Early Scientists
The scientist who correctly predicted the "short-term disappearance of the sun".
Who is Thales?
The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws.
What is Science?
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is a counter example?
The graph that would taste good if it was apple flavored.
What is a pie graph?
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms.
What is Life Science?
The scientist who proposed that all matter is composed of little units called atoms.
Who is Leucippus?
An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name.
What is Papyrus?
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
What is a hypothesis?
The variable of part of an experiment to which all others will be compared.
What is a Control (of an experiment)?
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics.
What is Archaeology?
The scientist who came up with an analogy involving sand, to explain his ideas about sand.
Who is Democritus?
Where we see the dawn of what we would call medical care.
What is Ancient Egypt?
An explanation of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence.
What is a scientific theory?
Experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias.
What is a blind experiment?
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
What is an Artifact?
The scientist who came up with a system to classify animals and plants.
Who is Aristotle?
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from nonliving substances.
Spontaneous generation
A description of a natural phenomenon or principle that is supported by a significant amount of evidence and often includes mathematical terms.
What is a scientific law?
Experiments in which neither the experimenters nor the participants know the objects' identities in the setup.
What is a double-blind experiment?
The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the Earth.
What is Geology?
The scientist who proposed the incorrect idea of spontaneous generation which was believed to be true for 2,000 years.
Who is Aristotle?
The idea of transforming inexpensive metals into precious substances.
Science must conform to this for scientists to keep from adding their prejudice to an idea.
What is the scientific method?
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of an experiment.
What is an experimental variable?
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.
What is Paleontology?