Lesson 8 Flashcards
___________ is embedded in the daily life experiences of young children as they grow up.
Indigenous knowledge
Some examples of indigenous knowledge that are taught and practiced by the indigenous people are:
- Predicting weather conditions and seasons using knowledge in observing animal`s behaviour and celestial bodies;
- Using herbal medicine;
- Preserving foods
- Classifying plants and animals into families and groups based on cultural properties;
- Preserving an selecting good seeds for planting;
- Using indigenous technology in daily lives;
- Classifying different types of soil for planting based on cultural properties;
- Producing wines and juices from tropical fruits; and
- Keeping the custom of growing plants and vegetanles in the yard.
___________is part of the indigenous knowledge system practiced by different groups of people and early civilizations
Indigenous science
It includes complex arrays of knowledge, expertise, practices, and representations that guide human societies in their enumerable interactions with the natural milieu, agriculture, medicine, naming and explaining natural phenomena, and strategies for coping with changing environments
Indigenous science
_________ claimed that it is collectively lived in an experienced by the people of a given culture.
Ogawa
____________, indigenous science includes everything, from metaphysics to philosophy and various practical technologies practiced by indigenous peoples both past an present.
Cajete
He elaborated this idea by explaining that science is a part of culture, an how science is done largely depends on the cultural practices of the people.
Iaccarino
Indigenous beliefs also develop desirable values that are relevant or consistent to scientific attitudes as identified by Johnston (4)
- motivating attitudes
- cooperating attitudes
- practical attitudes
- reflective attitudes
________ explained that indigenous science knowledge has developed diverse structures and contents through the interplay between the society and the environment.
Pawilen
________ developed a simple framework for understanding indigenous science.
Pawilen
Accordingly,________ is composed of traditional knowledge that uses science process skills and guided by community values and culture.
indigenous science
Indigenous Science
1. uses ___
2. guided by___
3. composed of ________
Uses Science Process skills
Guided by Community Culture and Values
Composed of Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous science uses science process skills such as _________, ________, _________, _________
observing, comparing, classifying, measuring,
- The earth is revered as “_______”
Mother Earth
- Indigenous science is composed of _________ and valued by people and communities such as ethno- biology, ethno-medicine, indigenous farming methods, and folk astronomy.
traditional knowledge practiced
_______________helped the people in understanding the natural environment and in coping with everyday life.
Indigenous science
