mst 112 week 1 ppt

1. LOREN MARIE LEMANA-ACEBO
SUBJECT TEACHER

2. ONLINE RULES AND REGULATIONS
1.Students must provide notebook and ball pen for note taking.
2.Students must mute his / her speaker as the discussion started.
3.As the online class started, please observe the following:
a) Find a place that is noise free but with strong signal for internet connection
b) Unnecessary exercises are not allowed while the online class are going on.
c) Make sure that everybody is ready for the session.
d) Be on your well-mannered position, lying or sleeping position is not
permitted.
e) Eating during online class is not allowed.
f) If you have questions / queries regarding with the discussion, just press the
hands-up emoticon to acknowledge your questions.

3. Science, Technology and Society
(MST 112)
Course Description
Human creativity is beyond limit that even our
ancestors might not have imagined that our status of
science and technology would be as robust as today.
Our current understanding about the nature and the
world is a result of constant over throwing of paradigm
wherein an old paradigm like Geocentric Model is
replaced by a paradigm that has a higher content and
explanatory power like the Heliocentric Model. Such is
termed scientific revolution.

4. This is just one of the many theories that were challenged
in the history of Science and have helped shaped our
society. Development of Science and Technology does not
only leave indelible impact in the history but its trail can be
traced by its influence in our society and country as a whole.
In this unit, you will learn how science and technology has
greatly influenced the development of the Philippine society.
You will evaluate different government policies and programs
to see how they have shaped the nation. You will also learn
significant inventions and projects accomplished by Filipinos
that greatly develop the countries’ science and technology,
and have been a major contributor to the Philippine nation
building.

5. This unit will allow you to time travel through
the antecedents of science and technology; lets
you investigate how the present status of science
and technology came into being, and explore the
major turns in the course of global and national
history that led it to its exhilarating and
captivating development.

6. Learning Outcomes
1. To define interactions between Science &Technology and society
throughout history;
2. To trace the history on how scientific and technological developments
affect society and the environment;
3. Discuss the paradigm shifts through history;
4. Explain how intellectual revolution change the way how humans see
the world;
5. Describe the technological advancements that happened in the
information age;
6. Explain the role of Science and Technology in Philippine nation
building;
7. Evaluate government policies pertaining to science and technology in
terms of their contributions to nation building; and
8. Identify actual science and technology policies of the government and
appraise their impact on the development of the Filipino nation.

7. What I already
Know
What I Want to
know

8. Historical Antecedents in
the Course of Science
and Technology

9. Learning Objectives
1.To define how scientific and technological
developments affect society.
2.To Explain the impact of the development
of science and technology to
the environment.

10. WHAT IS SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY IS ALL
ABOUT AND HOW IT
EFFECTS IN OUR
SOCIETY?

11. Science and Technology in Ancient Times
In the ancient times, people were concerned with
transportation and navigation, communication and
record keeping, mass production, security and
protection, as well as health, aesthetics and
architecture. Science and Technology keeps on
advancing in order to meet the growing needs of
people along these areas.

12. Technology, which has the end goal of
improving lives and making the work
easier, faster and efficient, our society
respond by changing as well. These
changes are evident as each ancient
civilization keep on creating technology
that has been modified and that is being
used today.

13. To name a few, Sumerian are known for their
contribution with the first writing system called
as cuneiform.

14. Challenge to mass produce food, they
invented plowing, irrigation and dikes and
wheel for farming. Throughout the
existence of this civilization, their main
mode of transportation was through
waterways such as rivers and seas. They
are also known to develop the first road.

15. On the other hand, Babylonian civilization, which emerged near Tigris and
Euphrates River were famous for being great builders, engineers and
architects. One of major contributions is the hanging garden of Babylon which
one of the seven wonders of the world.

16. Another civilization that is known for its renowned archeological artifact like the death
mask of Tutankhamen and Pyramid of Giza is the Egyptian Civilization. Also, ancient
Egyptians are known for their earlier contributions like water clock or clypsedra, paper
or papyrus, ink and a system of writing known as hieroglyphics. They have also
invented cosmetics for aesthetic reason. Meanwhile, during this time, wigs were worn
by wealthy Egyptians to protect the shave of the heads from the harmful rays of the
sun.

