LESSON 3

Question 1

has the potential for helping
the development ofthe
required abilities and
understanding by focusing on
developing powerful ideas of
science and ideas about the
nature of scientific activity and
its applications

Answer 1

Science Education

Question 2

refers to an individual’s
scientific knowledge and its use.
It allows an understanding of
the scientific process and makes
it possible to apply evidencebased knowledge across a broad
range of issues that require
individual and collective action.

Answer 2

Scientific Literacy

Question 3

PSHSS MEANS

Answer 3

Philippine Science High School System

Question 4

This is a government program for
gifted students in the Philippines. It is
a service institute of the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST)
whose mandate is to offer free
scholarship basisforsecondary course
with special emphasis on subjects
pertaining to the sciences, with the
end-view of preparing its students for
2 science career (Republic Act No. 3661)

Answer 4

Philippine Science High School System

Question 5

(SSES) Means

Answer 5

Special Science Elementary Schools

Question 6

is in pursuance to DepEd
Order No. 73 s. 2008, and DepEdOrder
No. 51 s. 2010. This project started in June
2007 with 57 identified elementary
schools that participated or were
identified asscience elementary schools
in the country

Answer 6

Special Science Elementary Schools
(SSES) Project

Question 7

The subject Science and Health is taught in Grade 1 with a longer time compared to other subjects: for Grades 1 to III

How many minutes?

Answer 7

70 minutes

Question 8

and for Grades IV to VI.

How many minutes?

Answer 8

80 minutes

Question 9

The school was established or September 17, 1967. Originally, it was named Quezon City Science High School. It was turned into a regional science high school for the National Capital Region in 1999. The school was a product of a dream to establish a special science school for talented students in science and mathematics.

Answer 9

Quezon City Regional Science High School

Question 10

The school was established on October
1, 1963

It is the first science
high school in the Philippines. The
organization and curriculum of the
school puts more emphasis on science
and mathematics. MSHS aims to
produce scientists with souls.

Answer 10

Manila ScienceHigh School

Question 11

(MSAT) Means

Answer 11

Manila Science High School Admission Test

Question 12

for students who wish to enroll. The MSAT has five parts:

Answer 12

1. aptitude in science
2. aptitude test in mathematics,
3. problem-solving test in science
4. problem- solving test in mathematics
5. Proficiency in English.

Question 13

It is the home and pioneer of the prominent school-based innovation known as the Dynamic Learning Program (DLP).

Answer 13

Central Visayan Institute Foundation

Question 14

is a synthesis of classical and modern pedagogical theories adapted to foster the highest level of learning, creativity, and productivity.

Answer 14

DLP (Dynamic Learning Program)

Question 15

, which organizes small international workshops to foster the informal but intense exchange of ideas and perspectives on outstanding problems in physics and mathematics.

Answer 15

Research Center for Theoretical Physics (RCTP)

Question 16

Philippine Science High School System Law

Answer 16

RA 3661

Question 17

: this act established the National Science Development Board (NSDB) and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)

Answer 17

Republic Act No. 2067 ( Science Act of 1958)

Question 18

Magna Carta for Science and Technology Personnel:

Answer 18

Republic Act No. 8439

Question 19

Science and Technology Scholarship Law of 1994:
provides for scholarships to talented and deserving students whose families’ socio-economic status does not exceed the set cut-off values of certain indicators.

Answer 19

Republic Act No. 7687

Question 20

provides encouragement and support to Filipino Inventors to maximize their capability and productivity through incentives and other forms of assistance and support.

Answer 20

Republic Act No. 7459
Inventors and Inventions Incentives Act:

Question 21

the creation of the National Innovation Council (NIC) that will steer the whole-of-government coordination and collaboration and to remove the fragmentation in the country’s innovation governance.

Answer 21

Philippine Innovation Act RA 11293

Question 22

is a law that aims to promote the growth of the startup ecosystem in the Philippines:

Answer 22

Innovative Startup Act RA 11337

Question 23

establishes the Philippine Space Agency and mandates creation of a unified strategy to strengthen space development and utilization of space science and technology.

Answer 23

Philippine Space Act RA 11363

Question 24

strengthens the implementation of the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) by providing incentives to foreign-based Filipino scientists who will go back to the country to transfer knowledge and share expertise.

Answer 24

Balik Scientist Act RA 11035