Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cotabato
MUNICIPALITY OF MAKILALA
MAKILALA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Course Code : STS-1 Instructor : Angelina Portillo

Course Description : Science, Technology, and Society Mobile # : 09101074283
Module :5 FB/Messenger : Angelina S. Portillo
Credit Units :3
Duration : 2 Weeks

I. Objectives:
After reading this module, you are expected to:
1. define and discuss the history of Information age
2. discuss the Influence of the past on the information age
3. describe how the Information age and social media impacted the lives of people
4. reflect Biodiversity and the healthy society.
II. Topics:
SPECIFIC ISSUES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
Lessons 1. The Definition and History of information age.
2. The inventions and Innovations of information age.
3. How the Information age and social media impact the lives of people.
4. Biodiversity and the Healthy Society.
5. Interrelatedness of Society Environment and Health.

III. References:

Mc Na ma ra, D. J., Valve rde, V. M. S., & Bele no, R. B. I I I. (2018). Sc ie nce, Tec h no
logy, a nd Soc iety. Q uezo n C ity: C & E P u bl is h i ng, I nc.
Se rafica, J. P . J., Pawile n, G . T ., Cas l i b, B . N. J r., & A lata, E . J. P . (2018). Sc ie nce, Tec
h no logy,
a nd Soc iety. Ma n ila: Rex Book Store, I nc.

IV. Course Content:

I nt rod uct io n

I nformatio n p lays a n i m po rta nt ro le i n u nde rsta nd i ng t he t rut h a nd rea l ity.If t he re a re

no i nfo rmat io n ava ila b le, o u r l ives m ight be enigmat ic a nd c haot ic. T he deve lo p me nt of o ur
syste m of acqu i ri ng, sto ri ng a nd ret rievi ng i nformatio n had s p u rt w it h t he adve nt of sc ie nce a nd
tec h no logy a nd now we a re i n t he ce nt ury w h ic h is co ns idered by many as t he I nformatio n Age.

Lessons 1: The Definition and History of information age.

I nfo rmat io n Age is t he pe riod sta rt i ng i n t he last q ua rte r of t he 20t h ce nt u ry w he n i nfo

rmat io n became effort less ly access i b le t h ro ugh p u bl icat io n a nd t h ro ugh t he manage me nt of i
nformatio n by co m p ute rs a nd co m p ute r netwo rks. It is a t rue new age based u po n t he i nte rcon
nect io n of co m p ute rs via te leco m m un icatio ns, w it h t hese syste ms o perat i ng o n bot h rea l-t i me a
nd as needed bas is- T heory of I nformat io n Age (Messe nge r, 1982).

Before it has reac hed its c u rre nt state, co nstant c ha nge has ta ke n p lace i n t he fo rm of i nfo rmat
io n revo lut io n. By 1960’s to 1970’s, ra p id growt h of i nfo rmat ion res u lted to d iffic u lty i n co llect i
ng a nd managi ng t he m 1980’s t he re was I nformatio n A nxiety (R ic ha rd W urman). I n 1990’s, I nfo
rmat io n became t he c u rre ncy of t he b us i ness wo rld. At p resent, I nformatio n t u rned o ut to be a co
m mod ity, a n ove r deve lo ped p rod uct, mass p rod uced a nd u ns pec ial ized.

T he I nfo rmat io n Age bega n a ro u nd t he 1970s a nd is st ill go i ng o n today. It is a lso k now n as t

he Comp uter Age, Digital Age, o r Ne w Media Age. T his e ra b ro ught a bout a t i me pe riod i n w h ic h
peop le co u ld access i nfo rmat ion a nd k nowledge eas ily.

