LEARNING MODULE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

LEARNING MODULE

Prepared by:

Manny P. Eviota
Rosalia L. Hugo

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TITLE: Specific Issues In Science, Technology, and Society

TOPIC:
3.1 The Information Age
3.2 Biodiversity and the Healthy Society
3.3 Genetically Modified Organisms: Science, Health, and Politics
3.4 The Nano World
3.5 The Aspects of Gene Therapy
3.6 Climate Change

TIME FRAME: 26 hrs

INTRODUCTION:

As man evolved, information and its dissemination has also evolved in many ways.
Eventually we no longer kept them to ourselves; we share them and manage in different means
Information got ahead of us. It started to grow at a rate were unprepared to handle. Because of
the abundance of information it was difficult to collect and manage them starting in the 1960s
and 1970s Information is a very important tool that helps improve our way of life. One thing for
sure Information Age will continue to move forward and far greater than our minds could
imagine.
As man evolved, information and its dissemination has also evolved in many ways.
Eventually we no longer kept them to ourselves; we share them and manage in different means
Information got ahead of us. It started to grow at a rate were unprepared to handle. Because of
the abundance of information it was difficult to collect and manage them starting in the 1960s
and 1970s Information is a very important tool that helps improve our way of life. One thing for
sure Information Age will continue to move forward and far greater than our minds could
imagine.
Biodiversity is defined as the vast variety of life forms in the entire Earth. It encompasses all
kinds of life forms, from single celled organisms to multicellular organisms, from a bacterial to
the large elephant for instance. It is the variability among living organisms from all sources,
including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of
which they are part, this includes within species, between species and of ecosystem.
Biodiversity is the source of the essential goods and ecological services that constitute
the sources of life. Carrying capacity is important to realize when talking the sustainability of
resources. For instance, the agricultural product in a community is not enough there is a ratio of
1: 2( 1 product for 2 person) and there is a population expulsion and become 1:4 as the ratio.
Hence, there is a scarcity in the resources that the capacity of the ecosystem cannot provide
enough for the humans. It is therefore necessary to account the appropriate ways to sustainable
development.
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is the term used for an organism created
through genetic engineering. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines as an organism
either plant, animal or microorganism in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a
way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural recombination. The development of
GMOs was perceived to help in the advancement of technology for the benefit of humans in
different industries like agriculture and medicine.

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Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon taking this lesson, learners will lead to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding on the factors that need to be considered in checking

website sources.
2. Create a diagram that would show the relatedness of species in forming up a diverse
and healthy society without compromising one another.
3. Critique research article on the impact of GMOs in the Philippines context.
4. Discuss the different applications of gene therapy.

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Pre-Test

Directions: Choose the letter of your best choice. Encircle your answer.

I. Which statement below appropriately refers a particular type of threats in

biodiversity? Write the letter of your choice in the space after the statement which
corresponds to each statement.

A. Habitat loss and destruction

B. Alterations in ecosystem composition
C. Over-exploitation
D. Pollution and contamination
E. Climate change

1. Inhabitation of human beings that lead to use of land for economic gains replacing the
natural inhabitant organisms in the area______.

2. The Philippines experiencing hail instead of rain particularly in Baguio_____.

3. Estuarine and water system near mining companies are now turbid and not clear_____.

4. Overfishing near Scarborough or Panatag Shoal by Chinese especially of endangered

big clamps_____.

II. Analogy. Group accordingly the Useful and Reliable Web Sources. Write the
correct letter that corresponds to appropriate word necessary to complete the
thought.

5. Drugs.com : Drug information websites as _____ : History sites with primary documents
A. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
B. PubMed D. Both A and B
6. Modern history Sourcebook: Avalon Project as Internet National Guidelines
Clearinghouse :_______
A. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
B. PubMed D. Both A and B
7. Nursing site: History sites with primary documents as PubMed :_______
A. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
B. PubMed D. Both A and B

8. Avalon Project : Nursing Site as ________: History sites with primary documents
A. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
B. PubMed D. Both A and B

III. For item 9-12. Write the letter that applies to the purpose of the test stem. Choose
the appropriate letter in each item.

