PILGRIM CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Quiz 1

NAME: JOHN JAMES S. TABOSARES

I. DEFINITION/ EXPOUND

Direction: Give the definition or explanation of the following terms.

1. Science: the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic

study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through
observation and experiment.
2. Technology:  the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of
human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the
human environment.
3. Scientific Revolution: refers to the resurrection of modern-day science. This
can be said to have happened when developments in various branches of
studies, especially in chemistry, physics, math, astrophysics and biology,
completely transformed the way of doing many things.
4. Science as an idea: is an explanation for how something works, or the truth
about some aspect of the world, that was figured out using the scientific process
5. Science as an intellectual activity: is designed to discover information about
the natural world in which humans live and to discover the ways in which this
information can be organized into meaningful patterns. A primary aim of science
is to collect facts (data).
6. Science as a body of knowledge: Science is a body of knowledge, which
is built up through experimental testing of ideas. It is a practical way of finding
reliable answers to questions we may ask about the world around us. The aims
of primary science can be broadly divided into two categories: ... Science is a
core subject in the National Curriculum.
7. Science as personal and social activity: Science influences society through its
knowledge and world view. Scientific knowledge and the procedures used by
 scientists influence the way many individuals in society think about themselves,
others, and the environment.
8. Science Education in the Philippines: The Philippines is trying its best to
improve the state of science education in the country. ... The Concept of Science
Education Science education focuses on teaching, learning , and understanding
science. Teaching science involves developing ways on how to effectively teach
science.
9. Philippine Science High school System (PSHS): President Fidel V. Ramos in
1997 that established the PSHS System and unified all the existing campuses
into a single system of governance and management. The aim of the PSHS
Curriculum is to nurture scholars to become holistic individuals who are
humanistic in spirit, global in perspective, patriotic in orientation, and well-
prepared to pursue a STEM career which will contribute to nation-building
10. Special Science Elementary Schools (SSES) Program: SSES is a research
and development project designed to develop students with higher aptitude for
science and mathematics through the implementation of an enhanced science
and mathematics curriculum at the elementary level.
II. ENUMERATION
a. Enumerate the intellectuals and their Revolutionary ideas
1. Nicolaus Copernicus- Copernican Model
2. Charles Darwin- Theory of Evolution
3. Sigmund Freud- Theory of Psychosexual developement
b. Filipino Scientists and their study
4. Ramon Cabanos Barba- for his outstanding research on tissue culture on
Philippine mangoes
5. Josefino Casas Comiso- for his work on observing the characteristics of Antartica
by using satellite images
6. Jose Bejar Cruz, Jr.- known internationally in the field of electrical engineering;
was elected as officer of the famous Institute of Electrical and Electronic
engineering
7. Lourdes Jansuy Cruz- notable for her research on sea snail venom
8. Fabian Millar Dayrit- for his research on herbal medicine
c. Examples of Science schools in the Philippines
9. University of Science and Technology in Southern Philippines (USTP)
10. Regional Science High School (Region X)