CSTS Module 1 2
CSTS Module 1 2
LEARNER’S
PREFACE
The Science, Technology, and Society learner’s module for undergraduate programs
of Aklan State University was prepared and compiled in response to the Commission
on Higher Education’s implementation of the new curriculum. This module covers
essential fields of study in science, including acquisition of knowledge through scientific
investigation and fundamental concepts in chemistry, biology, physics, earth science,
history, philosophy, technology and society.
This learning module lends greater value to the learning experience through concise
presentation of facts juxtaposed against everyday realities and significant sociological
issues. Value-added enrichments and interactive supplements are similarly placed to
make learning science concepts and principles an enjoyable and fruitful endeavor.
Following an inquiry-based approach, the learner’s module presupposes greater
understanding of concepts among readers as it engages them to ask questions, read
through text, and construct new knowledge.
The Science, Technology, and Society learner’s module for Undergraduate programs
of Aklan State University-College of Teacher Education is composed of different
elements which provide students more fun and engaging significant learning
experiences despite this new adopted medium of instruction.
DISCLAIMER
“This module is produced/distributed for the students of Aklan State University
intended for academic purposes only. Reproduction of the material without the
consent of the author/university is strictly prohibited”- Pursuant to Memorandum
Order No. 08-570, s.020
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STUDY GUIDE
Step-by-step
5E’s Model for
easy to follow
modular learning
TABLE OF CONTENTS
i. CSTS
• About the Subject
• Module at A Glance
• Pre-Test
• Overview
• Objectives
• Engage
• Explore
• Explain
• Expand
• Evaluate
• Overview
• Objectives
• Engage
• Explore
• Explain
• Expand
• Evaluate
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• Overview
• Objectives
• Engage
• Explore
• Explain
• Expand
• Evaluate
• Overview
• Objectives
• Engage
• Explore
• Explain
• Expand
• Evaluate
• Post Test
• Content Resources
• Image Resources
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This course has four (4) modules. Every module is composed of different lessons about Science,
Technology, and Society. The modules include the title of the lesson, overview, objectives, motivational
activities, contents
Additionally, if you see the following images, know their corresponding purposes:
Furthermore, every module ends with an evaluation that will measure how much have you learned in
each lesson. Thus, you have to make sure that you have understood the topics well.
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PRE-TEST
As a preview of the module, let us have a practice. Read each question carefully and answer each
item. Encircle the best answer.
2. Which of the following activities is most likely to promote students' understanding of the
concept of cause and effect in science?
A. using leaves and a taxonomic key to identify the types of trees present near the school
B. recording the time, it takes for bean seeds to germinate when given different amounts
of water
C. creating cross-sectional models of the Earth with clay to illustrate the thicknesses of
different layers
D. tracking the daily high and low temperatures of two nearby cities during a three-month
period
4. Fourth-grade students have planted a garden at their school and find signs that an animal
has eaten some of their vegetables. The students offer several ideas about what happened
to their growing crops. Which of the following student statements represents a reasoned
argument rather than a speculation?
A. "Deer tracks are in the garden; deer likely ate our crops."
B. "I saw a raccoon on the street earlier this week; a raccoon likely ate our crops."
C. "A dog from a nearby house is allowed to run off leash; the dog likely ate our crops."
D. "I read that rabbits like to eat vegetables; a rabbit likely ate our crops."
A. Heliocentric
B. Geocentric
C. Egocentric
D. Eccentric
A. Eccentric Theory
B. Geocentric Theory
C. Egocentric therory
D. Heliocentric Theory
13. How did the Protestant Reformation lead to the Scientific Revolution?
A. People started to be more religious
B. People started to question tradition
C. People started to reject reason over science
D. People started to believe in feudalism
14. For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of _____.
A. knowledge
B. wealth
C. community
D. courage
15. A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to
uncover the truth is known as _____.
A. an argument
B. the Socratic method
C. the Socratic jest
D. a debate
16. The systematic use of critical reasoning to try to find answers to fundamental questions
about reality, morality, and knowledge is called _____.
A. the argumentative method
B. the philosophical method
C. propositional logic
D. syllogistic reasoning
17. The famous statement “An unexamined life is not worth living” is attributed to _____.
A. Aristotle
B. John Locke
C. Socrates
D. Plato
18. The term Neolithic Revolution refers to the
A. advances in art and science.
B. shift from food gathering to food producing.
C. revolt of Neolithic people against earlier civilizations influence of the discovery of
fire.
D. moving.
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19. Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government, and art are
called?
A. cultures.
B. civilizations.
C. cooperatives.
D. agricultural villages.
20. The development of agriculture occurred during?
A. simultaneously in all parts of the world.
B. only between 5000 and 3000 BC.
C. at various times in different parts of the world.
D. only in the Indus Valley.
21. The exchange of ideas and goods between different groups of people is called
A. the specialization of labor.
B. cultural diffusion.
C. economic civilization.
D. cultural anthropology.
22. The ability of farmers to produce grain surpluses spurred the growth of
A. large urban civilizations.
B. small nomadic bands.
C. irrigation technology.
D. small agricultural villages
23. The Paleolithic period is also called the
A. Old Stone Age.
B. New Stone Age.
C. millennium.
D. Neolithic Age.
24. The values, traditions, habits, and skills that people who live and work together share is
called them?