9. Bt corn has been modified with the gene of bacterium Bt to produce toxic proteins for
worms( borers). What GMO role this applies to ?
A. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance

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B. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification

10. A soybean is introduced by glyphosate making it tolerant during the spray of toxic
chemicals. Weeds astray during the spray but the soybean stand healthy. What GMO
role this applies to?
A. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
B. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
11. Golden rice contains a particular minerals to address nutrient deficiency. What GMO
role this applies to?
A. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
B. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
12. Instead of pest, virus is considered detrimental to health of agricultural products making
it a waste that lowers profit for the farmers. What GMO role this applies to?
A. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
B. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
13. Which nanotechnology to use that target tumor while avoiding damage the healthy
cells.?
A. Nanoscale gold C. bio-barcode assay
B. Nonoimprint lithography D. Atomic layering epitaxy
14. What would the nanogold particles role to see the tumors in a nano scale microscope?
A. View the tumors
B. Build up in tumors to permit precise imaging
C. Target laser destruction
D. Avoiding damage of healthy cells and destroy tumors

IV. For item 15-17. Read the processes involved in gene therapy. Write the appropriate
letter in the space being provided, which you think a technique in gene therapy.
Below are your letter choices.

A. Somatic stem cell/ gene therapy

B. Embryonic stem cell/gene therapy
C. Both A and B

15. It is not generated in the next generation_____.

16. The origin of cell will pass to the next generation_____.

17. Involves the modification of germ cells_____.

18. Which is not included in causes of climate change?

A. Volcanic eruption C. Carbon dioxide theory
B. Orbital changes D. Human Activities

19. Which of the following shows interference of an organism?

A. Volcanic eruption C. Carbon dioxide theory
B. Orbital changes D. Human Activities

20. Which cause of climate change indicates a natural cause?

A. Volcanic eruption C. Human Activities
B. Orbital changes D. Both A and B

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

3.1 The Information Age

Timeline History of Information Age

Year Event
3000 BC Sumerian Writing system used pictographs to represent words
2900 BC Beginnings of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing
1300 BC Tortoise shell and oracle bone writing were used
500 BC Papyrus roll was used
220 BC Chinese small seal writing was developed
100 AD Book ( parchment codex)
105 AD Woodblock printing and paper was invented by the Chinese
1455 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press using movable metal type
1755 Samuel Johnson’s dictionary standardized English spelling
1802 The Library of Congress was established
Invention of the carbon arc lamp
1824 Research on persistence of vision published
1830s First viable design for a digital computer
Augusta Lady Byron writes the world’s first computer program
1837 Invention of the telegraph in Great Britain and the United States
1861 Motion pictures were projected into screen
1876 Dewey Decimal system was introduced
1877 Eadward Muybridge demonstrated high speed photography
1899 First magnetic recording was released
1902 Motion pictures special effects were used
1923 Television camera tube was invented
1926 First practical sound movie
1939 Regularly scheduled television broadcasting began in US
1940s Beginning of information science as a discipline
1946 ENIAC computer was developed
1960 Library of congress developed LC MARC( machine readable code)
1969 UNIX operating system was developed, which could handle multitasking
1971 Intel introduced the first microprocessor chip
1972 Optical laserdisc was developed
1975 Altair Microcomputer Kit was released: first personal computer for the public.
1977 RadioShack introduced the first complete personal computer
1984 Apple Macintosh computer was introduced
Mid 1980s Artificial intelligence was separated from information science
1987 Hypercard was developed by Bill Atkinsons recipe box metaphor
1991 Four Hundred fifty complete works of literature on one CD-ROM was released
January 1997 RSA( encryption and network security software) Internet security code cracked for a
48-bit number
Information age began around the 1970s and is still going on today. It is also known as the
computer age, Digital Age, or New Media Age. This era brought about a time period in which people cold

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also access information and knowledge easily. The timeline (Figure 1) for information age can also be
searched and is available at https://historyoftechnologyif.weebly.com/information-age.html

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/new-information-age
Figure 1

Task 1
1. Read the history on the emergence of the information Age.(1 5 mins)
2. Make a timeline graph and present it on the class(15 mins). Below your timeline graph will be
conceptualize into two: horizontal line serves as the zero (0) year and the vertical line
corresponds to the years in which information age has evolved.

