Science Technology and Society is applying knowledge in solving scientific and

practical problems that will help humans survive and

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY improve their lives—technology as human cultural
COURSE DESCRIPTION: activities or endeavors.

The course deals with interactions between science SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
and technology and social, cultural, political, and REFER TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
economic contexts that shape and are shaped by SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL,
them. (CMO No. 20, series of 2013) CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC
CONTEXTS WHICH SHAPE AND ARE SHAPED
This interdisciplinary course engages students to BY THEM, SPECIFIC EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT
confront the realities brought about by science and HUMAN HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC AND
technology in society. Such realities pervade the TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS.
personal, the public, and the global aspects of our
living and are integral to human development.
Scientific knowledge and technological development
happen in the context of a society with all its socio-
political, cultural, economic, and philosophical
underpinnings at play. This course seeks to instill
reflective knowledge in the students that they are
able to live the good life and display ethical decision
making in the face of scientific and technological
advancement.

Values
1. Imbibe the importance of science and technology in THE KITE EXPERIMENT
the preservation of the environment and the
development of the Filipino nation
2. Critique human flourishing vis-à-vis the progress of
science and technology such that the student may be
able to define for himself/herself the meaning of
the good life
3. Foster the value of a healthy lifestyle towards a
holistic and sustainable development of society and
the environment

Skills
1. Creatively present the importance and contributions
of science and technology to society
2. Examine shared concerns that make up the good life
in order to come up with innovative and creative
solutions to contemporary issues guided
by ethical standards
3. Illustrate how the social media and information age
impact their lives and their understanding of
climate change

Chapter 1
Historical Antecedents in the course of Science and BRANCHES OF SCIENCE
Technology 1. Formal Science – This science deals with abstract
concepts.
Science is a systematized body of knowledge. It is an a. Mathematics –the science of number,
organized and dynamic inquiry (following scientific quantity and space. It is also considered the language
method). It is knowledge gained through observation of Science.
and experimentation. b. Logic - principle of correct inference or
reasoning
Derived from the Greek word technologia,  
Technology means the "systematic treatment of art." 2. Applied Science – application of existing scientific
Technology as materials products; results of scientific research to practical application or in a physical
inquiry; hardware produced by a scientist. Technology environment.
Examples: Engineering, medical science, Egyptian Civilization
agriculture, food science, architecture and many • produce tools, weapons, and agricultural
more. implements
• constructed dwellings made of reeds and air-
3. Social Science – study of human in relationship to dried mud bricks
his society • built the famous pyramids
a. Sociology – deals with society • devised a 365-day calendar known as the solar
b. History – study of past events calendar
c. Political Science – study of governance and • papyrus.
politics of state and institutions • developed a system of writing using symbols,
  d. Philosophy – study of intellectual reasoning known as hieroglyphs.

4. Natural Sciences – study of description, prediction Greek Civilization

and understanding of nature • Greek philosophers in the likes of Socrates,
a. Physical Science – the study of non-living Thales, Hippocrates, Archimedes, Aristotle,
materials (Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Earth Archimedes, and Ptolemy became the
Science) foundation and pillars of western ideals and
b. Life Science - the study of life forms and civilization.
related sciences that could affect an organism • alarm clock. They made use of water that
(Biology) subdivided into Botany (study of plants) and dropped into drums, which sounded the alarm.
Zoology (study of animals). • watermills, which were used in agricultural
processing like milling of grains.

Roman Civilization
• Gazette (Acta Diurna), the first newspaper
which contains announcements of the Roman
Empire to the people engraved in metal or
stone tablets
• first book or codex, which was composed of
papyrus pages bound together with an animal
skin as its cover.

Chinese Civilization
CRADLES OF EARLY SCIENCE (Ancient, • Paper – silk rags, wooden strips, silk cloth
Middle and Modern Age) • “oracle bones”
• Kites – carry messages and explosives
Sumerians
• Magnetic compass
Writing:
• Gunpowder
• Cuneiform
• Fireworks
Mathematics:
• Crossbow
• Developed basic Algebra and Geometry
• Iron plough
• devised the Sexagesimal number system, it is a
• Porcelain
number system through which counting is in
• Wheelbarrows
units and intervals of sixty (60). This has
• Umbrella
become the basis for graduating the
• Hot air balloons
circumference of a circle to 360 degrees and
• Acupuncture
the sixty-minute equal graduations to an hour
• Paper money
duration in time
Medieval/ Middle Ages
Babylonian Civilization
• Zacharias Janssen: Compound Microscope
• dig canals
• Galileo Galilei: Telescope
• developed earthen dikes to irrigate their crops
• Johan Gutenberg: Printing Press
• provide water to their livestock
• compiled lists of planets and stars which
Modern Times
somewhat accurately pictured the positions of
• Alexander Fleming: Penicillin
the celestial bodies of our solar system
• Samuel M. Kier: Kerosene
• Louis Pasteur: Pasteurization
• Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone