CHAPTER 01

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1.1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What is Science?
Is science important only to scientists?

Science is the systematic study of things around us.

Scientists:
- study systematically
- make carefull record
- do carefull experiments
 meaningful explaination why things happen, predict what may take place in the
future, and create machines and inventions which improve our lives.

Example
• Studying the conditions for good plant growth = yield better crops and even
cultivate plants without soil.
• The investigation of properties of latex, from rubber trees = use rubber in variety
ways. (Find out different usages of rubber!)
• Studying how food decomposes = process, preserve and transport food without
losing its nutritional values (Give at least one example of food which uses this
benefit!)

What is Technology?
Technology refers to the study or activity of using scientific knowledge for practical
purposes.

Example: computer technology (what is it?) or information technology (what is it?)

Limitations and abuses of science and technology

Positive side of science and technology
• Many illnesses, such as smallpo and TBC which were incureable in the past, can
now be treated.
• What else?

Negative side of science and technology

• air and water are more polluted (what makes the pollutions?)

Abuses of science and technology (Give example!)

1.2 Scientific Work
Attitudes - Process - Products

Attitudes of a good scientist

• An interest in studying the marvels of nature
• Open-mindedness and the willingness to listen to other people and accept their
oppinions
• The willingness to modify one's own views when faced with new evidence
• An unbiased attitude in seeking data and information to validate observations or
explanations
• The disposition to innovate and find creative solutions and not to jump to
conclusions
• A respect for others

The scientific process (TB p.6)

The Process Skills

• Making observation and taking accurate measurement
• Defining a problem or asking a question in clear term that can be verified by
experiment
• Suggesting a possible hypothesis (tentative explanation) for the problem
• Designing simple experiments to test whether the hypothesis (suggested
explanation) is correct
• Processing data and making inferences
• Communicating information effectively in verbal and non-verbal form
• Formulation of a scientific law

1.3 Science Laboratory Rules

1.4 Hazard Symbols

1.5 Apparatus and Equipment

Concept Map