( timeline graph)

3. Partition the color of information age. Follow the patterned colors below. Make uniform size
measurements of the metacards and attach to the manila paper as your timeline graph.

Partition colors
Yellow metacards- 3000 BC-1755 AD Write
Green metacards- 1802-1969 the
Blue metacards- 1971-present event 12 cm

6 cm

Reliable Web Sources

Reliable Web Sources and Some Useful Examples

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1. AFA e- Newsletter( Alzheimer’s Foundation of America newsletter)

2. American Memory- the Library of Congress historical digital collection
3. Bartleby.com Great Books Online- a collection of free e-books including fictions,
nonfictions, references, and verses.
4. Chronicling America- search and view pages from American newspapers from 1880-
1922.
5. Cyber Bullying- a free collection of e books from ebrary plus additional reports and
documents to help better understand, prevent and take action against this growing
concern.
6. Drug information websites:
 National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus
 Drugs.com
 PDRhealth
7. Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources ( from the library of Congress)
8. Google Books
9. Googlescholar.com
10. History sites with primary documents:
 AMDOCS: Documents for the study of American History
 Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy( Yale Law School)
 Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial Latin America
 Teacher Oz’s Kingdom of History
11. Nursing Sites:
 AHRQ ( www.ahrq.gov)
 National Guidelines Clearinghouse(www. guideline.gov)
 PubMed (www.nlm.nih.gov)

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act is to ensure citizens are informed, very essential
to a functional democratic society. Before it’s passed into a law, this draft bill is a result of a
consultative process conducted by an administration study group after careful study of
similar legislation in order to balance the government’s legitimate needs for secrecy with
the public’s right to know. This was the integral element of the Aquino Good Governance
and Anti-Corruption Plan of 2012-2016. This plan lays out reforms and initiatives that
pursue greater transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in governance. FOI
data is available at.https://www.foi.gov.ph/

Task 2

1. Read the examples of useful and reliable web sources

2. Make a graphic organizers in terms of the following below:
2.a Drug information websites
2.b History sites with primary documents
2.c Nursing Sites:

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Sample Graphic Organizer

Task 3
 Choose at least 5 government agency’s data from the Freedom of Information (FOI)
 Do the same in task number 1

Biodiversity and its Threats

Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life

you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants,
fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that
make up our natural world. Each of these species
and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an
intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.
Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we
need to survive: food, clean water, medicine, and
shelter. (https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-is-
biodiversity). In Figure 2, are the biggest threats to
biodiversity that can shaped the population’ structure
of species and can be searched through
https://www.bioexplorer.net/threats-to-
biodiversity.html/

Task 4

1. Read the ―Threats to Biodiversity‖

2. Make a graphic organizer that pertains to
major threats to biodiversity identified by
United Nation’s Environment Programme.
3. Assign the examples in each threat found
inside the box below.
Figure 2. Biggest Threat to Biodiversity

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threat

keyword
and description

specific example

Muro-ami Dynamite fishing introduction of Bufo marinus(frog)

Gold mining death of fish in a warmer temperature

Genetically Modified Organisms

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in

figure 3, are produced using scientific methods that
include recombinant DNA technology and
reproductive cloning. In reproductive cloning, a nucleus is
extracted from a cell of the individual to be cloned and is
inserted into the enucleated cytoplasm of a host egg (an
enucleated egg is an egg cell that has had its own
nucleus removed). The process results in the generation
of an offspring that is genetically identical to the donor
individual. The first animal produced by means of this
cloning technique with a nucleus from an adult donor cell
(as opposed to a donor embryo) was a sheep
named Dolly, born in 1996. Since then a number of other
animals, including pigs, horses, and dogs, have been
generated by reproductive cloning technology.
Recombinant DNA technology, on the other hand,
involves the insertion of one or more individual genes
from an organism of one species into Figure 3. GMO method
the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of another. Whole-genome replacement, involving the
transplantation of one bacterial genome into the ―cell body,‖ or cytoplasm, of another
microorganism, has been reported, although this technology is still limited to basic scientific
applications. https://www.britannica.com/science/genetically-modified-organism

