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Question 1

Scientia

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Knowledge

Question 2

A systematic and methodological activity of building and organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation, or both

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Science

Question 3

“Modern science is a discovery as well as invention”

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John Heilbron
(2003)

Question 4

The system of knowledge of the natural world gaines by _________

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scientific method

Question 5

• “Philosophy of the natural world; philosophers of nature”
● Understand the natural world
● First step towards knowledge: the ability to name and classify the objects found in nature

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Science

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Tekhne

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Art or Craft

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Logia

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Subject or interest

Question 8

Practical applications of what we know about nature using scientific principles for the betterment of human situation

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Technology

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“Something that takes human sense or ability and augment it and makes it more powerful”

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Mark Zuckerberg (2004)

Question 10

● Huge role in our life
● Make difficult and complicated task easier
● Gradual improvements
● Not limited to products

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Science and Technology

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“We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription of disaster”

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Carl Sargan

Question 12

Relatively young field of study
➔ History of science
➔ Philosophy of science
➔ Sociology of science

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STS

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“As an academic field, stated during the interwar and cold war period”

“As an interdisciplinary field, bridge humanities and natural sciences”

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Kennedy School (2018)

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First robot priest and monk

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BlessU-2 and Pepper

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Read genomes

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Helix

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Holding data hostage through hacking

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Ransomware

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Assess reactions to anything

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Emotion-Sensing Facial
Recognition

Question 18

Analyze id driver was using phone during
accident

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Textanalyzer

Question 19

Constant surveillance of citizens

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Social Credit System

Question 20

Hands-free camera that lets user capture
every moments effortlessly

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Google Clips

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Aids courts in sentencing decisions

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Sentencing Software

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Stores deceased’s digital “footprints” so one
can still “chat” with them

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Friendbot

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Notifies user of ongoing crimes/events

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Citizen App

Question 24

is an interdisciplinary course that engages the students to confront the realities brought about by the science and technological in society with lal its socio-political, cultural, economic, and philosophical underpinnings at play

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STS (CHED Memo Order No. 20)

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seeks to instill reflective knowledge in the students so that they are able to live the good life and display ethical decision-making in the both social and scientific dilemmas

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STS (CHED Memo Order No. 20)

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Importance of Studying STS

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● STS prepares students to understand both the technical and social dimension of science and technology, helps them become more thoughtful and better-informed citizens of our high-tech society, and develops their critical interdisciplinary thinking, research, and communication skills ● Students flourish intellectually in an environment where critical questioning is encouraged and opportunities for research are abundant

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● Interdisciplinary education for life ● Relevant to every field of study

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STS on a personal level

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● Scholarly study of science and technology ● S & T are dynamic

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STS on an academic level

Question 29

the latin word for ‘human’ or ‘man’

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Homo

Question 30

derived from a latin word that means ‘wise’ or ‘astute’

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Sapiens

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stands for the idea that creativity is an inherent human trait that leads us to make tools, and that we use these to control our environment

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Homo faber

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Products fabricated by humans to meet needs (tools, machines, implements)

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Artifacts or Hardware

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A system of tacit and explicit knowledge, techniques, and materials utilized in using, making, or repairing a certain kind of artifact

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Knowledge and Methods

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Military or civil engineers, crafters, machinist

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Human cultural activity or profession

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“American technological know-how” R&D, invention, patronage, mass production and mass consumption

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A total societal enterprise

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is the part of the environment which is made or modified by humans

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Technosphere (anthroposphere)

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Includes roads, railways, airports, mines, and quarries, oil and gas fields, cities, engineer rivers and reservoirs

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Technosphere

Question 38

It contributed to the mechanization of agriculture (animal traction, crop irrigation), craft industries and transportation

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Slow Wheels or Tourettes

Question 39

The first wheels were potter's wheels and were not used for transportation, known as

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"Tourettes" or "slow wheels"

Question 40

The first compasses were made of

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lodestone

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a naturally magnetized stone of iron, in Han dynasty China.

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lodestone

Question 42

Made of bronze or wrought iron and were crafted by _______. Used to hold pieces of woods together.

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blacksmiths and nailors

Question 43

invented a voltaic pile consists of a series of zinc and copper discs separated by conducting cards.

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Alessandro Volta (1800)