STS Introduction Questions and Answers 2024/2025

Technology  the application of scientific knowledge, law and principles scientia  what is this Latin word of science means knowledge. Science  "A systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation, or both" techne and logos  what is this greek word of technology means art, skill, or cunning offhand Science, Technology and Society  "an interdisciplinary field, a result of questions about science and technology's dynamic interactions with various aspects of society and was thus viewed as a socially embedded enterprise" société  Society came from the French word Society  This is a group of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have distinctive culture 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5 technology as a set of means  "Technology involves the design or products, systems, and processes that affect the quality of life. This statements is the same as" technology-society relations  "The invention of television in the late 1950s and early 1960s are important means of filling leisure time. This describes as what relations?" Science  "It refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as the organized body of knowledge gained through such research" science-technology relations  "Anton van Leeuwenhoek developed the microscope and Robert Hooke successfully described the crystal structure of snowflakes. This describes as what relations?" technology-society relations  "Google makes searching for answers more convenient and faster than finding answers to library. Which of the following best describes this interaction?" pebbles  Which of the following raw material is used by the prehistoric men to hunt for their food and for their clothing? curiousity  Scientist like to look into everything asking why and how questions. What characteristics are shown? identifying problems 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5  Which of the following is the initial step to be conducted in scientific method? Spanish colonial period  They introduced formal education and founded scientific institutions. pre-spanish period  "Filipinos were already aware of the medicinal and therapeutic properties of plants and the methods of extracting medicine from herbs" hypothesis  It is a tentative solution or generalization to a problem. León María Guerrero y Leogardo  The Father of the Philippin