First Inklings of Science up to 600 BC
The study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws.
What is Science.
1) Many historians view the ancient Greeks as the the first real ___________. 2) Name 2 of the 3 earliest of these Greeks and one fact about one of them.
1) What are scientists. 2) Who are Thales (studied the skies; predicted a solar eclipse), Anaximander (studied living organisms & first scientist to explain origin of human race without reference to a Creator), and Anaximenes (believed air was most basic material in nature; everything was made of air)
The practice of finding a way to turn lead into gold.
What is alchemy.
He is often called the father of the scientific method.
Who is Robert Grosseteste.
This Christian scientist believed that math was directly linked to science and developed 3 laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton.
An ancient form of paper made from a plant of the same name.
What is Papyrus.
These 2 Greek scientists proposed that matter is composed of atoms.
Who are Leucippus & Democritus.
1) Many Historians call this time the ______ ______ because little was learned.
What are the Dark Ages.
His studies of the planets were revolutionary because he was one of the first to break from Ptolemy's geocentric view. He believed that the earth spins while it travels around the sun.
Who is Nicholas of Cusa.
This Quaker scientist lived during the Enlightenment period & is known as the father of the modern atomic theory.
Who is John Dalton.
An ancient Egyptian renowned for his knowledge of medicine, he may have used the ______ ______ to help prevent pain and _____ _____ to help prevent infection.
Who is Imhotep; poppy plant; and moldy bread.
1) He is considered the father of life sciences. 2) He developed *this* idea that states that living organisms can form from nonliving substances.
1) Who is Aristotle. 2) What is spontaneous generation.
At the end of the stalled period (see previous question) *this* worldview replaced the Roman worldview.
What is Christian worldview.
This doctor/scientist wrote a detailed and illustrated book of the human body, the first to illustrate all of the insides of the body including organs, muscles, and the skeleton.
Who is Andreas Vesalius.
Charles Darwin proposed *this* theory that falsely claims that everything in our universe came to be without a Creator.
What is evolution.
Egyptian doctors and inventors of the ancient world collected lots of facts by this 2-word process.
What is trial & error.
1) He was one of the first scientists to demonstrate how closely mathematics and science were linked. 2) He hypothesized that Earth was at the center of the universe.
1) Who is Archimedes. 2) Who is Ptolemy.
This action helps scientists: refer to their work at a later time & ensures that their data is available for future scientists.
What is documenting.
This scientist brought glory to God in studying & observing the basic orbits of the planets around the sun.
Who is Kepler.
This more modern scientist was the founder of quantum mechanics.
Who is Max Planck.
The Chinese were credited with making the first _________ to aid in their travels and the Mesopotamians were credited with making the first ______ to aid in making dishes/pots.
What are a compass and a pottery wheel.
Aristotle & Ptolemy were incorrect in some of their hypotheses; this teaches us that we should not hold onto a scientific idea just because it fits a __________ notion or what we want to _________.
What is preconceived; believe.
During this stalled period when the Roman Empire was declining, we learned that 1) progress doesn't just depend on scientists but also on _________ and ______; and 2) science progresses by building on the work of _________ __________.
What is government & culture and previous scientists.
This scientist & mathematician made huge advances in the study of geometry and algebra and also studied atmospheric pressure.
Who is Blaise Pascal.
Albert Einstein used his famous equation E = mc2 to develop *this* theory that explains how gravity works.
What is the theory of relativity.