Science and Technology : The Past
The Korean Spirit and Cultural Promotion Project ( KSCPP ) provides excellent resources for educating students about Korea ’ s achievements in the fields of science and technology . The KSCPP website ( http :// www . kscpp . net ) offers informative and engaging videos and paperback books that teachers and students can download for classroom use . If educators would like copies of the organization ’ s paperback books , the organization will mail books free of charge . KSCPP will also provide free classroom sets . The organization ’ s only request is that the teachers follow up with KSCPP as to how they adopted the organization ’ s educational resources for classroom use . The editorial board prepared the following resource books in collaboration with scholars and experts in each field .
Eighth Grade – California Science Framework includes a unit on astronomy for students titled “ Earth ’ s Place in the Universe , Stars , and the Solar System .” The following selections could be of interest to students : “ Kingdom of Astronomy ,” “ Noteworthy Astronomical Records ,” “ The World ’ s Oldest Surviving Observatory ,” and “ Astronomy under King Sejong .” Early research in the field of astronomy provided knowledge about auroras , calculation of the movement of planets , comets , meteors , meteoric showers , solar eclipses , and understanding of the formation of the universe . Since the telescope was not invented until the early 17 th century , the discoveries by Koreans are quite remarkable .
The following listed articles are from Fifty Wonders of Korea vol . 1 : A discussion of fifty world-class cultural and scientific achievements , advances and discoveries from the history of Korea .
1 .“ The Invention of Moveable Metal Type ” – Korea ’ s method of printing using moveable type was first used in Korea 200 years before the first European printing press was made by Gutenberg in 1455 . Explore the importance of the invention of moveable type . What changes came to Korea and to Europe and a result of these discoveries ? What were some of the reasons why the impact of moveable type was not as significant in Korea as it was in Europe ? A student might wish to answer these questions through Internet research in addition to the reading of the chapter .
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