General Concepts

and Historical
Events in STS
 Intellectual
Revolutions that
defined Society
Scientific Revolution
How is Science defined?
• Science as an Idea- ideas, theories, systematic
explanations and observations.
• Science as an Intellectual Activity- systematic and
practical study. Involves systematic observation and
experimentation.
• Science as a Body of Knowledge- subject or a
discipline. “School science”
• Science as a Personal and Social Activity- both
knowledge and activities done by human beings.
 Intellectuals and
Revolutionary Ideas
Research Assignment
• Nicholas Copernicus- contribution in the
philosophy of science
• Charles Darwin- contribution to modern
science
• Sigmund Freud- contribution
Cradles of early
Science
Mesoamerica
• Maya Civilization
- excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyphic
writing, calendar-making and mathematics.
- built looms for weaving cloth and devised a
rainbow of glittery paints made from mica mineral.
- believed to be one of the first people to produce
rubber products.
• Inca Civilization
- roads paved with stones
- stone buildings that surmounted earthquakes and
other disasters
- irrigation system
- calendar with 12 months to mark their religious
festivals and prepare them for planting season
- quipu- a sophisticated assembly of knots and strings.
- Inca textiles
• Aztec Civilization
-mandatory education
- chocolates- used as currency
- Antispasmodic medication
- Chinampa- for agricultural farming in which the land
was divided into rectangular areas and surrounded by
canals.
- Aztec calendar
- invention of the canoe