1. What is science primarily concerned with acquiring?
2. Which situation best illustrates technology rather than science?
3. Which characteristic is essential to a society?
What is science?
A body of knowledge from observations and experiments in nature.
What is technology?
The application of scientific knowledge to practical human aims.
What defines a society?
A large group living in the same territory sharing culture and institutions.
How does scientific knowledge relate to technology?
Scientific knowledge supports technology.
What does technology address?
Practical aims of human life.
How does society interact with science and technology?
Society both shapes and is shaped by them.
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