17. Apart from being the birthplace of western philosophy, some
of the major achievements of Greeks include in-depth works
on Philosophy and Mathematics. They are also celebrated for
their contribution to the world like coliseum, Olympics, alarm
clock and water mill.

18. Considered to be the oldest civilization in Asia, China is
known for the silk trade, tea production, gun powder and the
living legend great wall of China.

19. Science and Technology in Middle Ages
The start of the middle ages was marred by massive
invasions and migrations. Wars are prevalent during
this time. As such, great technology was needed in
the fields of weaponry, navigation, food and farm
production and health. The wars have resulted to
population decline. However, in the later part of this
period, there was significant increase in population.

20. Trade and commerce among nations increased,
which resulted in greater demands for transportation
technology. Some of the most innovative minds
came from this period. To facilitate record keeping,
woodlock printing developed by Chinese was
improved by the time of Johann Gutenberg with a
cast type printing press. This general invention
soon evolved to be the mechanical printing press
which was eventually used all over the world.

21. The printing press was invented to address the need for
publishing books that would spread information to many
people at a faster rate. This invention also made works
accessible to individuals who could not even write
(Streissguth, 1997).

22. Another invention in the Middle Age is the microscope. Growing
populations caused massive migration and urbanization during the period.
More and more people transferred to polluted and populated urban areas
which resulted in more people getting sick. With this, experts needed to a
device to study microorganisms in order to develop proper medicines for
illnesses. Guided by the principles used for the invention of eyeglasses in
earlier years, Zacharias Janssen was able to develop the first compound
microscope (Davidson, 2015).

23. Since the Middle Age was also known as the Age
of Exploration, the need for nautical inventions was
high. The invention of the telescope, an optical
instrument that helps in the observation of remote
objects, was a great help for navigators during this
time.

24. Science and Technology in Modern Times
The booming world population during the nineteenth
century onwards demanded that more goods be produced at faster
rate. People needed efficient means of transportation to trade more
goods and cover a larger distance.
Machines that required animals to operate must thus be
upgraded. Faster and easier means to communicate and compute
should be developed to establish connections between and among
nations. All these needs resulted in the development of industries.
However, due to massive industrialization, the modern times again
faced more complicated problems. Food processing and medicine
posed some of the bigger challenges since health was of great
concern.

25. Louis Pasteur, a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist found
a way to solve the problem. He invented pasteurization, the process
of heating dairy products to kill the harmful bacteria that allow
them to spoil faster. Through this process, milk could be stored and
consumed for a longer period. It also prevented illnesses caused by
harmful bacteria (Macalester College, 2010).

26. Other contributions of Pasteur to Science and
Technology and Medicine included his works on
molecular asymmetry, fermentation and vaccination.

27. The modern times demanded better means of powering homes
and transportation. This led to the development of kerosene and
the petroleum refinery industry (Skrabec, 2010). At present,
petroleum is widely used in powering automobiles, factories and
power plants, among others.

28. The more people got connected by trade and exploration, the more
they needed a way to easily maintain these connections and
communicate with each other in real time. Governments likewise
needed some kind of communication system which would allow them
to administer their states well. Important dayto-day decisions must be
discussed and addressed at the fastest time possible.
Thus, the invention of telephone by Alexander Graham Bell was one
of the most important inventions at that time.

29. Although an earlier version of the calculator had already been
developed, circumstances in the modern times required a faster way
to compute more complicated equations. Computing devices must
also be easy to carry since they would be utilized on a day-to-day
basis. The creation of modern calculators did not only pave the way
for easier arithmetic calculations, but also result.

30. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
1.Why Science and Technology is very
important with our society?

31. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
2.Do think people now a days can live
and grow with out the presence of
Science and Technology?

32. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
3.What are those civilization that have
a contribution in science and
technology during ancient times?

33. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
4.What are those technology had been
made during the Middle Era up to
Moderm times.