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| A branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classifications of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world. |
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| A primitive form of paper from a long leaf papyrus plant |
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| Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes |
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| the world's first real scientists- 6th century B.C. |
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| Greek scientist who proposed that all matter is made up of atoms. He is known as the Father of Atomic Theory. |
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student of Leucippus. He continued the work on atoms. He compared atoms to grains of sand.
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| desribes how tightly atoms are packed in a substance. |
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| Father of life sciences. He wrote about philosophy, mathematics, logic, physics and life sciences. |
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| The grouping of animals nad plants based on their characteristics. |
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Financially supported Aristotle. He provided him with plant and animal samples from all over the known world.
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| The idea that living organisms can be formed from non-living substances. |
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| Greek scientist who demonstrated how closely math and science are linked. |
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An astromomer, the first to try to make a complete description of the planets and stars
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| view of the universe that assumes EARTH is at the center and all other planets and stars go around it. |
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| Ptolemaic (Geocentric) System |
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| Also know as Ptolemaic System |
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| Theory of life beginning without a creator (God). |
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| False science of trying to find a means of turning lead into gold. |
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| One or more substances interact to form one or more new substances |
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| Time in history when little was learned. |
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| Large volume of scientific observation and speculations. |
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| The explosion of a star. First documented by the Chinese in 1054 AD. |
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| A cloud of dust which scientists believe is the remains of a star that has exploded. |
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| Bishop in Catholic Church, wanted to find out why things work the way they do. Did lots of science experiments and was called the Father of the scientific method. |
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| Catholic Priest offered an explanation on why rainbows form in the sky |
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| he used science to get rid of superstitions. Ex....he proved that goat's blood does not split diamonds. He believed that the more a man knew about science, the more he would know about God. |
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| a bishop- he questioned the church's teachings. He proved some of Aristotle's theories wrong. He used math to solve lots of science questions. |
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| preist 1400's- God is infinite. He was the first to break Ptolemy's geocentric views. |
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| he developed the heliocentric system- the planets circle the sun. |
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| a doctor who made comprehensive drawings of the human body. |
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| he compiled evidence to support Copernicus' heliocentric views. He discovered that planets travel in an ellipse not a circle. |
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| he built the first telescope. Proved that planets don't shine. Put on trial. |
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| he authored Pascal's wager. He discovered that air exerts pressure. |
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| a Christian, developed 3 laws of motion, Calculus, He linked science and math |
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| founder of modern chemistry, Christian, Boyle's laws |
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| built the first microscope. Chrisitan |
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| a change in people's understanding of scientific truths.- without GOD |
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| Christian, made a book to classify all living things. |
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| Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier |
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| first to analyze chemical reactions in a systematic way. He discovered that matter cannot be created or destroyed- just changed " Law of Mass Conservation" He described the process of combustion. |
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| matter cannot be created or destroyed |
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| a Quaker, founder of modern atomic theory. |
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| a detailed theory about atoms. |
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| a time when machines were made to make work easier. |
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| The origin of Species- book. The father of evolution. |
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| Immutability of the Species |
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| theory that all organisms have existed unchanged. |
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| Immutability of the Species |
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| theory that all organisms have existed unchanged. |
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| living things survive if they are well suited for their environment. |
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| made great advances in study bacteria, and he squashed the idea of spontaneous generation. He developed pasteurization. ANd VACCINES |
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| keeps milk safe to drink. |
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| believed that the earth took millions of years to form. |
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| influential in the field of genetics. A monk... |
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| the electrical giant. Christian |
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| founder of modern physics. He discovered Electromagnetism. |
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| the process that makes electricity run through wires and makes magnets stick to certain metals. |
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| discovered that energy cannot be created or destroyed- just changed. |
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| First Law of Thermodynamics |
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| energy cannot be created or destroyed just changed. |
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| discovered that energy exists in small packets |
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| the small packets of energy. |
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| new way of looking at energy and matter- a result of Plank's research |
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| used Plank's ideas to explain the photoelectric effect. He invented many things and was extremely smart. |
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| developed a picture of the atom. THE BOHR Model |
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| Special theory of relativity |
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| Einsteins explained how matter is just another form of energy. |
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| general theory of relativity |
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| explains how gravity works- Einstein |
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