The document discusses the nature of science, defining it as an idea, intellectual activity, body of knowledge, and a personal and social activity. It outlines the steps of the scientific method and highlights the significance of the scientific revolution in transforming society's understanding of the natural world. Key intellectual figures mentioned include Copernicus and Darwin, emphasizing both the advancements and challenges faced during this period.

1. LESSON 2 : INTELLECTUAL
REVOLUTION
STS 101

2. SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
•Science is as old as the world itself. There is
no individual that can exactly identify when
and where science began. From the genesis
of time, science has existed. It is always
interwoven with the society.

3. HOW CAN SCIENCE BE DEFINED?
IDEA INTELLECTUAL
ACTIVITY
BODY OF
KNOWDLEGE
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ACTIVITY

4. 1. Science as an IDEA
• It includes ideas,
theories, and all
available systematic
explanations and
observations about the
natural and physical
world.

5. 2. Science as an
INTELLECTUAL
ACTIVITY
• It encompasses a
systematic and practical
study of the natural and
physical world. This
process of study
involves systematic
observation and
experimentation.

6. • It is a subject or a
discipline, a field of study,
or a body of knowledge
that deals with the
process of learning about
the natural and physical
world. This is what we
refer to as school science
3. Science as a BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE

7. • This explains that science is
both knowledge and activities
done by human beings to
develop better understanding
of the world around them. It is
a means to improve life and to
survive in life. It is interwoven
with people’s lives.
4. Science as
PERSONAL and SOCIAL
ACTIVITY

8. STEPS IN
SCIENTIFIC
METHOD

9. 1. OBSERVATION
•Make observations

10. 2. QUESTION
•Ask a question or
identify the problem

11. 3. HYPOTHESIS
•Formulate hypothesis or
guess

12. 4. EXPERIMENT
•Design and perform an
experiment

13. 5. CONCLUSIONS
•Make connections based on
hypothesis

14. 6. RESULT
•Share your results

15. SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
AND SOME
INTELLECTUALS

16. It was the period of enlightenment when the
developments in the field of mathematics,
physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry
transformed the views of society about nature.
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

17. It was the golden age for people committed to
scholarly life but was also a deeply trying
moment for some scientific individuals that led to
their painful death and condemnation.
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

18. Some intellectuals and their
revolutionary ideas

19. A. COPERNICAN

20. B. DARWINIAN

21. GEOCENTRISM

25. HELIOCENTRISM

35. PYSCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT