Scientific Discoveries
This German-born physicist equation E = mc² explained the relationship between mass and energy?
Who is Albert Einstein?
She won two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences
Who is Marie Curie?
This engineer applies scientific principles to solve problems in medicine, creating devices like artificial limbs, medical imaging machines, and advanced drug delivery systems.
What is a biomedical engineer?
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Myth-
This is false; lightning frequently strikes the same place twice, especially tall structures like the Empire State Building.
a2 + b2 = c2
The equation shown here used for determining side lengths of a triangle was discovered by this famous Greek mathematician and philosopher.
Who is Pythagoras?
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced they had determined the double-helix structure of this molecule?
What is DNA?
The first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
This specialty focuses on diagnosing conditions using imaging techniques like X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs.
What is a radiologist?
The human brain is mostly water.
Myth-
Corrected: The brain is composed of about 75% water, but the remaining 25% is a complex mix of fats, proteins, and other substances.
F = ma
This physicist developed three laws of motion. The 2nd law of motion shown here demonstrates that the net force acting on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration.
Who is Isaac Newton?
In 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev arranged the known elements into this table, even predicting new ones?
What is the periodic table?
She founded modern nursing and reforming hospital care.
Who is Florence Nightingale ?
Specializes in surgery to correct deformities or treat injuries or disease.
What is a surgeon?
Goldfish have a memory of only three seconds.
Myth-
Corrected: goldfish have been scientifically proven to have much longer memories, with the ability to remember things for months or even years.
E = mc2
Einstein developed this formula, now a cornerstone of modern physics and the theory of relativity. Using the speed of light as a constant, it shows a fundamental equivalence between these two entities.
What is Energy and Mass?
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered this life-saving antibiotic after noticing mold contamination in a petri dish?
What is penicillin?
She is known as the world's first computer programer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Working under the supervision of physicians, take medical histories; perform routine physical examinations and basic diagnostic tests.
What is a physician assistant?
Bananas are slightly radioactive.
Truth-
They contain a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, potassium-40
PV=nRT
The equation shown here used in chemistry and physics describes the relationship between pressure, volume, temperature and the moles present for this state of matter.
What is gas?
This Italian scientist used a telescope to show that Earth is not the center of the universe?
Who is Galileo?
The first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
This profession specializes in the alignment or straightening of the teeth.
What is an orthodontist?
The human stomach can dissolve razor blades.
Truth-
The human stomach can dissolve razor blades due to the high acidity of its hydrochloric acid
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
This equation used in population genetics describes the theoretical conditions where a population's allele and genotype frequencies remain constant across generations. It provides a baseline to measure evolutionary change
What is the Hardy-Weinberg Principle? (Principle, Equilibrium, etc acceptable)