1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Are all the inventions useful?

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

10. 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)

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

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

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

14. 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?

15. 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.:…..

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

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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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?

24. 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?

25. 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

26. 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?

27. 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) B) 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)

28. 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

29. 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?