Ro be rt Ha rris has o ut l i ned t he t rut hs a bo ut I nformatio n Age. He desc ri bed it as fo

llows

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1. I nformatio n m ust co m pete

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 2. Newe r is equated to t rue r
3. Se lectio n is a view po i nt
4. T he med ia se lls w hat t he c u lt ure b uys
5. T he ea rly wo rd gets t he pe rm
6. Yo u a re w hat yo u eat a nd so is yo u r b ra i n
7. A nyt h i ng i n great de ma nd w ill be co u nte rfeited
8. Ideas a re seen as co nt rove rs ia l
9. U ndead i nfo rmat ion wa l ks eve r o n
10. Med ia p rese nce c reates t he sto ry
11. T he med iu m se lects t he message
12. T he w ho le t rut h is a p u rs uit

Access i b il ity of I nfo rmat io n was made faster a nd eas ie r w it h t he a id of co m p ute r. O ne of

t he s ign ifica nt a p pl icat io ns off co m p ute rs fo r sc ie nce a nd resea rc h is evide nt i n t he fie ld of b io i
nformat ics. B io i nfo rmat ics is t he a p pl icat io n of i nfo rmat ion tec hno logy to sto re, o rga n ize a nd
a na lyze vast a mo u nt of b io logica l data w h ic h is ava ila b le i n t he fo rm seque nces a nd st ruct u
res of p rotei ns – t he b u ild i ng b loc ks of o rga n is ms a nd n uc le ic ac ids – t he i nformatio n ca rrie r
(Mada n, n.d.) S uc h was esta bl is hed because of t he need to c reate data based of b io logica l seque
nces.

I nfl ue nces of t he past o n t he I nfo rmat io n Age

T he Re na issa nce i nflue nced t he I nfo rmat io n Age by c reat i ng t he idea i nve nt io ns, w h ile
too adva nced fo r t he t i me, t he bas ic idea was used to deve lo p mode rn i nve nt io ns. T he Re naissa
nce a lso c ha nged l ite rat u re. At fi rst, o n ly boo ks t hat to ld sto ries of re l igio n a nd re l igio us he roes
we re w ritte n. Du ri ng t he Re na issance, peo p le bega n to write rea l ist ic books a nd not just re l igio us
sto ries. Peo p le's m i ndset a bo ut t hemselves c ha nged. It was no lo nge r a bo ut w hat h umans co u ld
do fo r God, b ut what h u ma ns co u ld do fo r t hemselves. T his way of t h i n k i ng is ca lled h uma n is m.

T he Sc ie nt ific Revo l ut io n c hanged t he modern e ra by i nt rod uc i ng i m po rta nt sc ie nt ists s uc

h as Ga l ileo, Co pe rnic us, a nd S i r Isaac Newto n. T he i r d iscove ries paved t he way fo r mode rn
tools, i nve nt io ns a nd i n novat io ns.

T he I nd ust ria l Revo l ut io n b ro ught a bout majo r c ha nges i n agric u lt u re, ma n ufactu ri ng, m i
n i ng, t ra ns po rtat ion, a nd tec hnology. T his e ra had a p rofou nd effect o n t he soc ia l, eco no m ic, a
nd c u lt u ra l co ndit io ns of t he wo rld.

Lesson 2:. The inventions and Innovations of information age.

I nve nt io ns a nd I n novat io ns of t he I nfo rmat io n Age

Com p ute r

Co m puters a re a mo ng t he most i m po rta nt co nt ri b ut io ns of adva nces i n t he I nformatio n

Age to soc iety. A co m p ute r is a n e lectro n ic device t hat sto res a nd p rocesses data (i nfo rmat io n). It
ru ns o n a p rogra m t hat co nta i ns t he exact, ste p-by-ste p d i rect io ns to so lve a p ro ble m (US h isto ry.o
rg, 2017).

Types of Com p ute rs

1. Pe rso na l Com p ute r

It is a s i ngle-use r i nst ru me nt. PCs we re fi rst k nown as m ic rocom puters s i nce t hey we re
a co m p lete co m p ute r b ut b u ilt o n a s ma lle r sca le t ha n t he e normo us syste ms o perated
by most b us i nesses.

2. Des kto p Com p ute r

It is desc ri bed as a PC t hat is not des igned fo r po rtab il ity. T he ass u m ptio n w it h a des ktop
is t hat it w ill be set u p i n a perma ne nt s pot. A wo rkstat io n is s i m ply a des ktop co m p ute r t hat
has a more powe rful p rocessor, addit io nal memory, a nd e n ha nced ca pab il it ies fo r pe rform i
ng s pec ia l gro u p of tas ks, s uc h as 3D gra p h ics o r ga me deve lo p ment. Most des ktops offer
more sto rage, powe r, a nd ve rsat il ity t ha n t he i r porta b le ve rs io ns (US h isto ry.o rg, 2017).

