LESSON 1

Question 1

Comes from latin word, “scentia “ meaning “knowledge”

Answer 1

SCIENCE

Question 2

Refers to systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves through either observation or experimentation or both

Answer 2

SCIENCE

Question 3

According to the famous American Science historian ______ “Modern science is a discovery as well as an invention”

Answer 3

JOHN HEILBRON

Question 4

The “application” of scientific knowledge, laws, and priniciples to produce services , materials , tools, and machines aimed at solving real- world problems

Answer 4

Technology

Question 5

Comes from the greek word, “techne” meaning _________

Answer 5

Art, skill or cunning of hand

Question 6

Traces its roots during the interwar period and into the start of the cold war
- resulted from a recognition that many schools today do not really preapare students to respond critically, reflectively, anf proactivelt to the challenges of the contemporary world, in this case S&T

Answer 6

Science Technology and Society

Question 7

_______ the practice or belief in improving the genetic quality of a human population, often by promoting selective breeding and, historically, through discriminatory or coercive measures. It has been associated with unethical policies, including forced sterilizations and genocide, and is widely condemned for its violation of human rights.

Answer 7

Eugenics