SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE knowledge about the world, based on examining, testing and proving facts school subject

FIELDS OF SCIENCE statistics archaeology genetics ecology sociology acoustics nuclear physics economics botany medicine linguistics geometry psychology zoology astronomy astrology

FIELDS OF SCIENCE (at school) Match the definitions: studies organisms, their compositions, building blocks CHEMISTRY PHYSICS BIOLOGY deals with the composition and components of matter, chemicals such as elements and molecules studies physical laws, forces, particles such as protons, neutrons and electrons, etc.

Benefits of science increases our understanding and knowledge of the world shows how the world / natural phenomena work(s) the most reliable way of showing what is true or false can be applied to make human life better / easier improves living conditions in the form of technology

Discovery vs. invention an act or the process of finding sb/sth, or learning about something that was not known about before Invention a thing or an idea that has been invented / made

IMPORTANT INVETIONS IN HUMAN HISTORY Why are these inventions important? Wheel Penicillin The X-ray technology Telephone Computer The Internet Space flights The internal combustion engine stores a lot of information connects people all over the world helps to explore new unknown places allows communications over long distances allows to transport goods and people quickly allows to look inside human body improves transportation kills bacteria

Are all the inventions useful?

DANGEROUS INVETIONS IN HUMAN HISTORY nuclear bomb guns plastic television …..

FAMOUS INVENTORS Johannes Gutenberg Galileo Galilei developed the first printing machine in 1440 proved that the Earth revolves round the Sun improved the first Dutch telescope (1610)

FAMOUS INVENTORS James Watt the inventor of a steam engine Thomas Edison the inventor of a steam engine invented the light bulb

FAMOUS INVENTORS Lumiere Brothers Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent a telephone (1876) made the first film

FAMOUS INVENTORS Marie Curie Sklodowska Wright Brothers made a research into radioactivity built and flew the first successful airplane Handout with inventors

WHY IS SCIENCE IMPORTANT? Discuss these questions: Can anybody be a victim of progress? In what areas is the progress the most important? When has the science been misused?

Talk in pairs I think the greatest scientific impact on our lives has been the invention / discovery of…….. because…. Some technological changes are positive and some are negative, e.g.:…..

INVENTIONS - DISCOVERIES How important are these inventions for you ? (eg. - kitchen appliances, electronics, mobiles, computers... )

CARS MOBILES TELEVISION HEALTH CARE COMPUTERS BICYCLES ….. Compare the present with the past: CARS MOBILES TELEVISION HEALTH CARE COMPUTERS BICYCLES ….. X-ray

New development Medicine new medicaments (drugs,….) new methods (cloning, genetic engineering, alternative ways of medicine,…) new devices (robotic surgery, hyperbaric chamber…) MRI = magnetic resonance imagining

New development Technology solar-powered cars, electric cars alternative sources of energy new gadgets

What is it? How does it change our lives? Digital technology What is it? How does it change our lives? makes our communication easier stores a lot of information easier to conduct research, create images, work with sound, pictures on a computer improves the quality of audio and video recording reduces the cost of sending and storing information

What is the difference among…? DEVICE - an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job APPLIANCE - a machine that is designed to do a particular thing in the home, such as preparing food, heating or cleaning GADGET - a small tool or device that does sth useful, but not always necessary

GPS navigation wrist watch Which of these are NOT gadgets or electronic devices? tablet laptop e-reader oven cooker iPad® iPod® scanner 3D goggles smartphone GPS navigation wrist watch bread maker solar charger mixer plasma TV RC helicopter

Gadgets of 20th century - COMPUTERS What do you use the computer for? the first electronic digital computers were developed in the USA and UK in 1940s originally as big as a large room can solve more than one problem desktop PC, laptop, netbook, tablet PC What do you use the computer for?

Gadgets of 20th century – THE INTERNET global system of interconnected networks used by billions of user worldwide consists of millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks, of local to global scope allows people to communicate with others across the world enables people to access a huge quantity of information quickly What do you use the Internet for?

Gadgets of 20th century - MOBILES calling, messages, reminder, alarm clock, taking photos, games, listening to music, Internet access, calculator,… Speak about advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile phone

Why do you think people want to reach other planets so much? SPACE the area outside the Earth where the stars and planets are space exploration Why do you think people want to reach other planets so much?

SPACE - quiz Which country sent the first man into the Space in 1961? A) Russia B) USA C) Japan 2. Who was the first man in the space? A) Neil Armstrong B) Yuri Gagarin C) Vladimir Remek 3. When did the first people land on the Moon? A) 1961 B) 1965 C) 1969 4. What was the name of the spacecraft in which Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins landed on the Moon? Sputnik B) Apollo 11 C) Vostok 5. What is Cape Canaveral? launch site of spacecraft B) Air and Space Museum C) the seat of NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

SOLAR SYSTEM consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by gravity. these objects are the eight planets + their 166 known moons, five dwarf planets, and billions of small bodies = asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust the eight planets are: Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Earth Uranus Mars Neptune

Time to talk Can you imagine yourself… Discuss in groups: Can you imagine yourself… …living without technology (computer, smart phone, hair dryer, car, fridge,…)? …being a scientist? …going to the space? Are you a high-tech person? Why/why not?