3. La pto ps
 T hese a re po rtab le co m p ute rs t hat i ntegrate t he esse nt ia ls of a des kto p co m p ute
r i n a batte ry-powe red pac kage, w h ic h a re so mewhat la rge r t ha n a typ ica l ha rdcove r
book. T hey a re co m mon ly ca lled noteboo ks.

4. Pe rso na l D ig ita l Ass ista nts (P DAs)

T hese a re t ight ly i ntegrated co m p ute rs t hat us ua lly have no keyboa rds b ut re ly o n a to

uc h sc ree n fo r user i n p ut. P DAs a re typ ica lly s malle r t ha n a pa pe rbac k, l ig htwe ig
ht, a nd batte ry-powe red (US h isto ry.o rg, 2017).

5. Se rve r

It refe rs to a co m p ute r t hat has been i m proved to p rovide netwo rk se rvices to ot her co m p
ute rs. Se rve rs us ually boast powe rfu l p rocessors, to ns of memory, a nd la rge ha rd d rives (US h isto
ry.o rg, 2017).

6. Ma i nfra mes

T hese a re h uge co m p ute r syste ms t hat ca n fill a n e nt i re roo m. T hey a re used es pec ia lly
by la rge fi rms to desc ri be t he la rge, expe ns ive mac h i nes t hat p rocess m ill io ns of t ra nsact io ns
eve ry day. T he te rm “ma i nfra me” has bee n re p laced by e nte rp rise se rve r. A lt hough
so me s u perco m puters a re s i ngle co m p ute r syste ms, most co m p rise m ult i p le, h igh-pe rforma
nce, pa ra lle l co m p ute rs wo rk i ng as a s i ngle syste m (US h isto ry.o rg, 2017).

7. Wea ra b le Com p ute rs

T hey i nvo lve mate ria ls t hat a re us ua lly i ntegrated i nto ce ll p ho nes, watc hes, a nd ot her s
mall o bjects o r p laces. T hey pe rform co m mon co m p ute r a p pl icat io ns s uc h as databases,
e ma il, m ult i media, a nd sc hedu le rs (US h isto ry.o rg, 2017).

T he Wo rld W ide Web (I nte rnet)

T he I nte rnet is a wo rldw ide syste m of i nte rco nnected netwo rks t hat fac il itate data t ra ns m iss
io n a mo ng i n n u mera b le co m p ute rs. It was deve lo ped d u ri ng t he 1970s by t he De pa rt me nt of
Defe nse. It has a llowed peop le to access i nformatio n w it h t he to uc h of a b utto n. It has t urned
soc iety i nto home bod ies, i nd ivid ua ls who do eve ryt h i ng fro m t he co mfo rt of t he i r ho mes i
nstead of ve nt u ri ng o utdoors to co m p lete tas ks. Peop le ca n do eve ryt h i ng o n l i ne: s ho pp i ng, co
m m un icat i ng, b ills payi ng, wo rk i ng, ed ucat ion, e nte rta i nment, eve n o rderi ng food. T his may be
good, b ut it has a lso made us a ve ry lazy a nd u ned ucated soc iety.

T i m Be rners-Lee, Steve Jo bs a nd B ill Gates a re seve ra l i m porta nt peop le of t he I nformat io n

Age. Be rners-Lee c reated t he World W ide Web i n 1989. Jo bs who was c reated t he fi rst effect ive pe
rsona l co m p ute r ca lled t he A p ple 1.

T he A pp le 1 was a h uge adva nce ment i n co m p ute r sc ie nces a nd it ca rved t he pat h for
t he co m p ute rs we have now. A p ple has c reated i P ho ne, i Pod, i Pad, i Mac, a nd A p ple TV. Gates is
a lso a h uge fo rce i n t he I nformat io n Age. He fo u nded M ic rosoft, w h ic h c reates a l most eve ryt h i
ng t hat has to do wit h co m p ute rs. M ic rosoft deve lo ps p rogra ms l i ke M ic rosoft Office, W indows,
a nd ma ny ot he r i nflue nt ia l p rod ucts.

