The Meaning of Science
The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Science refers to knowledge which is gained by observing things in detail, and by testing and forming general laws about them. Scientific thinking is based on fact.
The Meaning of Technology
Technology deals with the use of organized knowledge to solver practical problems. Technology uses scientific principles to make tools and machines.
Importance of Science and Technology
Science and Technology is important for the following reasons
- Improved food production: Science and technology enables us to cultivate surplus food and preserve enough against time of scarcity, this is because there is a good way of preserving food surplus. This is made possible through the introduction of mechanized agriculture to encourage mass production.
- Improved communication: Science and Technology have improved the communication networks, thus making news, ideas and information to be shared faster among people in different places.
- Release fro superstitious beliefs: the systematic analysis of nature have helped to educate people of most of the things that were held in to be magic or witchcraft.
- Improved Transportation: The movement of goods and people from one place to another become faster and easier through advanced means of transportation.
- Provision of Employment: Science and Technology provides job opportunities for people to work in industries that are set up for the manufacturing of goods and services.
- Improved standard of living: Science and Technology encourages the growth of industries through the provision of electricity ,pipe borne water, road infrastructures etc to improve people’s standard of living.
- Improved health care: The development of drugs, laboratory equipment, qualified medical personnel are all benefits of science and technology.
- Science and Technology makes life easier, safer and more rewarding; all of these have helped to reduce health hazards and unconducive situations in the society…
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JSS1 Social Studies Third Term: Science and Technology in societal development
