SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Palompon
Institute of
Technology

A Learning Material for

GEC 8
Science, Technology,
and Society
Lyka Jane Y. Castillote
Ana Marifel L. Pogosa
Jason G. Tuang-tuang

College of
Arts and Sciences

Mathematics and Science

2020
Department
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Topic 5:
Technology as a Way of Revealing

Learning Objectives
Key Terms
After successful completion of this
module, you should be able to:

 explain the concept of human condition

before science and technology;

 identify the change that happened in

human condition after science and
technology; and

 name ways on how technology aided in

revealing the truth about the human
being.

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Activating Prior Learning

Reaction Paper Writing

Make a reaction on the saying “Comparing the lives of people before and now
will make anyone realize the changes that happened in society not just in terms of
culture, language or rights, but more importantly, changes in people’s way of life due
to the existence of science and technology”.

Film Viewing

You will be asked to view the Film: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams “Village of the
Watermills”. After the film viewing, you are now directed to make a collage, you will
be needing the following materials in the activity below:

 coloring pens/crayons  scissors

 pentel pen  cartolina
 pencil  glue
 colored old magazines  bond papers
 pictures from the web

Using the materials listed above, make a collage by cutting pictures in

magazines or newspapers or make illustrations that will demonstrate human
condition before the common era and the human condition during the common era
and you may include their day to day activities, their ways of achieving survival and
their strategies to attain high productivity. You may opt to print pictures using the
web.
After making the collage, you may list down notable human conditions before the
common era and during the common era and briefly discuss these conditions.
1. Before the Common Era

2. During the Common Era

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Presentation of Contents

Our early ancestors’ primal need to survive paved the way for the invention of
several developments. As we always claim that humans are gifted with wisdom and
more advanced than any other creatures, our ancestors were able to utilize available
materials to make their life more comfortable

In your own perspective, how has technology affected the following aspects given the
two-time frames? Fill out the table below.

Human Conditions Before the Common Era During the Common Era

Mortality Rate

Average Life Span

Literacy Rate
Gross Domestic Product

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Application

Vlogging

You are now dependent on the comforts of what technology has brought to
us. This time, try to imagine our world without technology? How do you think our daily
routine would be like? Demonstrate a scenario where certain technological innovation
does not exist. You may form a group of five and use any technological advancement
for your role playing

Science and technology have aided us in survival and helped us outsmart our
adversaries, provided us comfortable life, allowed us to explore the world and
assisted us in discovering more about ourselves and the truth.
-Unknown