SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOG
Y AND
SOCIETY

LESSON 1
Understanding Science and
Scientific Revolution

Presented by: Jocelyn A. Suarez

Lesson Objectives

discuss the concept of science; and

explain the concept of scientific revolution

 Introduction

This lessons discusses the concept of science and

provides a short background of the development of
scientific ideas. It articulates means by which the
society is changed by science and technology. This
lesson starts with the characterization of science and
your understanding of the scientific revolution
Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science

PAWILEN, 2006

Literature defined science in various ways. From the old

notion that suggests science as an organized
body of knowledge, wisdom, and
experiences concerning the natural
and physical world, this conception has
evolved to include attitudes, processes, and skills through
which science as a body of knowledge is formed.
Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science

AMERICAN HERITAGE
DICTIONARY of the English
Language (2004)

“The observation, identification,

description, experimental investigation,
and theoretical explanation of natural
phenomena”.
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science

SNIR, ET AL.
(2003)

“An ongoing theoretical dialogue with

nature, in which scientist have developed
successively more powerful models to
account for a wider range of phenomena”.
This shows that the focus of science is to develop
reasoning skills to understand nature.
Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
COBERN (1993)

“Sciencein a broader cultural sense, is also

a way to understanding the world and
human interactions with it”
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
WATTERS and
DIEZMANN
(2003)

” A human endeavor within which people

try to make sense of the environment and a
worldview that is build around practices
that purport to guide the individual towards
a personal understanding.”
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
GRIBBIN
(2003)

” An intellectual as well as social activity

carried out by humans in their pursuit to
have a better understanding of the natural
world.”
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
OTHER
SCHOLARS
Cajete (1999)- defines science as a cultural as well as
individual process of thoughts.
Boyle (1997), and Their and Daviss (2022) – science
in
relation to scientific literacy that
includes:
process, skills, concepts, and the ability
to
communicate ideas based on reasons.
Lind (1997) – It is a process of finding out and a system for
organizing and reporting discoveries.
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
OTHER
SCHOLARS

Scott, Asoko, and leach (2007) – is a form of

social
language developed by the scientific
community.

Bakhtin (1993) – (social language adapted by the author)

which is a form of conversation
curious to a certain stratum of society
within a system at a given time.
 Understanding
THE CONCEPT OF SCIENCE
Science
OTHER
SCHOLARS

Scott, Asoko, and leach (2007)

As a form of social language:

Science is based on specific concepts such as energy, mass,

entropy, it involves the development 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”
 Understanding
So, how can science be
defined?Science It comprises ideas, theories, and all
systematic reasons and observation
It is an idea on the natural and physical world.

It includes activities of human

beings to acquire better It is a personal
understanding of the world.
and social activity It is a subject in basic education, a
discipline or a field of study in higher
education that deals with the
It is a course process of teaching and learning
about the natural and physical world.
or field of This is what we call as school
science.
study
It incorporates a methodical and
applied study of the natural and
It is an
physical world that involves
observation and experimentation.. intellectual
activity
 SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTION
cientific
Revolution
 commenced in early 16th century up to the
18th century in Europe.
 Invention of printing machines that allow
printing of books and other reading materials,
and the flourishing intellectual undertakings
done by the scholars in different times.
 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.
cientific
Revolution
 Is an 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.
 It modernizes the understanding and practices of
science and gave birth to the scientific processes
and experimentations.
 The science knowledge and practices produced
during this period empowered the people to
reflect deeper, assess and reexamine their
beliefs and their way of life.
cientific
Revolution
 Is golden age for the people
a
committed to principles of science.
 It is also a
difficult moment to some
scientists who experienced
persecution or judgement from religious
institutions that preserved their religious faith and
theological ideas.

 These opposing views between religion and

science, however, did not hamper the spirit of
scientists to pursue their scientific studies.
Why is it that scientific
revolution is so important?
 meaningful in the development of human beings, growth of
knowledge, transformation of the society, and the
invention of scientific ideas.

 It significantly perfected in the conduct of studies,

experiments, and observations.

 It leads to the creation of new research fields in science

and inspired the formation of strong institution for modern
science.

 It pushed people to move away from thought expirement

to data-driven and experiment-based ideas.
Science,
technology
and society

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