Module 1
History of Science
History of Science
An ancient Egyptian man who was renowned for his knowledge of medicine. People traveled from all over the Middle East to visit him, hoping he would cure their illnesses.
Who was Imhotep?
An event in which the moon moves between the earth and the sun, mostly blocking the sun from view.
What is a solar eclipse?
He was the first to show how you could predict whether or not an object would float in liquid. He realized that when an item is immersed in water, it displaces the same amount of water as the space that the item occupies in the water.
Who is Archimedes?
The Holy Book
What is the Bible?
An ancient form of paper made from a plant of the same name.
What is Papyrus?
All matter is made up of this five letter word.
What are atoms?
He predicted that science would bring about marvels such as flying machines, explosive, submarines, and worldwide travel.
Who is Roger Bacon?
Men who live in monasteries.
What are Monks?
A flowering plant whose seeds and other parts of the plant contain chemicals that help relieve pain.
What is the poppy?
As far as historians can tell, the first true scientists were from this particular ancient place.
Where is Greece?
The explosion of a star.
What is a supernova?
He developed a process called pasteurization. This process is now applied to milk.
Who is Louis Pastuer?
Certain bread molds produce a chemical that kills germs that infect wounds.
What is Penicillin?
Many historians view these three individuals as humanity's first real scientists.
Who are Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes?
The founder of Modern Chemistry.
Who is Robert Boyle?
Preserved remains of creatures that were once alive.
What are fossils?
An endeavor dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world.
What is Science?
He thought that atoms were in constant motion.
Who is Democritus?
Revolutionized the study of life by building the first microscope.
Who was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek?(loo en hook)
He developed the picture of an atom.
Who is Niels Bohr? Bohr Model