How to C hec k t he Re l iab i l ity of Web So u rces

C rite ria fo r Eva l uat i ng Webs ites

a) Acc u racy. If yo u r page l ists t he a ut ho r a nd i nst it ut ion t hat p u bl is hed t he page

a nd p rovides a way of co ntact i ng h i m a nd …

b) Aut ho rity. If yo u r page l ists t he a utho r's c redent ia ls a nd its domai n is p referred
(.edu, .gov, .org, o r .net), a nd …

c) O bject iv ity. If yo u r page p rovides acc u rate i nformatio n w it h l i m ited adve rt is i ng a nd

it is o bject ive i n p resent i ng t he i nfo rmat io n, a nd …

d) C u rre ncy. If yo u r page is c u rre nt a nd u pdated regu la rly (as stated o n t he page) a nd t
he l i n ks (if a ny) a re a lso u p-to-date, a nd …
 e) Cove rage. If yo u ca n view t he i nfo rmat io n p ro perly--not l i m ited to fees, b rowse
r, tec hnology, o r softwa re requ i re me nt, t he n …

Source: Kapoun, J. (1998). Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library
instruction.

Lesson 3: How the Information age and social media impact the lives of people.

C hanges of t he I nfo rmat io n Age

T he I nformatio n Age has c ha nged peop le, tec hnology, sc ie nce, eco no m ies, c u lt u re, a nd eve
n t he way peop le t h i n k. T he I nte rnet is a rgua b ly t he most p ro m i ne nt i n novat io n of t he I
nformatio n Age. T he I nternet c ha nged t he way peop le do eve ryt h i ng. It has made peo p le lazie r, b
ut it a lso makes a la rge a mo u nt of t he po pu lat ion s ma rte r. T he I nformatio n Age has made i nd ust
ria l co unt ries st ro nge r. W ith o n l i ne co m pa nies be i ng so me of t he most s uccessful a nd eco no m
ica lly st i m ulat i ng b us i nesses o ut t he re, eco no m ies rece ive more fro m t hem a nd keep o u r wo
rld t u rn i ng. Peop le a re becom i ng more mat u re a nd mo re ed ucated d ue to t h i ngs l i ke t he co
m p ute r a nd t he I nternet. T his t i me period has res ha ped gove rn ments, w it h new tec hnology bei
ng c reated eve ry day. Gove rn ments ca n now have

more adva nced a nd effect ive m il ita ry. Because of t h i ngs l i ke t he I nternet, new laws had to be p ut
i n p lace to sto p hac k i ng, p i racy, a nd ide nt ity t heft.

I m pacts of t he I nfo rmat io n Age

T he I nformatio n Age b ro ught a bout ma ny new i nve nt io ns a nd i n novat io ns. Ma ny co m m un

icat ion se rvices l i ke text i ng, e ma il, a nd soc ia l med ia deve lo ped a nd t he wo rld has not been t he
sa me s i nce. Peop le lea rn new la nguages eas ie r a nd many boo ks have bee n t ra ns lated i nto d iffe
rent la nguages, so peop le a ro u nd t he wo rld ca n become mo re ed ucated. Howeve r, t he I nformatio
n Age is not a ll good. T he re a re peop le i n t he wo rld t hat bel ieve t hey ca n l ive t he i r e nti re l ife t h ro
ugh t he I nternet. A lso, h uge c ri m i na l o rga n izat io ns re ly o n hac k i ng i nto gove rn me nt syste ms a nd
o btai n i ng co nfide nt ia l i nfo rmat io n to co nt i nue t he i r way of l ife. Jo bs have a lso become eas ie r, a
nd so me jo bs ca n eve n be do ne fro m t he co mfo rt of yo u r own ho me. T he I nformat io n Age is a lso k
nown as t he Age of E nt re p re ne u rs h i p. Now e nt rep re neu rs ca n sta rt a nd ru n a co m pany eas ie r t
ha n eve r befo re. It a lso i m pacts o u r wo rk et h ics by d ist ract i ng us a nd ca us i ng us to lose i nte rest
i n t he tas k we a re do i ng. T h is t i me pe riod has a lso c reated a s ho rtage of jo bs a nd mak i ng ma
ny jo bs o bsolete because mac h i nes a re now be i ng used to do t he wo rk h umans o nce d id.

