INTRODUCTION TO

SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
FOCUS POINTS:
•Describe how science and technology may
improve or not improve our way of life
•Discuss the significant contributions of great
men and women of science and technology
•Recognize the importance of science in our
daily lives
As time progresses,
the world is
changing at an
accelerated rate.
 We now obtain
information faster
and easier.
 Science is a
continuous search
for knowledge.
Science comes from
the Latin word
scientia(which means
“having knowledge)
 Science involves
observations followed by
experimentation leading
to further observations
and further
experimentation.
What is Science?
The pursuit and application
of knowledge and
understanding of the
natural and social world
following a systematic
methodology based on
evidence.
 Science as a
product is an ever-
changing body of
knowledge.
Science is…
1. an ongoing process of
investigating and thinking
2. a way of thinking which
involves reason and
3. a way of investigating which
involves questions, observations,
experimentations and predictions
Science and
Superstition
Superstitions are beliefs, which
are not usually explained by the
methods of the natural sciences.
Superstitions began from curiosity
and observation, but unlike
science, no experiment was
conducted to test whether that
claims are correct or not.
For example, some people believe
that breaking a mirror brings
seven years of bad luck.
Wearing a polka dot clothes at the
beginning of the year will bring
you more money.
Bad luck result when a black cat
crosses one’s path.
Black butterfly means death to a
member of the family.
BRANCHES OF
SCIENCE
SCIENCE IS
CLASSIFIED
INTO TW0
-SOCIAL SCIENCE
-NATURAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE-
focuses primarily
on the study of
people, culture and
society.
It includes Economics,
Geography, History,
Law, Education,
Sociology and
psychology
NATURAL SCIENCE-
seeks to understand
the natural world
and its different
processes.
NATURAL SCIENCE-
includes Biology,
Chemistry and
Physics.
NATURAL SCIENCE-
divided into pure or
applied sciences
Pure Science-Is used in
pursuit of new
knowledge. It deals with
new discoveries that may
or may not have current
applications.
In general, pure science
can be divided into 2
divisions
1. Physical sciences
2. biological sciences
1. Physical sciences – are
those that involve the
study of nonliving things.
1. The Physical sciences –
includes Physics,
Chemistry and Earth
Science
1. Physics – the science
that deals with matter
and energy and the
interactions between
them
2. Chemistry – the science that
deals with matter, its
composition, structure and
properties, the changes it
undergoes, and the energy
accompanying these changes.
2. Earth Science – the study of
earth and its composition,
what processes happen in its
interior and its surfaces, and
how it is similar to and
different with other entities in
space.
3. Earth Science – it includes
the study on nonliving things
such as rocks, soil, clouds,
rivers, oceans, planets, stars
and meteors.
Earth Science also covers the
weather and climate patterns.
Meteorologists – scientists
that study weather and
climate
Earth scientists – investigates
how geologic features were
formed on land and in the
oceans.
Geologists – scientists that
studies about rock and
geologic features.
Biological sciences – involves
the study of living things. This
group includes all the
subspecialties in Biology.
Biological sciences
-Zoology -Histology
-Botany -Cytology
-Physiology -Genetics
-Anatomy -Taxonomy
-Agriculture
Zoology - animals
Botany - plants
 Physiology-
functions and
mechanisms in a
living system
 Anatomy-
structure of
organisms and
their parts.
 Histology-
study of the
microanatomy of cells,
tissues, and organs as seen
through a microscope.
 Cytology-
studies the structure,
function, and
behavior of cells.
Genetics-genes
and heredity
Taxonomy-
study of naming, defining and
classifying groups of biological
organisms based on shared
characteristics
Paleontology-
fossils
Astrobiology-
possibility of life
beyond Earth
Overlapping sciences
-Biochemistry
-Biophysics
-Paleontology
-Astrobiology
-Human Kinetics
-Ecology
-Agricultural chemistry
Applied science – uses the
discoveries of pure sciences to
create solutions and create
products that can be used in
actual settings. Ex: engineering,
medicine, electronics,
environmental science, and
computer science.
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Technology
Application of
scientific
knowledge for
practical purposes.