vocabulary
secular worldview
Dr. __________ ____________ was a Hungarian Doctor that connected hand washing with better outcomes for patients (less deaths).
Ignaz Semmelweiss
A ____ _______s an explanation of the natural world that has throughly been tested and is supported by significant data. examples: Cell theory
Scientific Theory
Give an example of a conclusion and a counter example. Use complete sentences
What were the effects of what he asked them to do?
The effects of handwashing was death rates of the women giving birth went down significantly.
A way of looking at the world with God as the Creator, the Bible as authority and God maintaining all natural Laws is called a __________ ______________
___Christian____ Worldview.
A __________ __________ is an example that contradicts a conclusion.
counter example
A ________ ___________is a description of a natural phenomenon or principle that is supported by generations of evidence and often mathematical in nature.
example: Newton’s Laws of Motion
Scientific Law
Explain how soap affected surface tension of water on a penny? Use complete sentences
Soap affected the surface tension of water on our penny by breaking up the water molecules that formed surface tension, specifically hydrogen atoms.
a.What did Percival Lowell observe on Mars?Use complete sentences
Percival Lowell observed canals on Mars. He thought they were canals of water and vegetation. He felt they were evidence of intelligent life.
__________ ____________was an American astronomer who hypothesized irrigation canals, vegetation and intelligent lives on Mars.
Percival Lowell
n an experiment, an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question is called a
___hypothesis____.
Patients in Dr. Semmelweis’ ward were dying of ________ ____________
childbed fever.
Explain what happened in the hospital where Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was working. What was his OBSERVATION? Use complete sentences
Ignaz Semmelweis’ observation was women In his ward, giving birth, served by Drs., were dying at a higher rate than woman using midwives for their births.
.What did he build to observe Mars?Use complete sentences
Percival Lowell built the Lowell Observatory and amazing telescope to study Mars.
Dr. Semmelweis asked his Doctors to wash their hands in_________________before seeing a patient.
bleach solution
______________ is a phenomenon where water molecules are attracted to one another on the surface of water (like on our penny).
Surface Tension
A frictional force that pushes on an object as it moves through air is called ________ ____________ (2 words).
air resistance.
He hypothesized that the Doctors were carrying something deadly to the women after they performed their autopsies then assisted in the births.
a.Was Percival Lowell’s conclusion correct about Mars? Use complete sentences
b. What happened later to show it to be incorrect ? Use complete sentences
No, Percival Lowell’s conclusion about life on Mars was not correct.
The Mars Rover, Curiosity, landed on Mars and saw no evidence of what Lowell had concluded.
The___________ ____________ is an observatory founded by Percival Lowell which discovered Pluto and observed Mars.
Can a scientist speak and make conclusions outside his field without proper research and experimentation?
Lowell Observatory
No, a Scientist needs proper experimentation and research to speak outside their field.
The ___________ ____________is a systematic plan with specific steps for carrying out experiments.
Name the 5 steps:
Can Science prove something?
Scientific Method
1.observation and question
2.background research
3.construct hypothesis
4. Test hypothesis with experiment
5. Analyze result/draw conclusion
No, Science cannot prove anything, it can give reasonable, reliable conclusions, that can change .
16. Name the five steps of the Scientific Method
1.observation and question
2.background research
3.construct hypothesis
4. Test hypothesis with experiment
5. Analyze result/draw conclusion
What did Dr. Semmelweis then ask the Doctors to do before seeing their patients?
What is one thing Science CAN DO?
Dr. Semmelweis asked the Doctors to wash their hands in a bleach solution before coming to see their patients.
Choose:
Reveal truth
Use Scientific Method
Useful inventions
Teach us about God/Creation
a. Was Percival Lowell a bad scientist? Use complete sentences
b. What were the positive results of his experiment with Mars (name at least one positive)
a.No, Percival Lowell was not a bad scientist. He followed the steps of the Scientific method but had an incorrect conclusion.
b.The positive results of his experiment was the building of the Lowell observatory and discovery of Pluto.