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Who was William Harvey and what did he do for science?
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He discovered that circulation of blood is continuous in the body.
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Who was Nicolas Copernicus and what did he do for science?
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He published "De revulutionibus orbium celestium" which presented the heliocentric theory (earth orbits sun) in 1543.
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Who was Rene Descartes and what did he do for science?
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He invented deductive reasoning and geometry. He was a philosopher.
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Who was Galileo Galilei and what did he do for science?
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He was the first to use the telescope for science and he affirmed the heliocentric model. For this, the church put him under house arrest for the last 9 years of his life.
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Who was Andreas Vesalius and what did he do for science?
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He published "the fabric of the body" in 1543. It was a great work of modern anatomy and disproved much of the earlier work.
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Who was Isaac Newton and what did he do for science?
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He was the most influential scientist ever. He created formulas to predict astronomical movement and invented calculus.
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What does the liter measure?
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Volume
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What does the gram measure?
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Mass
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What does the meter measure?
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Distance
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What does Celsius measure?
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Temperature
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Who was Francesco Redi and what did he do for science?
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He was an Italian physician in the late 1600s. He did the first controlled experiment on spontaneous generation.
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What is science?
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From the Latin word scientia, meaning knowledge, understanding, or wisdom. It is a process that invites participants to interact with the world.
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What does a skeptic person do?
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They evaluate situations, ask questions, compare experience, and use curiosity.
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What is pseudoscience?
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A statement or theory that appears to be scientific,but isn't proved by the scientific method, or previous experimentation and knowledge.
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What is homeostasis?
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To self regulate in the body. Keep equilibrium by sweating to cool off or shivering to raise body temperature.
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What is a hypothesis?
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A statement that explains the problem that can be tested.
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What is a theory?
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A well substantiated explanation of nature that incorporates facts, inferences, and tested hypotheses.
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What is an experiment?
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Trials performed to test a hypothesis.
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What is the independent variable?
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The variable changed by the scientist.
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What is the dependent variable?
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The variable that the scientist measures.
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What is a quantitative fact?
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One using numbers. (length, mass)
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What is a qualitative fact?
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One using characteristics. (color, shape, texture)
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Who were the natural philosophers?
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The ancient Greeks. They debated and used logic and ideas to discuss what they observed.
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Who was Francis Bacon and what did he do for science?
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He wrote "on the word of no one" telling people to go out and observe nature for themselves. He was an English philosopher who developed the scientific method.
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What is the theory of spontaneous generation?
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That life can arise from nonliving matter.
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Who was Louis Pasteur and what did he do for science?
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He was a French scientist during the 1800s. He worked to prevent disease, created vaccines, and saved the wine industry.
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What is bio genesis?
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All life comes from other life.
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What are the steps of the scientific method?
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1. State the problem
2. Form a hypothesis 3. Controlled Experiment 4. Analyzing the results 5. Conclusions |
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List the characteristics of life.
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made of cells, able to reproduce, homeostasis, response to stimulus, consumes energy and nutrients, universal genetic code, change (evolution), and develop (humans).
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