A. society.
B. religion.
C. culture.
D. technology.
25. Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
A. farming
B. toolmaking
C. written language
D. organized government
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OBJECTIVES
ENGAGE
• Based on your own understanding from the quote said by Sir Isaac Newton above, take
time to answer the following questions below.
1. What do you think Newton 2. What do you think Newton 3. What do you think this
has seen? refers to as “giants”? quote tells you about
Newton’s character?
EXPLORE
Think of different technologies that you use more often and write it in the bubble. After that,
state why is that technology became useful for you.
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EXPLAIN
What is SCIENCE?
• Concerted human effort to understand,
or to understand better, the history of the
natural world, and how the natural world
works, with the observable physical
evidence as the basis of that
understanding. It comes from the Latin
word Scientia which means “knowledge”.
• TECHNOLOGY: Science or knowledge put into practical use to solve or invent useful tools.
What is a SOCIETY?
• STS is the study of how the society, politics and culture affect scientific research and
technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture.
• STS is relatively recent discipline in the 60s and 70s, following Kuhn’s The Scientific Revolutions
(1962)
• STS makes the assumption that’s science and technology are essentially intertwined and that
they are each profoundly social and profoundly political.
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How Science and Technology affect Society?
• Science and Technology have had major impact on society, and their impact is growing.
• By making life easier, science has given man, the chance to pursue societal concerns such
as ethics, aesthetics, education, and justice: to create cultures: to improve human
conditions.
• Science influences society through its knowledge and world view. Scientific knowledge and
the procedures used by scientists influenced the way many individuals in the society think
about themselves, others and the environment. The effect of science on society is neither
entirely beneficial nor entirely detrimental.
How Science can have an effect on society?
• Science influences society through its knowledge and the world view. Scientific knowledge
and the procedures used by scientist influence the way many individuals in society think
about themselves, others and the environment.
• The Effect of science on society is neither entirely beneficial nor entirely detrimental.
ELABORATE
Let’s Exercise!
Answer the following questions base from your own understanding. Please provide at least
100 words per questions.
“Our identity is based on how we see the world”. What is your opinion about this sentence?
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EVALUATE
• Based on what you have learned about this chapter, describe each term and
complete the diagram below and label each bubble by indicating the relationship
among science, technology, and society.
SHORT ANSWER ESSAY: What is the most impactful effect of science and Technology
to human life?
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There are scientific advancements and technologies that the society are using but knowing so
little about it. It may be a product of serendipity or scientific inquisitiveness. Inventions don't
generally happen by accident or in a random order: science and technology progress in a very
logical way, with each new discovery leading on from the last.
OBJECTIVES
• Discussed how the ideas postulated by Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and other religious
perspectives on science, technology and society,
• Enumerated the scientists that contributed to the historical events of science.
• Analyzed how scientific revolution is done in various parts of the world like in Latin America,
East Asia, Middle East, and Africa during the prehistoric, ancient and medieval times.
ENGAGE
Let’s recall!
From the previous topic previously discussed, recall what you have learned and answer the
following questions below.
What is
Science?
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What is
Technology?
What is
Society?
How Science,
Technology,
and Society
influence
each other?
EXPLORE
Let’s exercise!
True or False: Identify whether the following statements is True or False. Write your answers on
the space provided before each number.
1. The Socratic method laid the groundwork for Western Systems of logic and
philosophy
2. Plato founded the academy in Athens.
3. Industrial revolution is a series of events that marked the emergence of
early modern period, when developments in Mathematics, physics,
astronomy, biology and chemistry transformed the views of society about
nature.
4. Nicolaus Copernicus formulated the geocentric model of the universe.
5. According to Charles Darwin, all species arise and develop through the
natural selection
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EXPLAIN
Iron Age
• Improved tools and machines but did not make
remarkable change in material technique.
• Christian Era
• For most medieval scholars, who believed that God created the
universe according to geometric and harmonic principles, science-
particularly geometry and astronomy- was linked directly to the
divine.
• To seek these principles, therefore, would be seek to God.
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
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ORIGEN OF ALEXANDRIA
ST. ANSELM
ST. AUGUSTINE
EXTEND
PYTHAGORAS
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ARCHIMEDES
ERATOSTHENES
ROGER BACON
EVALUATE
Technology Timeline!
Think of a technology discovered/invented during the prehistoric time, draw and label
in the flow chart on how it was developed through time and made human life easier
compared to its precursor invention. The last box will be “what it will be in the future”
depending on your personal creative prediction.
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Let’s ponder!
Socratic Method is a one way to develop critical thinking. Give 3 actual examples or
scenarios that uses the Socratic method and describe briefly
Let’s be Artistic!
Create a leaflets or pamphlets presenting 3 to 5 philosophers and thinkers with their
contribution to science, technology and society.
Note: Your output must be uploaded to our FB social group only. You can send by
soft copy (word docs or PDF).
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