Vocab
An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name
papyrus
Isaac Newton championed the idea of spontaneous generation and is responsible for it being believed for so long
False
It is important for scientists to ______ their work because it allows them to share their findings with other scientists in other parts of the world and enables them to refer to their work at a later time
document
This scientist thought that all mater was like sand, made up of very tiny particles called Atoms
Democritis
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation inn order to formulate general laws
science
Scientific progress depends only on scientists
scientific progress also depends on government and culture
Newton believed that the subject of _____ was closely linked to science, helping to explain the order of creation
Math
This Greek scientist is called the father of life sciences
Aristotle
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances
Spontaneous generation
Science progresses by building on the work of previous scientists
TRUE
The main goal of the alchemists was to turn lead into _____
Gold
This Greek scientist studied the heavens and was one of the first to attempt a complete description of the planets and stars
Ptolemy
A statement describing what you think will happen in an experiement
Hypothesis
The interpretation of scientific data is often dependent on the individual scientist's age
FALSE
the interpretation of data is often dependent on the individual scientist's worldview
The ancient Greeks during the sixth and seventh centuries BC are thought to be the world's first real ______
Scientists
This scientist built a telescope made from a tube with 2 lenses, though he is not the creator of the telescope
Galileo
A summary at the end of the experiment that describes what you did and your results.
Formal lab report
Science began to progress toward the end of the Dark ages because the Christian worldview began to replace the Roman worldview
TRUE
Evolution relies on the fact that everything in the Universe arose without _____
Acceptable answers:
God, a creator
This scientist came up with the three laws of motion
Isaac Newton