S um ma ry

T he I nformatio n Age is now. Eve ry e ra fro m t he Sto ne Age u p to T he I nd ust ria l Revo lut io n has
led to t he wo rld as we k now it. W it ho ut t he i nformatio n, k nowledge a nd d iscove ries of t hose fro m t he
past, we wo u ld not be w he re we a re today. T he past has s ha ped o u r p resent a nd w ill co nt i nue to s
ha pe o u r fut ure.

Lesson 4: Biodiversity and the Healthy Society.

I nt rod uct io n

Hu mans have i nd ustria l ized t he nat u ra l ha bitat of w ild l ife as we ll as t hese c reatu res wit h no p
lace to l ive wo u ld eve nt ua lly ca use t hei r deat hs. Ea rt h m ight e nter t he s ixt h mass ext i nct io
n eve nt acco rd i ng to expe rts. Mo reove r, t he d isa p peara nce of s pec ies i n a ce rta i n e nvi ro n
ment ca uses a n i m bala nce i n t he ecosyste m, p roduc i ng more c haot ic c ha nges t hat ha rm t
he e nt i re ecosyste m (I nqu i re r.net, 2016).

T his is b ut a p ress i ng state me nt fo r peop le to k now mo re a bout t he i m po rta nce of o ur d

ive rse e nvi ro n ment, a nd how h uman act ivit ies ca n e it her co nt ri b ute to its growt h o r destruct io n.
T he re is a grow i ng i m po rta nce of st udyi ng how soc iety, e nvi ro n ment, a nd healt h is i nte rre lated to
eac h ot her, t hat if h u ma n be i ngs fa il to recogn ize t he needs of o ne of t hose co m pone nts, t
he ot her re mai n i ng co m po ne nts ca n be affected a nd co m p ro m ised. T hus, it is t i mely to k now a
bout t he p ress i ng effects of s pec ies bei ng ext i nct a nd t hat of o u r ecosyste m be i ng i m ba la nced.

B iod ive rs ity a nd Ecosyste m

 It is defi ned as t he vast va riety of l ife fo rms i n t he e nt i re ea rt h. It e ncom passes a ll k i nds

of l ife fo rms, fro m t he s i ngle-ce lled o rga n is ms to t he la rgest m ult i-ce lled o rga n is ms.
 Its defi nit io n is i n t he st ruct ura l a nd fu nctio nal pe rs pect ive a nd not as i nd ivid ua l.
 B iod ive rs ity is t he source of t he essent ia l goods a nd eco logica l se rvices t hat co nst it ute t
he
So urce of l ife fo r a ll a nd it has d i rect co ns um pt ive va lue i n food, agric u lt u re, med ic i
ne, a nd i n i nd ust ry.
(ViIllaggio Globale, 2009)
 Understanding biodiversity within the concept of ecosystem needs athrough study on the relationship
of the biotic (the living organisms) and the abiotic(the non- living organisms).
 Interdisciplinary approach is needed to study the ecosystem.
 B iodive rs ity p lays a majo r ro le i n t h is nat u ra l dynamic.
 T herefo re, we as h u ma n i n ha bita nts of t he ecosyste m, m ust p rese rve a nd
co nse rve t he biodiversity of all creatures.
 In simple terms, it is true that people will always depend on biodiversity on the wholeness of our being
and in our everyday lives.

 Somehow, there a re ways a nd p rocesses i n t he ecosyste m t hat a re not a p pa re nt

no r a pp rec iated by us, h u ma n be i ngs.
 . T h i n k a bout t he need to d ri n k c lea n a nd fres h wate r, t he need to eat hea lt hy vegeta b
les a nd food, o r t he need of ma n to t ra ns po rt w h ic h makes h i m re ly o n fue l.

