STS Mod1

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Science

Systematic Study of the world, uses observation and experimentation, research

Technology

Application of scientific knowledge to create tools, processes, inventions

Science and Technology

Influence eachother, discoveries drive new inventions, technology enables further research

Society’s needs, values, and economy drive ___

scientific research and technological innovation.

__ __ and __ guide how research is done and how technologies are used.

Ethical concerns and public policy

__ significantly funds research through __ __ and __.

Government. grants, subsidies, and policies.

__ raise awareness on issues like data privacy, climate change, and genetics.

Advocacy groups

__ and __ influence technological progress

Economic factors and market demand

__ affect how people accept new technologies

Cultural views

__ and __ impact how communities benefit from advancements.

Access to technology and digital literacy

Collaboration between __ __ and __ encourages innovation.

schools, industries, and governments

__ is key in tackling global challenges like pandemics and climate change.

International cooperation

Ancient Civilization Technology

The wheel, Cuneiform, Heiroglyphics, Roman Aqueducts

Medieval Period Technology

Al-Khwarizmi’s Algebra, Mechanical Clocks, Johannes Gutenberg’s Printing press

Scientific Revolution Technology

Scientific Method, Telescope, Laws of Motion

20th Century Technology

Airplane, Penicillin, DNA Structure

21st Century Technology

Smartphones, Blockchain Technology, CRISPR-Cas9

The Wheel (Period and Location)

4000 BCE, Mesopotamia

Cuneiform (Period and Location)

3100 BCE, Mesopotamia

Hieroglyphics (Period and Location)

3100 BCE, Egypt

Roman Aqueducts (Period and Location)

27 BCE–476 CE, Roman Empire

Al-Khwarizmi’s Algebra (Period and Location)

8th–14th century CE, Islamic World

Mechanical Clocks(Period and Location)

13th century CE, Europe

Printing Press (Period and Location)

1440 CE, Germany

Scientific Method (Period and Innovator)

1561–1626 CE, Francis Bacon

Telescope (Period and Innovator)

1564–1642 CE, Galileo Galilei

Laws of Motion (Period and Innovator)

1643–1727 CE, Isaac Newton

Steam Engine (Period and Innovator)

1765 CE, James Watt

Incandescent Light Bulb (Period and Innovator)

1879 CE, Thomas Edison

Assembly Line (Period and Innovator)

1901–1913 CE, Ransom Olds and Henry Ford

Airplane (Period and Innovator)

1903 CE, Wright Brothers

Penicillin (Period and Innovator)

1928 CE, Alexander Fleming

DNA Structure (Period and Innovator)

1953 CE, James Watson and Francis Crick

Smartphones (Period)

2000s–Present

Blockchain Technology (Period)

2000s–Present

CRISPR-Cas9 (Period and Innovator)

2012, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier