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Indigenous Science and Technology in The Philippines (STS)

This document discusses indigenous science and technology in the Philippines. It provides examples of indigenous knowledge practices including predicting weather using animal behavior, herbal medicine, food preservation, plant and animal classification, irrigation systems, and producing wines and juices from tropical fruits. The document also discusses indigenous science as a valid knowledge system, noting that it includes complex expertise, practices, and representations that guide societies. It argues that recognizing indigenous science in the classroom can make science education more interesting and authentic.

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Indigenous Science and Technology in The Philippines (STS)

This document discusses indigenous science and technology in the Philippines. It provides examples of indigenous knowledge practices including predicting weather using animal behavior, herbal medicine, food preservation, plant and animal classification, irrigation systems, and producing wines and juices from tropical fruits. The document also discusses indigenous science as a valid knowledge system, noting that it includes complex expertise, practices, and representations that guide societies. It argues that recognizing indigenous science in the classroom can make science education more interesting and authentic.

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INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WELCO
The lesson focuses on indigenous science

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and technology in the Philippines
EXAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

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EXAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

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Producing wines Irrigation Finer


Sumbiring
and juices from metal craft
tropical fruits
EXAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

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Prediction Finer Classifying plants and Guided by


animals into families COMMUNITY
of weather metal craft CULTURE AND
VALUES
Our
Today’s
Topics
CONCEPT OF INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCES
Indigenous
Knowledge Indigenous
System 1 science 2
Indigenous Knowledge
experience ofSystem
Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the daily life
young children as they grow up.

Their parents and other


older folks served as Their view about nature
They live and grow in a
their first teacher and and their reflections on
society where the
their methods of their experiences in daily
members of the
teaching are very life are evident in other
community prominently
effective in stories, poems, and
practice indigenous
transmitting cultural songs.
knowledge.
knowledge in their
methods.
Some examples of INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
that are taught and practiced by the indigenous
people are:

Predicting weather
conditions and seasons
using knowledge in Preserving foods:
observing animal’s
behavior and celestial 1 3
bodies:

Classifying plants and


Using herbal medicine: animals into families and
groups based on cultural
2 properties: 4
Some examples of INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
that are taught and practiced by the indigenous
people are:

Preserving and selecting


good seeds for planting: Building local irrigation
systems:
5 7

Classifying different types


Using indigenous of soil for planting based
technology in daily lives: on cultural properties:
6 8
Some examples of INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
that are taught and practiced by the indigenous
people are:

Producing wines and juices


from tropical fruits: and

Keeping the custom of


growing plants and
vegetables in yard. 1
0
EXAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
Indigenous Science
Indigenous Science is part of the Indigenous Knowledge System practiced
by different groups of people and early civilizations.
Conclusion
Indigenous Science Indigenous Science as The addition of IS examples into
Many educated people today believe that
Science the science classroom allows it
It includes complex arrays
Indigenous cultures are unscientific because they to be more widely recognized
of knowledge, expertise,
are based on magical or spiritual beliefs and/or and respected for its validity and
practices, and
because they lack the benefit of the Western usefulness, adding interest and
representations that guide
scientific method of empirical observation and authenticity to the study of
human societies.
experiment.  science.
“Indigenous Science not only existed in the past, but in numerous cases, it
exists today”.

Indigenous Science as Conclusion


Towards Indigenous Science not only existed in the past, but in
Acknowledging
There are a number IS
of issues Science
Technology is not considered an numerous cases, it exists today. For many science
that make it difficult for applied science but rather educators the first step is simply recognition of the
scientists to acknowledge IS. people’s attempt to address or validity of IS within the realm of science, and its
Many scientists view IS as alleviate issues of human need by importance in the science classroom. It is our hope that
useful, but outside the realm adapting to the environment teachers will introduce both IS and WS as different but
of Eurocentric science. utilizing design and trial and error complementary ways of understanding the world to all
approaches (Yore, Hand, & students in the science classroom. Discussion should
Florence, 2004). stress similarities rather than differences, and explore
practical possibilities for combining the Indigenous and
RECAP
THANK
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