ST in Society

Where does the word science originally come from?

• The Latin for ‘knowledge’

• The Greek for ‘to know’

• The Latin for 'exploring'

• the Greek for ‘study’

Where does the word technology come from?

• Latin words ‘techne’ and ‘logos’

• Greek words ‘techne’ and ‘logos’

• Spanish words ‘techne’ and ‘logos’

• German words ‘techne’ and ‘logos’

What is the role of technology in countries that can produce

local industries goods for domestic needs?

• Breakthrough in education

• Development of Infrastructure

• Economic advancements

• Improve health services

A technology developed in China where a magnetized

needle is placed on a straw floating on water and is being

used for reliable navigation.

• Compass

• mechanical clock

• Sandglass

• telescope

He believes that the Sun and Moon revolves around Earth

and other planets.

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

To what period can science be traced such as through first

speculation of the atom and non-supernatural explanations

of natural phenomenon?

• Renaissance of the 15th century

• Industrial Revolution of the 19th century

• Classical antiquity

• Age of Reason of the 18th century

Among the 3 different periods of the Stone Age, when did

the ancient people become permanent settlers?

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Antiquity

• Machines

This civilization developed the first handwriting system

known as Cuneiform. They were known as the “cradle of

civilization”.

• Babylonian civilization

• Egyptian civilization

• Sumerian civilization

• India civilization

An approach of seeking knowledge that involves forming

and testing a hypothesis.

• Scientific research

• Action research

• Scientific method

• Experimentation

Scientific inquiry begins with

• A problem to solve or a question to answer

• Observation

• Laboratory tests

• A checklist of procedures