Module 1
Ancient form of paper, made from a plant
Papyrus?
An example that contradicts a conclusion
Counter example?
Experiments in which information about the test is kept from the participants to reduce bias
Blind experiment
the science that is motivated by curiosity to understand
Pure science
The age of an artifact as determined by the age printed on it or a reference to the artifact a reliable work of history. The only ages that are certain in archaeology...
Known Ages
Science began to progress toward the end of the Dark Ages because... what was the worldview?
Christian worldview replaced the Roman worldview
True or False...Science is a means by which something can be proven
False
An aspect of an experiment that changes during the course of the experiment
experimental variable
Science that is motivated to use science to make something better
Applied Science
The process of of counting tree rings to determine their age
Dendrochronology
The idea that living things can be spontaneously formed from non-living 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
Gives you information about the graph so you can better read it, it identifies the different sets of data
This test looks at whether the document agrees with itself
The internal test
Carbon 14 dating
Were considered to be the first scientist in the 6th and 7th century
Who are the ancient Greeks?
An explanation of the natural world that has been thoroughly tested and is supported by a significant amount of evidence
What is Scientific Theory?
The data being collected is based on the opinions of people it is said to be...
Subjective
The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms
Paleontology
Identifies how many years have passed between the time the original work was written and the time of the first known copy as well as how many different copies have been made by different people
Bibliographic test
The accounts of Aristotle and Ptolemy teach us that a scientist shouldn't hold onto an idea just because ___________________
1.fits some preconceived notion or 2.what we want to believe or 3.just because some brilliant scientist believes it.
Relies on relics and historical information from the past to discover truth
Historical Science
What has a lot of related information given in a concise clear visually interesting format
Infographics
Stone tablets discovered by French archaeologists in 1933, they mention Nahor a city mentioned in Gen. 24:10
Mari Tablets
when artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts
Principle of Superposition