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1. Science can be defined in multiple ways but generally refers to the observation and investigation of natural phenomena through empirical methods. 2. The Scientific Revolution began in 16th century Europe and was triggered by advances in printing that allowed the widespread dissemination of knowledge and new intellectual pursuits. 3. During this era, known as the "Golden Age," significant developments occurred in many fields like mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry that changed understandings of the natural world.

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1. Science can be defined in multiple ways but generally refers to the observation and investigation of natural phenomena through empirical methods. 2. The Scientific Revolution began in 16th century Europe and was triggered by advances in printing that allowed the widespread dissemination of knowledge and new intellectual pursuits. 3. During this era, known as the "Golden Age," significant developments occurred in many fields like mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry that changed understandings of the natural world.

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Science, Technology and Society

(GE 7)
CHAPTER 1
General Concepts and Historical
Development of Science, Technology
and Society
LESSON 1
Understanding Science and Scientific
Revolution
LESSON OBJECTIVES:

• Discuss the concept of Science;

• Explain the concept of scientific


revolution
WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL
DEFINITION OF SCIENCE?
BASED ON THE PERSONAL DEFINITION OF SCIENCE
SHARED BY YOUR CLASSMATES,WHAT ARE THE
COMMON CHARACTERIZATION OF SCIENCE.
The scientific method
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE

 Conclusions of science are reliable, though


tentative.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
 Science is not democratic
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
 Science is non-dogmatic
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE
 Science cannot make moral or aesthetic
decisions

Scientists can infer the


relationships of flowering plants
from their anatomy, DNA, and
fossils, but they cannot
scientifically assert that a rose is
prettier than a daisy.
CHARACTERISTICS OF
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

-Empirical -Reliable
-Objective -Predictable
-Accuracy -Replicable

-Systematic -Controlled
-Tentative
-Ethical consideration
STARTED WITH THE
PROBLEM
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE

There is no individual that can exactly identify when and


where science began. From the genesis of time, science
coexisted with human and nature. It started when humans
began to ask questions about the environment and observe
everything about nature and its activities.
WHAT IS SCIENCE ?

Literatures defined science in various ways.

• Organized body of knowledge,


wisdom, and experiences.

• attitudes, processes, and skills


The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2004)
defines science as:

"The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and


theoretical explanation of natural phenomena."
Interestingly, Snir, et al. (2003) characterized science as

"An ongoing theoretical dialogue with nature, in which scientists have developed
successively more powerful models to account for a wider range of phenomena."
Cobern (1993) pointed out that science, in a broader cultural sense,

-is also a way of understanding the world and human interaction


with it.
For Watters and Diezmann (2003),science is:

“A Human endeavor within which people try to make sense and a worldview that is built
around practices that purport to guide the individual towards a personal understanding.
Gribbin(2003), from a historical
perspective, also defines science as:

“ An intellectual as well as a social activity carried out by humans in


their pursuits to have a better understanding of the natural world”.
Other scholars like Cajete(1999)
defines science as:

“A cultural as well as a individual process of


thoughs”.
While Baybee(1997),and their and
Daviss (2002) define Science in
relation to scientific literacy that
includes:
Purposes, skills, concepts, and ability to
communicate ideas based on reasons.
The process of finding out and a system for
organizing and reporting discoveries.
Science is also construed as a form of social language development by
the scientific community (Scott,Asoko,and Leach 2007).
The idea of social language was adapted from
Bhaktin(1993).

For Bhaktin,it is a form of conversation curious to a


certain stratum of society within a system at a given time.
As a social language,Scott,Asoko,and Leach (2007
went on to explain that science is:

“Based on specific concepts such as energy, mass, entropy; It involves the developmen
of models that provide accounts of phenomena in the natural world; and it is
characterized by key epistemological features such as the development of Theories”
So, how can science be defined?

1. It is an idea
It comprises ideas, beliefs, theories, and all systematic
reasons and observations on the natural and physical world.
So, how can science be defined?

2. It is a personal and social activity .

It includes activities of human beings to acquire


better understanding of the world
So, how can science be defined?

3. It is a course or field of study.


It is a subject in basic education, a discipline or a field of study in higher
education that deals with the process of teaching and learning about the
natural and physical world. This is what we call as school science.
So, how can science be defined?

4. It is an intellectual activity.
It incorporates a methodical and applied study of the natural and
physical world that involves observation and experimentation.
Science and Scientific ideas is influenced by their
experiences and observations

Their desire to survive, coexist with nature, and


their curiosity to study the activities of nature
inspire them to develop science ideas that soon
evolved into the different branches and fields of
science.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION ?
Scientific Revolution

 Commenced in early 16th century up to the 18th century in


Europe.

 Triggered by the invention of the printing machines that allowed


printing of books and other reading materials, and the flourishing
intellectual undertakings done by scholars in different places.

 Scholars in Europe pursued different questions and issues that are


interesting and relevant to all people. This allowed critical thinking
and creativity among the people emerged.
in Europe.

Triggered by the invention of the printing machines that allowed printing of


books and other reading materials, and the flourishing intellectual
undertakings done by scholars in different places.

Scholars in Europe pursued different questions and issues that are


interesting and relevant to all people. This allowed critical thinking and
creativity among the people emerged.
Scientific Revolution

 Does not mean that science in is a European invention


brought to other continents.

 The histories of science, technology, medicine,


mathematics, and other disciplines confirm that all
civilizations of the ancient world had their own unique and
sophisticated traditions, beliefs, and practices related to
these disciplines.
Scientific Revolution
 Era of enlightenment and intellectualization that nurtured the
developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy,
biology, and chemistry that changed the observations of society

“GOLDEN AGE “
about the environment.
GOLDEN AGE
Era of enlightenment and intellectualization
that nurtured the developments in the fields of
mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology,
and chemistry that changed the observations
of society about the environment.
Some scientists were persecuted
How can you explain the diagram?
SCIENCE IDEAS

SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTION

HUMANS SOCIETY
ANY
QUESTION ?
THANK YOU !

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