GEC17 Other's Notes 1 Flashcards
Field of human knowledge concerned with facts that are explained logically by principles to understand events in the natural world.
Science
Latin - Knowledge
Scientia
SCIENCE can be defined as…
Idea
Intellectual Activity
Social Activity
Biological Science
Physical Science
Earth Science
Natural Science
Branches of Science
Natural Science
Social Science
Psychology
Sociology
Social Science
These branches of science can be __________.
intertwined
Science involves more than the gaining of ___________. It is the __________ and __________ _________ into the natural world and its phenomena. Science is about gaining a deeper and often useful understanding of the ___________. ”
- from the Multicultural History of Science at Vanderbilt University
knowledge
systematic
organized
inquiry
natural world
steps that are used to investigate a natural occurence to objectively establish facts.
Observation
Formulate a Hypothesis
Experiment
Collect and Analyze
Results
Conclusion
Communicate the Results
_________________ is the Backbone of Science
Scientific Method
_____________based on senses or tools
Observation
Observation of natural events usually raise a ___________.
question
A _____________ is formed to explain your observation or answer your question
hypothesis
Hypothesis is usually stated in an ____________ statement
“If…..Then”
HYPOTHESIS MUST BE _______________!
TESTABLE
Used to test the hypothesis.
Experiment
type os experiment that is used to test the hypothesis.
Controlled Experiment
Two groups in a controlled experiment
Control Group vs Experiment Group
Two types of variable
Dependent
Independent
The variable being changed in the experiment
Independent Variable
The variable that responds to the changed indepdendent variable.
Dependent Variable
what are collected in experiments? Defined as the recorded observations or measurement.
data
what do you do with data?
Collect and Analyze Results
Description Data
Qualitative
Numerical Data
Quantitative
Decision process whether the results of the experiment support the hypothesis
Draw Conclusions
When the hypothesis is not supported by the test, the scientist must find _____________ for what they observed.
another explanation
All experiments are observation of real-life events. Therefore?
NO EXPERIMENT IS A FAILURE
Results must be communicated in the form of a __________ or a _________________
presentation
written document
Communication helps other scientists see if the results are _______________.
repeatable
Greek - Systematic Treatment
Teknologia
Tekhnē - ?
logia - ?
Greek
Art/Craft
Study
What is Technology?
It is a __________, the results of a _____________________
material product
scientific investigation
It is the application of scientific expertise, laws and principles to the development of services, products, instruments and machines built to solve real problems.
TECHNOLOGY
SIX MAIN TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY
Mechanical Technology
Communications Technology
Electronics Technology
Medical Technology
Industrial Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Latin - individuals belonging to a particular group
SOCIETAS
A broad social grouping occupying the same geographical or social territory, normally subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
SOCIETY
A complex of mutual relationship classes, communicating with each other.
Society
Society allows human organisms to ________________________ and helping each person.
carry on their life activities
It is a field interested in the nature of science and its place in society.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
STS ASKS THESE QUESTIONS
- How does Science work?
- How can we understand scientific controversies?
- How have scientific research ethics evolved, and what ethical issues are now being contested?
- How do societies and governments allocate resources for scientific research and science based policies?
- How are scientific knowledge and practice affected by economic, political, religious, or philosophical currents in a given time and place?
is the use or application of scientific knowledge for a specific goal or purpose
Technology
Science & Technology
Science informs Technology
Technology demands more from Science
Technology & Society
Technology makes life easier for society
Society benefits from Technology
Society & Science
Society demand more from Science
Science seeks to improve Society
