CHM 1020 Project #1:
The Scientific Method/Controlled
Experiment Paper:
Conceptual
Chemistry 5th Edition by John
Suchocki
Scientific Observations Assignment:
Our
syllabus includes the FSCJ CHM 1020 Nine Section Learning Outcomes &
Assessments. Section #6 of this district course outline model has the following:
Outcome #3. Demonstrate knowledge of Scientific Method by
a. Formulate problem,
b. Make observations,
c. Derive and test hypothesis and
d. Make conclusions.
Each
science course at FSCJ has this learning outcome. The district science council has
defined that all science classes at FSCJ will accomplish this outcome via one
of two methods:
So
instead of performing an experiment or looking at an article for this course we
will watch an old Sci-fi Hollywood movie which demonstrates the scientific
method in use. The film may be boring today by today standards as it is not an
action thriller and spends too much time on the scientific method. See the film
review below:
Objectives:
A hypothesis is frequently proven invalid
although not always immediately. Historically, chemists and physicists have
been slow to abandon an acceptable theory
in order to adopt a new one. Scientists exercise caution in drawing conclusions,
knowing that nature reveals itself in glimpses and at times appears
contradictory. Hypotheses may be discarded, modified, or on a rare occasion,
after rigorous testing, be elevated to the status of a scientific law or theory
Read Chapter 1
Section 1.4 & Watch video #CO104a (13:21 Minutes) http://www.conceptualacademy.com/course/conceptual-chemistry/14-we-are-still-learning-about-natural-world
Movie Film: Andromeda
Strain – 1971
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
The best-selling novel by Michael
Crichton was faithfully adapted for this taut 1971 thriller, about a team of
scientists racing against time to destroy a deadly alien virus that threatens
to wipe out life on Earth. As usual with any Crichton-based movie, the emphasis
is on an exciting clash between nature and science, beginning when virologists
discover the outer-space virus in a tiny town full of corpses. Projecting total
contamination, the scientists isolate the deadly strain in a massive, high-tech
underground lab facility, which is rigged for nuclear destruction if the virus
is not successfully controlled. The movie
spends a great deal of time covering the scientific procedures of the
high-pressure investigation, and the rising tensions
between scientists who have been forced to work in claustrophobic conditions.
It's all
very fascinating if you're interested in scientific method and technological
advances, although the film is obviously dated in many of its details. It's
more effective as a thriller in which tension is derived not only from the
deadly threat of the virus, but from the escalating fear and anxiety among the
small group of people who've been assigned to save the human race. The basic
premise is still captivating; it's easy to see how this became the foundation
of Crichton's science-thriller empire. --Jeff Shannon
Of
the 70 points project/paper/activity portion of the course, this project counts
10 points: 1. 5 points for watching and taking notes during the
2:08 movie and
2. 5 points for completing the required district
question form and writing an analysis
of the film (minimum 2 to 4 (or more) double
spaced word processed pages including:
a.
Define
the Problem
b.
Describe
the procedures used to allow the scientists access to the facility call ‘Wildfire”
c.
Describe
examples of the use of the scientific method through experimentation
d.
Describe
the chemistry principles discovered to solve the problem.(Section 10.3 Chapter
10)
e.
Your
comments
Students may check this movie out from the FSCJ Library, Public
Library or even purchase the video. The movie is available o NETFLIX. Purchase
from Amazon.com New $9.49; Used From
$2.53.
You
may take your notes on the separate handout.
Chemistry is the branch of science that studies
matter and the changes matter undergoes. Science can be defined simply as organized
knowledge. Scientific knowledge is gathered systematically by performing
thoughtful experiments, carefully recording observations, and ultimately
drawing some conclusions. This procedure is known as the Scientific Method and it involves
three possibly new vocabulary words:
Chapter 1: Suchocki’s Scientific Method Flow
Chart:
A Simpler Scientific Method Flow Chart
A
Better Scientific Method Flow Chart