Group Seatwork 1 (STS)

He was the man who formulated the law of conservation of energy in 1847?

• Helmholtz

• Dalton

• Becquerel

• Oersted

This is the writing system used in ancient Egypt.

• Hieroglyphs

• Cuneiform

• Phoenician

• Sumerian

The first step in scientific method is ______.

• Identify the problem

• Experimentation

• Analysis

• Background research

It is defined as a group of people who are associative with each other.

• Science

• Technology

• Society

• Environment

Science informs technology. What does this statement imply?

• Science makes life easier.

• Scientific knowledge demands something more from technology.

• Science benefits from the use of technology.

• Scientific knowledge is needed to make or develop new technologies.

Under which challenges of science and technology does this statement categorize?

"Children living before the boom of technology in the Philippines were most of the times if not always are in the streets playing whatever their energy tells them to do, in contrast to the young generation of today who were most likely without playing in their tablets, phones, or television would get bored all throughout the day."

• Impact of technology on physical health

• Effect upon values and norms

• Too much accessibility leads to problems in privacy and other wrong uses.

• Desire for status.

He was the discoverer of radio waves. Proved the existence of frequencies.

• Michael Faraday

• Hans Christian Oersted

• Heinrich Hertz

• James Clerk Maxwell

He was a Greek philosopher who first presented the idea of a heliocentric universe.

• Anaxagoras

• Thales of Miletus

• Democritus

• Aristarchus of Samos

He developed the first steam-powered locomotive.

• George Stephenson

• James Watt

• Robert Fulton

• Thomas Edison

What common characteristic of Science is exemplified in this statement?

"The results of the study shall be presented to a panel of experts, this is sometimes called a peer review or analysis."

• Relies on Evidences

• Passes through the scientific community

• Goes thru a series of experiments

• Focuses on the natural world or environment