General concepts
and historical
events in science,
technology, and
society
Intellectual revolutions that defined society
▪ Scientific Revolution
▪ Intellectuals and their
Revolutionary Ideas
▪ Cradles of Early Science
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c
revolutio
n
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How do we
define science?
▪ Science as an Idea
▪ Science as an Intellectual
Activity
▪ Science as a body of knowledge
▪ Science as a Personal and Social
Activity
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Scientific
revolutio
n
The period of enlightenment when the
developments in the fields of
mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology,
and chemistry transformed the views of
society about nature
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Some intelelctuals and their revolutionary
ideas
Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473-1534)
 His ideas were an example of thought
experiment
 De Revolutionibus coelestium (On the
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) in
1543 is cited as the start of scientific
revolution
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Charles Darwin
 Famous for his Theory of Evolution
 He went on a five-year voyage through
the HMS Beagle on the Islands of
Galapagos
 He published his book The Origin of
Species in 1589
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Sigmund Freud
 A famous figure in the field of
psychology.
 Psychoanalysis method
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Cradles of early
science
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Development of science in mesoamerica
The Maya Civilization
 Known for their works in astronomy
 They incorporated their
understanding of astronomy into their
temples and other religious structures
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The Inca Civilization
 Roads paved with stones
 Stone buildings that surmounted
earthquakes and other
disasters\irrigation systems and
technique for storing water for their
crops to grow in all types of land
 Calendar with 12 months to mark
religious festivals and prepare them
for planting season
 The first suspension bridge
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The Aztec Civilization
 Mandatory education
 Chocolates
 Antispasmodic medication
 Chinampa
 Aztec calendar
 Invention of the canoe
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of science in
asia
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India
 Known for
manufacturing iron
and metallurgical
works
 Ayurveda system
 360 days with 12
equal parts of 30 days
each
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China
 Traditional medicine
 Compass, papermaking, gun
powder, and printing tools
 Plough, wheelbarrow,
propeller
 They observed the heavenly
bodies to understand
weather changes and
seasons that may affect their
daily activities
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Middle East Countries
 Muslims
 Ibn al-Haytham is
the Father of
Optics
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Development of Science in
Africa
 Geometry
 Alchemy
 Astronomy
 Mettalurgy
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Science, technology, and nation-bubilding
 Even before the time of the Spanish colonization in the
Philippines, various people and communities already
practiced science. These are called indigenous science.
 The growth of science and its development as a field in the
country is a hybrid of indigenous and foreign ideas. Spain
and the United States, played an important role of building
the foundation of Science in the Philippines.
 Through the years, many Filipinos were able to establish
themselves as scientists and science educators in various
scientific areas and fields. Inventions and innovations were
done by Filipino scientists.
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Science education in the philippines
 Science education deals with the teaching and
learning of science and in helping the public
develop science literacy.
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Science schools in the
philippines
 Philippine Science High School System
(PSHSS)
 Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES)
Project
 Quezon City Regional Science High School
 Manila Science High School
 Central Visayan Institute Foundation
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Indigenous science and technology in the
philippines
 Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the daily life
experiences of young children as they grow up. They live
and grow in a society where members of the community
prominently practice indigenous knowledge.
 Indigenous science is a part of indigenous knowledge
system practiced by different groups of people and early
civilizations.
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