Scientific Way of Thinking DB

400–500 words

Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

• Explain the steps of the scientific method and their importance to invention and innovation.
• What is a pseudoscience? Why do they fail to conform to the scientific method?
• Research 1 of the influential scientists listed below, and report your findings to the class.
  • Give a brief history of the scientist.
  • Explain his or her contribution to science.
  • Describe to the class how his or her discovery has shaped modern science of the 21st century.

List of influential scientists to select from:

• Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) for his contribution on penicillin
• Ernst Ruska (1906–1988) for his contribution on electron microscopes
• Marie Curie (1867–1934 for her contribution on radioactivity
• William Harvey (1578–1657) for his contribution on blood flow
• Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) for his contribution on germ theory of disease and the rabies vaccination