SELECTED INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

Question 1

a product knowledge perfected by man through life experiences

Answer 1

Indigenous science

Question 2

embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities.

Answer 2

Indigenous knowledge

Question 3

product or process resulting from the continuous pursuit of indigenous science.

Answer 3

Indigenous technology

Question 4

Ten (10) medicinal plants that the DOH approved:

Answer 4

1.Lagundi
2. Yerba Buena
3. Sambong
4. Tsaang Gubat
5. Niyug-niyogan
6. Bayabas/Guava
7. Akapulko
8. Ulasimang Bato
9. Bawang
10. Ampalaya

Question 5

Food preservation techniques:

Answer 5

1. Drying,
2. Smoking
3. Cooling
4. Freezing
5. Fermenting
6. Salting
7. Pickling
8. Canning.

Question 6

This is the Filipino’s way to identify the best use, and appropriate management practices of the soil resource.

Answer 6

Indigenous Science: Classifying Soils

Question 7

A toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks and a string
looped around the axle.

Answer 7

Yoyo

Question 8

popularized the toy Yoyo in the 1920s.

Answer 8

Pedro Flores

Question 9

A device that provides sufficient warmth to the body to maintain a desired temperature, especially used for newborn children.

Answer 9

Medical Incubator

Question 10

composed of two native laundry baskets made of bamboo which were placed one inside the other and was provided with hot water all around between.

Answer 10

Bamboo incubator

Question 11

invented a bamboo incubator in 1941

Answer 11

Dr. Fe del Mundo

Question 12

It is an antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as skin and upper respiratory tract infections.

Answer 12

Erythromycin

Question 13

Found the potent antibiotic Erythromycin in his backyard in Iloilo; he did not get any credits for his discovery. (sad)

Answer 13

Abelardo Aguilar

Question 14

was the woman behind the discovery of fish sauce (patis) in the Philippines in the 1940s.

Answer 14

Ruperta David

Question 15

created a banana sauce with mashed
bananas, vinegar, and spices.

Answer 15

Maria Orasa y Ylagan

Question 16

won the gold medal for creating an anti-cancer cream at the prestigious International Inventor’s Forum in November of 2005.

Answer 16

Rolando dela Cruz

Question 17

was developed from cashew nuts and other local herbs

Answer 17

DeBCC cream (Anti-cancer Cream and Mole Remover)

Question 18

Allowed computer users to make graphical presentations using graphics for commands through small chips instead of using large boards.

Answer 18

16-bit Microchip

Question 19

developed the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made computers work a lot faster.

Answer 19

Diosdado Banatao