 A ll of t hese a re h u ma n needs t hat a re a nswe red a nd p rovided by o ur ecosyste m. T hus, if we

fa ll
kee p t he p rocess of ta k i ng ca re of t he ecosyste m, it is us w ho a re actua lly p utt i ng o u r l ives
at ris k.
 S ign ifica nt dec l i ne i n b iod ive rs ity has d i rect h uman i m pact w he n ecosyste m i n its I ns uffic
ie ncy ca n no lo nge r p rovide t he p hys ica l as we ll as soc ia l need of h uman be i ngs.
 I ndi rect ly, c ha nges i n t he ecosyste m affect l ive l i hood i nco me, a nd o n occas ion, may
eve n ca use po l it ica l co nfl ict.

I m po rta nce of B iod ive rs ity

 B iodive rs ity a lso se rves rec reat io n a nd to u ris m, a nd s u p po rts t he ecosyste ms w h ic h p

rovide us w it h many se rvices.
 Hu ma n be i ngs a re de pe nde nt fo r t hei r healt h, we ll- be i ng a nd e njoyme nt of l ife
o n bas ic
Biological systems and processes.
 People get food and many medicines and industrial products from the wild and domesticated
components of biological diversity.
 Biodiversity provides ecosystem services , food, medicines, and natural products, economic benefits and
natural beauty.

Be nefits of B iod ive rs ity Non – Consumptive value:

 Consumptive value: * Recreation
 Food/D ri n k * Education and Research
 F ue l *Traditional value
 Med ic i ne
 Batte r c ro p va riet ies
 I nd ust ria l Mate ria l

T h reats to B iod ive rs ity Anthropogenic causes:

Natural ca uses: * Habitat modification

 Na rrow geogra p h ica l a rea * Overexploitation of selected species
  Low po pu latio n * Innovation by exotic species
 Low b reed i ng rate * Pollution
 Nat u ra l d isasters * Hunting warming and Climate Change
*Agriculture
*Domino effect
 C ha nges i n B iod ive rs ity

 A lterat io n i n a ny syste m co uld b ri ng

va ried effects.
 A c ha nge i n b iodive rs ity co uld have
e rrat ic effects not o n ly i n w ild l ife
or
ma ri ne l ife b ut a lso i n h uman be i
ngs.
 We ca n c lea rly i nfe r t hat whe n o u r
ecosyste m is not we ll ta ke n ca re
of, B iodive rs ity e ncou nte rs c hanges t
hat may i m pact h uman healt h o n s
uc h d iffere nt leve ls.
Figure 1: The social and environmental determinants of health [ref]G. Dahlgren and M. Whitehead, "Policies and
strategies to promote social equity in health,, " Institute for Futures Studies, 991. ref] Source: Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991

Lesson 5: Iterrelatedness of Society, Environment, and Health

I nte rre lated ness of Soc iety, E nv i ro nme nt, a nd Hea lt h

O u r healt h is s ha ped by t he e nvi ro n me nt i n w h ic h we a re born, grow, l ive, wo rk a nd age. A safe

a nd wa rm ho me, a good jo b a nd st ro ng re lat io ns h i ps w it h ne igh bors, frie nds a nd fa m ily a re a ll
key to o u r we ll be i ng. It is est i mated t hat soc ia l, e nvi ro n mental a nd eco no m ic factors a re res
pons i b le fo r at least half of o u r healt h.

T hese ‘w ide r dete rm i na nts’ a re pa rt of a b roade r syste m of i nflue nces o n hea lt h, fro m t
he i nd ivid ua l to t he glo ba l leve l , w h ic h is co m mo n ly p rese nted as s hown i n F igu re 1 o n page 5.

T hese va rio us soc ia l a nd e nvi ro n mental i nflue nces p lay a ce nt ral ro le i n d riv i ng i nequa l it
ies i n o p po rt u nit ies a nd o utco mes, w h ic h acc um ulate ove r t i me a nd have a majo r i m pact
o n peop le's p hys ica l a nd mental we ll bei ng.