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Task 5: MORSE TEST

Strategy: DYAD activity on MORSE test through a Group Chat (GC) platform

1. Read the “GMO” in Food and Agricultural products

2. Answer the activity on MORSE Test
3. Follow the direction in MORSE Test to obtain correct answers

MORSE TEST
Direction: Mark in space provided below a “check” to letters in each item which you think
correct and mark it wrong if it is incorrect. Then, answer an appropriate letter in every item that
follow a particular pattern to your answer.

A= if letter A and B are correct and if letter C and D are incorrect.

B= if both letter A and C are correct and letter B and D are incorrect
C= if only A is correct and the rest are not correct
D= if only D is correct and the rest are not correct
_____1. This refers to the pest resistance as GMO
____A. pest resistance is a plant that resist to certain pest
____B. Bt corn is an example of pest resistance with modified genes of Bacillus
thuringiensis, a soil bacterium
____C. Bacillus thuringiensis is not a soil bacterium but a viral strain
____D. Toxic carbohydrates is released by the bacterium against worms or corn borer
_____2. Herbicide resistance tolerates the chemical
_____A. weeds can be killed during herbicide spray but the crop is not killed
_____B. The soybeans is sprayed because it is not introduced by Glyphosate
_____C. Glyphosate is a herbicide for weeds and introduced to soybeans
_____D. A genetically crop is not destroyed because it has a gene of a VIRUS
_____3. Virus resistance GMO to yield good crop production
_____A. an example of virus resistance is a rainbow papaya
_____B. the protein of the virus( Papaya ringspot virus) was not introduce to papaya
_____C. the effect is not like a vaccine to human
_____D. PRSV is not detrimental to papaya
_____4. Fortification
_____A. Arctic apple is an example of fortification because it is fortified with vitamin A
_____B. Beta carotene is not a precursor of vitamin A
_____C. the rice grain is not fortified with vitamin A because it is a beta carotene
_____D. A pre-cursor of vitamin A is beta carotene that happens during metabolism
after eating the golden rice

Task 6: Video Critiquing

Critique on the movie entitled “X-Men The Last Stand” infer your stand on the current modified species
and how it impact to the science fiction of Hi-breed humans? You may visit the link https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=0q1Nh_p6bKM

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SELF-EVALUATION:
1. What is an information Age?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________.
2. Why Information age is considered as Digital Age and the new media Age?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________.
3. How do you infer the statements “You are what you eat and so is your brain. Do not draw
conclusions unless all ideas and information are presented to you”? Explain.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________
4. If species A is a producer, and b is a primary consumer, then Species c is secondary consumer
and it so happened that Species D is introduced in an ecosystem? How this introduce species
become a threat to the balanced of endemic( native species)?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
.
5. How does sustainable development in biodiversity become compromised with respect to
carrying capacity? Carrying capacity is the
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
6. How biodiversity become essential in your life as a student or after finding a job later or sooner?
You may visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bk2nnDI68g. Do you have a pledge? Then
what is it?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.

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REVIEW OF CONCEPTS:

Overexploitation .The unsustainable use of natural resources and overexploitation, which

occurs when harvesting exceeds reproduction of wild plant and animal species, continues to be
a major threat to biodiversity

Climate Change. Global warming is a phenomenon of climate change characterized by a

general increase in average temperatures of the Earth, which modifies the weather balances
and ecosystems for a long time. It is directly linked to the increase of greenhouse gases in our
atmosphere, worsening the greenhouse effect.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are produced using scientific methods that
include recombinant DNA technology and reproductive cloning.

Fortification. Golden rice contains particular minerals to address nutrient deficiency, a GMO
which referred as fortification.

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act is to ensure citizens are informed, very essential to a
functional democratic society.

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Post Test

Directions: Choose the letter of your best choice. Encircle your answer.

