over global cooperation
C) It seeks fairness and equity
across nations
D) It disregards social and
economic disparities
Answer: C) It seeks fairness
and equity across nations
Assignment
 Research about how de-development and flourishing can sometimes have
unintended consequences that hinder human flourishing.
Prepared by:
EJ CARL E. JALA
Student Teacher