E nvi ro n ment as t he te rm itse lf i nd icates is a nyt h i ng t hat s u rro u nds o r e nvi ro ns us. E nvi ro n
ment i n t h is se nse is made of a ll t hose t h i ngs w h ic h t ho ugh d ist i nct fro m us affect o u r l ife o r act
ivity i n so me way. It co ns ists of a ll s u rro u ndi ngs a nd i nflue nces, whatsoeve r t hat a re p rese nt w he
neve r a n eve nt
occ u rs.
E nv i ro nme nt-Re lated I l l nesses

So me h uman ill nesses t hat a re fo u nd to be re lated w it h its e nvi ro n ment i nc lude:

Pa rk i nso n’s d isease * O bes ity

 Hea rt d isease * Occ u pat io na l i nju ries

 Ca nce r * Dyse ntery
 C h ro n ic o bst ruct ive p u l mo na ry d isease * A rt h rit is
 Ast h ma * Ma la ria
 D ia betes * De p ress io n

S um ma ry

B iod ive rs ity is o u r l ife. If t he B iod ive rs ity got lost at t h is rate t he n i n nea r fut ure, t he s u rviva l
of h u ma n bei ngs w ill be t h reatened. So, it is o u r mo ra l d uty to co nserve B iod ive rs ity as we ll
o u r E nvi ro n ment. Long-te rm ma i ntenance of s pec ies a nd t hei r manage me nt requ i res co-o pe rat
ive efforts ac ross e nt i re la ndscapes. B iod ive rs ity s ho uld be dea lt w it h at sca le of ha bitats o r
ecosyste ms rat her t ha n at s pec ies leve l.

V. ACT IV ITY/EX E RC IS E : (To be submitted 1 week after the releasing of this module)

A. Decod i ng. A nalyze t he s it uat ion a nd a nswe r t he p ro b lem by decod i ng t he i nfo rmat io n
give n be low.

S it uat io n: I magi ne t hat yo u a re lost i n t he w ilde rness a nd t here is a s u bst it ut io n cyp he

r (a met hod of e nc ry pt i ng message i n wh ic h t he lette rs of t he o rigi na l text a re syste mat
ically re p laced by d iffe rent a l p habet) t hat yo u need to a nswe r i n o rde r to so lve yo u r d ile m
ma.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R

H i nt: T h is is t he fi rst t h i ng t hat yo u a re go i ng to do w he n yo u a re lost.

E nc rypted Wo rds : A FXGJ ES LAG F KWSJ UZA FY

Answer:
_____________ __________

B. E n ume rat io n. I n b u llet fo rm, w rite down at least 10 ways i n w h ic h yo u ca n he l p p rotect t he ea

rt h.

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.
 5. 10.

V I. ASS ESS M E NT/EVAL UAT IO N: (To be submitted 1 week after the releasing of this module)

A. T rue o r Fa lse. O n t he s pace p rovided, w rite True if t he state me nt is co rrect a nd

False if it is i nco rrect. (2 po i nts eac h)

1. I nfo rmat io n age bega n a ro u nd 1970s a nd ha lted today.

2. T he c red i bil ity of t he a ut ho r is i m po rta nt i n c hec k i ng fo r re l ia b il ity of we b so

u rces.

3. T he i nformatio n age made i nd ust ria l co u nt ries st ro nge r a nd t he o p pos ite fo r 3 rd wo rld o
nes. 4. T he i nternet has made o u r l ives co mfo rta ble a nd made us lazy.

5. T he i nformatio n age has ca used us a ll good t h i ngs.

6. A healt hy soc iety mea ns a hea lt hy e nvi ro n ment a nd a healt hy we ll-be i ng.

7. To be a b le to fu lly u nde rstand b iod ive rs ity mea ns to co m p re hend a nd va lue t he

ecosyste m.

8. B iodive rs ity so le ly i nc ludes a ll a biot ic facto rs i n t he e nvi ro n me nt.

9. By p rotect i ng b iod ive rs ity, we p rotect o u r ho me, o u r p la net, to be a bette r p lace to l ive i
n.

10. A s uccessfu l co unt ry has neglected its own b iodive rs ity i n exc ha nge for p rogress.

B. M u lt i p le C ho ice. C hoose t he best a nswe r fro m t he give n c ho ices. W rite o nly t he lette r
o n t he s pace p rovided. (2 po i nts eac h)

1. T he I nformatio n Age s ha ped o u r h isto ry. W hic h of t he fo llowi ng is NOT a te rm fo r t

h is pe riod?

