LAS PIÑAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ALMANZA

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
AND SOCIETY
(GNED 06)

Mr. Ryan Paul E. Roy, LPT

Instructor

Science, Technology, and Society (GNED 06)-

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

❑ GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To learn about the contributions of both scientific and

technological advancements on the personal, national
and global aspects of society and its impact to human
development and environmental situations. Moreover,
the influence of technology in our lives and in our
society.
Science, Technology, and Society -
 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

❑ DEFINITION OF TERMS

Science – Latin “ scientia” which means knowledge

Science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with
the physical world and its phenomena and that entails
unbiased observations and systematic experimentation.
In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge
covering general truths or the operations of fundamental
laws. (Britannica Encyclopedia)
Science, Technology, and Society -
 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Science is a systematized body of

knowledge based on facts, laws, and
principles that are obtained from
observation and experimentation.

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Technology- the application of scientific knowledge

to the practical aims of human life or, as it is
sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation
of the human environment.

Technology- application of Science

Science, Technology, and Society

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Society – people in general living

together in organized communities
with shared laws, traditions and
values

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

The development of science,

technology and society as an
interdisciplinary field of studies
emerged during the social upheavals
of 1960s and 1970s.

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

TRADITIONAL SCIENCE STS

Through survey or concepts found in Identification of problems with local
textbooks interest
Use labs and activities suggested in Use of local resources
textbooks
Passive involvement of students Active involvement of students

Students concentrated on problems Students becoming aware of their

provided by teachers and the responsibilities as citizens
textbook

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Why is Science, Technology &

Society important?

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 16, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

Answer briefly what is being asked:

1. Explain each of the following word
a. Science

b. Technology

c. Society
2. Describe the relationship of the three words with one
another

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2022
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Historical Antecedents of Science and Technology

Ancient Age : Three –Age System

Stone Age

1.Paleolithic Age/ Period (2.5 million years ago-10,000BC)

▪ Tool – handmade tools and objects found in nature

(sharpened stone, scraper, & needle)

▪ Economy – hunting & gathering

▪ Habitation – mobile lifestyle (caves, huts)

▪ Society – a band of edible-plant gatherers and hunters (25-100 people)

Science, Technology, and Society -
 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2022
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Historical Antecedents of Science and Technology

The three main characteristics of the Paleolithic

Age are as follows:
❑The inhabitants were dependent on their
environment. Men were hunters and women
were gatherers.
❑Used simple tools.
❑Nomadic style of life was practiced.

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Historical Antecedents of Science and Technology

2. Mesolithic Age/ Period (20,000-8,000 BC)

⚫ Tool – handmade tools and objects

found in nature(bow & arrow, fish basket

and boat)

⚫ Economy – hunting & gathering

⚫ Habitation – mobile lifestyle

⚫ Society – tribes and bands

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Mesolithic Age/ Period

(i) During this age, man had invented the small tools like

spearheads, arrow heads etc.

(ii) The man of Mesolithic Age had started taming the dogs

for the hunting purpose.

(iii)(The man of this age was still a food collector and not a

food producer.
Science, Technology, and Society -
 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Neolithic Age/ Period

• Tool – handmade tools and objects found in nature( chisel, hoe,

earthenware & weapons)

⚫ Economy – birth of agriculture, gathering, hunting, fishing and

domestication

⚫ Habitation – farms

⚫ Society – tribes, formation of chiefdoms

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

Neolithic Age/ Period (10, 000-4, 500 BC)

The main characteristic features

of Neolithic age comprised of :
• Domestication of animals.
• Agriculture practice.
• Modification of stone tools., and.
• Pottery making.

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

BRONZE AGE (3300 BC to 1200 BC)

The Bronze Age marked the first time humans started to work with metal. Bronze
tools and weapons soon replaced earlier stone versions. Ancient Sumerians in the
Middle East may have been the first people to enter the Bronze Age.

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

BRONZE AGE (3300 BC to 1200 BC)

▪ Tool – copper, bronze and potter’s wheel

▪ Economy – agriculture( cattle breeding, craft and trade)

▪ Habitation – farms

▪ Society – tribes and chiefdoms formation

potter’s wheel
Science, Technology, and Society -
 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

IRON AGE (1,200 BC to 600 BC)

⚫ Tool – iron

⚫ Economy – agriculture, cattle breeding, craft & trade

⚫ Habitation – formation of cities

⚫ Society – formation of states

Science, Technology, and Society -

 CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY- BACOOR CAMPUS March 23, 2024
SUBJECT: GNED 06

IRON AGE (1,200 BC to 100 BC)

The Iron Age was a prehistoric,

archaeological era that existed from
around 1200 BC to 100 BC (the
12th to 1st Centuries Before Christ).
During the Iron Age, iron material
was commonly used to make
tools, so the era was named after
it.
Science, Technology, and Society -