General Concepts and STS Historical Developments

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What are the objectives of studying the interactions between science, technology, and society?

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1. Discuss the interactions between science and technology and society through history; 2. Discuss how scientific and technological developments affect society and the environment; 3. Identify the paradigm shifts in history; 4. Articulate ways by which society is transformed by science and technology; 5. Recognize the contributions of different cradles of civilizations to science and technology; 6. Discuss the role of science and technology in Philippine nation-building; 7. Evaluate government policies pertaining to science and technology in terms of their contributions to nation building; 8. Identify actual science and technology policies of the government and appraise their impact on the development of the Filipino nation.

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What characterized Ancient Times in relation to science and technology?

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Ancient civilizations and empires were born, leading to more scientific evidence and exploration of knowledge.

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What was the state of scientific accomplishments during the Medieval or Dark Ages?

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No significant scientific accomplishments were made, no great art produced, and no great leaders were born.

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What major event marked the end of the Roman Empire?

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The Fall of Rome, which was followed by the Black Death or Bubonic Plague.

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What was the significance of the Gutenberg Printing Press?

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It started the mass production of written works, enabling people to get informed and marking the birth of the industrial revolution.

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Who proposed the Heliocentric Theory?

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Nicolaus Copernicus.

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What were some revolutionary discoveries in the Modern Ages?

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Isaac Newton’s Universal Law of Gravity and Galileo Galilei’s discoveries related to the telescope, motion, and inertia.

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What were key inventions during the First Industrial Revolution?

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James Watt’s Steam Engine and Edmund Cartwright’s first mechanical loom.

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What is the significance of the Banaue Rice Terraces?

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It is a notable achievement from the Pre-Spanish Period in the Philippines.

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What was established during the American Period and Post Commonwealth Era?

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Bureau of Government Laboratories and the Institute of Science.