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SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Science education- Focuses on teaching, learning, and understanding science.

o Deals with the teaching and learning of science and in helping the public develop science literacy.
o Is justified by the vast amount of scientific knowledge.
o Provide skills and knowledge tha are necessary for a person to live in what knight.
Teaching science- Involves developing way on how effectively teach science.
Learning science- Includes both pedagony and the most interesting aspects.
Central Visayan Institutute Foundation- It is the home and pioneer of the prominent school-based innovation
known as the (Dynamic Learning Program)
Dynamic Learning Program- is a synthesis of classical and modern pedagogical theories.
Basic Education- helps students to learn importance concepts and facts that are related to everyday life.
Tertiary Education– deals with developing students; understanding and appreciation as science ideas.

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND PERSONALITIES

R&D- It is the process by which a company work to generate new knowledge.

FAMOUS FILIPINO IN THE SCIENCE FIELD

Dr. Angel Alcala- World renowned Filipino ecologist and biologist who worked in the industry.
Dr. Ramon C. Barba- 1n 2014, he was appointed as Philippine National Scientist for reproduction of mango.
Dr. Josefino Comiso-A filipino Physicist working in NASA.
Dr Edgardo Gomez- He is well known for his groundbreaking research and knowledge for marine biology.
Dr. Gaviono C. Trono Jr.- He was a filipino marine biologist that focuses on seawed biodiversity
o He also called as the father of Kappaphycus farming.

BIODIVERSIT AND HEALTHY SOCIETY-

Biodiversity- Is defined as the variety of life present in an ecosystem.

o is a source of food and medicine, energy and nutrients.
o It provides humans the resources in order to survive.
Habitat- is the place where the different species live.

3 TYPES OF BIODIVERSITY
1. genetic biodiversity- refers to the variations among organisms of the same species.
o These variations are usually passed down from parents to offspring.
o Difference in DNA among individuals
2. Species Diversity- refers to the variety of species within a particular region or habitat.
o Is a group of organisms of similar individuals that are capable of interbreeding
o Variety of species in a given area
3. Ecosystem diversity- refers to the network of different species in an ecosystem and the interaction between
these species.
o Are all of the animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi as well as the physical components of the area.
o Variety of habitats, ecosystems, communities.
Tropical rainforest- is a hot, moist biome found near earth’s equator.
o The worlds largest tropical rainforest are in south America, Africa, and South Asia.
Temperate rainforest- are characterized by mild climates or temperatures.
o These areas do not experience extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures.
Grassland- Are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees.
Savana- is a grassland with scattered individuals trees.

Dessert- Is a barren area landscape where little precipitation occur.

Aquatic- Means relating to water, living in or near water or taking place in water.
o Implies an environment where plants and animals live.
Polar ice- is a high latitude region of planet, dwarf planet, or natural satelite that is covered in ice.
Tide Pools or Rock Pools- are shallow pools sea water that form on the rocky interdal shore.

Herbal Medicine- were used in healing rituals and in the treatment of injuries from wars and or accidents.
Salvia Apiana or California Sage- Aid in childbirth and protect the immune system.
Food- is the basic need of human survival.
Agrobiodiversity- Is the result of careful selection and innovative developments by farmers, fishers, and harders
througout the years.
In the stone age- Heat energy from fire was used mainly for survival against harsh cold environments.
Wind energy- used to navigate through bodies of water
1820’s- natural gas was used as a source of light
1830’ -the electrical generator was developed based on Michael Faraday’s discovery of electromagnetism.
1850’s- Commercial oil was drilled which led to the distillation of kerosene from petroleum.
Aqueduct- Built by the Romans and greeks, to maintain stable water supplies.

INFORMATION AGE (Gutenberg to Social Media)

Information age- Also called the computer age, the digital age, and the new media age.
The Pre- Gutenberg World- Printing tress was not yet available
o Books were written and produced by hand
o Information was only relayed to other through a word of mouth channels
The Post Gutenberg World- This era can be described as the emergence of the internt and the world wide web.
The gutenberg revolution- It begun with the introduction of printing significally.
Computers- This technolohgy was design for mathematical calculations and simple decision making capabilities.
o Invented by Charles Babbage.
Internet- A company name “Intel” Development of fiber-optics
o It was a government-controlled projec until 1984.
o Developed in California, US in the late 1960’s & Develop faster microprocessor.
Tim Berners Lee- Invented the World Wide Web. (A British Computer scientist).
V.A Shiva Ayyadurai- Inventor of the world’s first Email system.
o His claim is based on an electronic mail software called “EMAIL”.

THE MOST COMMONLU USED IN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Facebook- a social media networking site makes it easy for you to connect and share with family and friends online.
Mark Zuckerberg- Co founded the social networking website facebook out of his college form room Havard Uni.
o He founded the service in 2004 while he was at Harvard Iniversity with four of his fellow students.
Messenger app- is any app that enables a private messaging function between two or more people.
 o It is an instant messaging service own by Facebbok, launched in August 2011, replacing fb chat.
Twitter- It was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams in March 2006.
o It is a social media site, and its primary purpose is to connect people and allow people to share their thougths.
Google- Was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Segey Brin.
o Google is an internet search engine.
Instagram- was founded by Kevin Systrom. It is a free, online photo-online sharing application and social network
platfrom that we aquired by fb in 2012.
You Tube- Was founded by Steve Chen, Hurley, and Jawed Karim.
o Is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos.

SELECTED INDIGENOUS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Indiginous- It relates to the earliest known inhabitants a place that was colonized by a non- dominat group.
Indiginous science- is a part of indiginous knowledge system practiced by different group of people.
o It includes complex arrays of knowledge, expertise, practices, and representative that guides human.
o Helps the people in understanding the natural environment and in coping with everyday life.
o Compose of traditional knowledge practiced and values by people and communities.
Cajete- indigenous science include everything, from metaphysics.
Iccarino- Explaining that science is a part of culture, and how sciene is done etc..
Pawilen- explained that indigenous science knowledge has developed diverse structures and contents.
Kuhn- Stated that developmental stages of most science is characterized by continual competition.

THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 IN THE SOCIEY-

Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19). Originated in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Privince central China, and has
spread quickly to 72 coutries.
Covid 19- Cause by novel coronavirus name “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV 2).
School- is a palce where children can have fun and raise social awareness and social skills.
Moderna,Pzifer/BioNTech Covid 19 vaccines- Use this type of technology to train the immune system.
o This vaccine containss contain genetic material RNA.
AstraZeneca- Use this technology to protect agains covid 19. this type of vaccine uses unrelated harmless.
Innactivated Vaccines For covid 19 – This type ofvaccine contains the killed SARS-COV-2
Attenuated Vaccines for Covid 19- This type of vaccine contains the weekend SARS-COV-2 virus
Protein Vaccines for Covid 19- This type of Vaccine contains protein from the SARS-COV-2