a. Mode rn Age c. New Med ia Age

b. Co m puter Age d . D igita l Age

2. W hic h c rite ria fo r we bs ite eva luat ion refe rs to rece ncy a nd c u rre ncy of i nfo rmat ion?

a. Acc u racy c. Cu rre ncy

b. Cove rage d. A utho rity

3. W hic h c rite ria fo r we bs ite eva luat io n refe rs to t he c red i b il ity of t he a utho r?

a. Acc u racy c. Cu rre ncy

b. Cove rage d. A utho rity

4. W hic h pe riod i nflue nced t he i nfo rmat io n age t h ro ugh c reat i ng i nve nt io ns?

a. Sc ie ntific Revo lut io n c. I nd ust ria l Revo lut io n

b. Re na issance d . Neo-Class ica l

5. W hic h pe riod i nflue nced t he i nfo rmat io n age t h ro ugh b rea kth ro ughs of sc ie nt
ists?

a. Sc ie ntific Revo lut io n c. I nd ust ria l Revo lut io n

b. Re na issance d . Neo-Class ica l

6. W hic h te rm refe rs to t he a pp l icat io n of too ls of co m p utat io n a nd a nalys is to t he

ca ptu re a nd i nte rpretat ion of b io logica l data?
 a. Co m putat io na l B io logy c. B io i nformat ics

b . A nalyt ica l B io logy d. Bioinformalogy

7. W hic h of t he fo llowi ng co m p ute rs pe rform co m mo n co m p ute r a p pl icat io ns s uc h as

databases?

a. Pe rso na l Co m puter c. S u pe rco m p ute r

b. Des kto p Co m p ute r d. Weara ble Co m p ute r

8. W hic h of t he fo llowi ng co m p ute rs offer more sto rage, powe r, a nd ve rsat il ity?

a. Pe rso na l Co m puter c. S u pe rco m p ute r

b. Des kto p Co m p ute r d. Weara ble Co m p ute r

9. W hic h of t he fo llowi ng age nc ies deve lo ped t he I nternet?

a . De pa rt me nt of Defe nse c. De pa rt me nt of Sc ie nce a nd Tec h

no logy

b. De pa rt me nt of Co m mu nicat io ns d . Ce nt ral I ntell ige nce Age ncy

10. W hic h term refe rs to i nd ivid ua ls who do eve ryt h i ng fro m t he co mfo rt of t hei r ho
mes?

a. Ho mewo rke rs c. Ho mebod ies

b. Ho memake rs d. Ho meowne rs

C. Seq ue nc i ng. C h ro nologica lly a rra nge t he eve nts i n t he co u rse of h istory of I nformatio n Age
by w rit i ng 1-10 o n t he s pace p rovided (past to p rese nt). (2 poi nts eac h)

I nve nt io n of P ri nt i ng P ress

Begi n n i ng of H ie rogly p h ics

I nve nt io n of Telegra p h
I nve nt io n of Televis io n Ca mera

Deve lo p me nt of E N IAC Co m p ute r

I nt rod uct io n of F i rst M ic ro p rocesso r C h i p (I ntel)

____ C reatio n of World W ide Web

____ I nve nt io n of Ce llu la r P hones
Deve lo p me nt of F i rst I ntegrated C i rc u it

Begi n n i ng of Google

D. Matc h i ng Type. O n t he s pace p rovided, matc h t he te rms i n Co lu m n A w it h its re leva nt assoc iat
io n i n Co lu m n B. W rite o n ly t he lette r of t he co rrect a nswe r. (2 po i nts eac h)

Co lu m n A Co lu m n B

1. B iod ive rs ity A . Type I a nd I I D ia betes

2. Ecosyste m B. Geogra p hica l a rea/natu ra l wo rld

3. Soc iety C. Ed ucat io n

 4. Hea lt h D. L ife fo rms

5. E nvi ro n ment E. Typhoon

6. Co ns u m pt ive Va lue F. Biotic and abiotic relationship

7. A nt hro poge n ic Ca use G. Physical/ Mental State

8. No n-co ns u m pt ive Va lue H. Family

_ 9. Nat u ra l Ca use I. Fuel
____ 10. E nvi ro n ment-re lated I ll ness J. Information

K. Global Warming

END OF MODULE
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