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1
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Is an interdisciplinary course designed to examine the ways that science and technology shape and are shaped by, our society, politics and culture

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STS (science and technology)

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Is an evolving body of knowledge that is based on theoretical expositions and experimental and emperical activities

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Science

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Branch of science that studies living organisms of all sizes and kinds

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Biology

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Branch of science that studies living organisms invisible to the naked eye

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Microbiology

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Branch of science that deals principally with properties of substances

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Chemistry

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the branch of science that deals with the structure of matter and how the fundamental constituents of the universe interact.

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Physics

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Considered advanced compared to other civilizations during ancient times

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Egyptian Medicine

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8
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involved practical arts like healing practices and metal tradition.

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ancient times to 600bc

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Application of science and creation of systems, processes, etc.

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Technology

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10
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an ancient form of paper made from the papyrus plant

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Papyrus

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11
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when was papyrus invented?

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3000BC to 1100AD

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12
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he study of everything in the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere

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astronomy

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13
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the study of all animals of all shapes and sizes, from tiny insects to large mammals

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zoology

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Period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam

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Islamic golden age

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15
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how long is the Islamic golden age

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8th - 14th century

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16
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The firsts true scientists

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Ancient Greeks

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17
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What are the 4 great inventions in ancient china

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compass
gunpowder
papermaking
printing

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18
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printing press is considered as_______

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the instrument of protestantism

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19
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Having practical purposes as well as a goal of understanding

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Islamic Science

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20
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Direction in which to pray (Botany, Agriculture, Geography)

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Qibla

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21
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The ___________ Era (1300-1600AD)

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renaissance

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22
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the start of renaissance cultural movement

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14th century

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23
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Coined the term scientific renaissance

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Maria Boas Hall

24
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when did the wooden press in Italy occur

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1467

25
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when was the term scientific renaissance coined

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1450-1630

26
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when did the wooden press in Hungary and Polan

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1470

27
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when did the wooden press in Scandinavia

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1483

28
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2 Islamic person who created a medicinal practice book

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Al-Biruni, and Avicenna

29
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invented the movable type (metal type printer)

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Johannes Gutenburg

30
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what age/era was the thermodynamics created

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Industrial revolution

31
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when as the enlightenment period

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1715-1789AD

32
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when was the renaissance era

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1300 - 1600AD

33
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when was Principia Mathematica created

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1686

34
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when was the “essay concerning human understanding” created

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1689

35
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the “essay concerning human understanding” was created by who?

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John Locke

36
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Alloy steels tailored to industrial specifications

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Science of Metallurgy

37
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when was the Industrial revolution

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1760-1840

38
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the age where science is now dealing with realities and complexities

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20th century science/ Physics and Information age

39
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when was manufacturing system, steam engines, spinning jenny and power loom created

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Industrial revolution / 1st industrial revolution

40
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when was the theory of relativity coined

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1905

41
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fusion of the digital, biological, and physical world

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4th industrial revolution

42
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times when the Filipinos engaged themselves in weaving, shipbuilding, mining, and farming

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Pre-spanish era

43
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stage of IR that brought mechanical innovations

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1IR

44
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Time in the Ph when education was introduced

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Spanish era

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stage of IR where mass production through assembly lines and electrification is done

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2IR

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stage of IR where computers, personal computing, and the internet were created.

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3IR

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stage in IR which brought a change in speed, scale and form unlike anything seen before (the creation of AI, 3d printing and such)

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4IR

48
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time in the PH where we were inclined toward agricultural food processing, medicine, and pharmacy

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American PEriod

49
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the first engineering product of the Philippines

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Banaue Rice terraces

50
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when was the bureau of government laboratories created

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july 1 1901

51
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when was the philippine institute of science established

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1946

52
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DOST meaning

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department of science and technology

53
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STI meaning

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science and technology Innovations

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STAND meaning

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This is to help Technology and National Development

55
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a core facility that combines basic and applied research for the development of health, diagnostics, therapeutics

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Genome Center

56
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is a framework containing all commonly accepted views about a subject

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paradigm

57
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occurs when enough anomalies to the current paradigm build-up

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paradigm shift

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