I. Which statement below appropriately refers a particular type of threats in biodiversity?

Write the letter of your choice in the space after the statement which corresponds to
each statement.

A. Habitat loss and destruction

B. Alterations in ecosystem composition
C. Over-exploitation
D. Pollution and contamination
E. Climate change

1. Inhabitation of human beings that lead to use of land for economic gains replacing the
natural inhabitant organisms in the area______.

2.The Philippines experiencing hail instead of rain particularly in Baguio_____.

3. Estuarine and water system near mining companies are now turbid and not clear_____.

4. Overfishing near Scarborough or Panatag Shoal by Chinese especially of endangered

big clamps_____.

II. Analogy. Group accordingly the Useful and Reliable Web Sources. Write the
correct letter that corresponds to appropriate word necessary to complete the
thought.

5. Drugs.com : Drug information websites as _____ : History sites with primary documents
C. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
D. PubMed D. Both A and B
6. Modern history Sourcebook: Avalon Project as Internet National Guidelines
Clearinghouse :_______
C. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
D. PubMed D. Both A and B
7. Nursing site: History sites with primary documents as PubMed :_______
A. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
B. PubMed D. Both A and B

8. Avalon Project : Nursing Site as ________: History sites with primary documents
C. Avalon Project C. PDR Health
D. PubMed D. Both A and B

V. For item 9-12. Write the letter that applies to the purpose of the test stem. Choose
the appropriate letter in each item.

9. Bt corn has been modified with the gene of bacterium Bt to produce toxic proteins for
worms( borers). What GMO role this applies to ?
C. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance

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D. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification

10. A soybean is introduced by glyphosate making it tolerant during the spray of toxic
chemicals. Weeds astray during the spray but the soybean stand healthy. What GMO
role this applies to?
C. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
D. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
11. Golden rice contains a particular minerals to address nutrient deficiency. What GMO
role this applies to?
C. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
D. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
12. Instead of pest, virus is considered detrimental to health of agricultural products making
it a waste that lowers profit for the farmers. What GMO role this applies to?
C. Pest resistance C. Virus resistance
D. Herbicide resistance d. Fortification
13. Which nanotechnology to use that target tumor while avoiding damage the healthy
cells.?
C. Nanoscale gold C. bio-barcode assay
D. Nonoimprint lithography D. Atomic layering epitaxy
14. What would the nanogold particles role to see the tumors in a nano scale microscope?
E. View the tumors
F. Build up in tumors to permit precise imaging
G. Target laser destruction
H. Avoiding damage of healthy cells and destroy tumors

VI. For item 15-17. Read the processes involved in gene therapy. Write the appropriate
letter in the space being provided, which you think a technique in gene therapy.
Below are your letter choices.

A. Somatic stem cell/ gene therapy

B. Embryonic stem cell/gene therapy
C. Both A and B

15. It is not generated in the next generation_____.

16. The origin of cell will pass to the next generation_____.

17. Involves the modification of germ cells_____.

18. Which is not included in causes of climate change?

C. Volcanic eruption C. Carbon dioxide theory
D. Orbital changes D. Human Activities

19. Which of the following shows interference of an organism?

C. Volcanic eruption C. Carbon dioxide theory
D. Orbital changes D. Human Activities

20. Which cause of climate change indicates a natural cause?

C. Volcanic eruption C. Human Activities
D. Orbital changes D. Both A and B

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REFERENCES:

Padilla, CG. (2015). Science Philippines. Essay on Science by Filipino Vol. III. Quezon City:
University of the Phils., Press.

Serafica, JPS, Pawilen, GT, Caslib, BN, Alata, EJP. (2018). Science, Technology, and Society.
. First Edition. Rex Books Store, Inc., Manila, Phils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bk2nnDI68g.

https://historyoftechnologyif.weebly.com/information-age.html

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/new-information-age

https://www.foi.gov.ph/

https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/what-is-biodiversity

https://www.bioexplorer.net/threats-to-biodiversity.html/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q1Nh_p6bKM

https://www.britannica.com/science/genetically-modified-organism

https://www.foi.gov.ph/

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