CHM 1020
Name: _________________
Project #1: The
Scientific Method – Chapter 1 Suchocki 5th
Movie Film - Andromeda
Strain Film Notes:
Step 1: The Question must be defined:
"You
don't understand a phenomenon which has occurred"
In your 2-4 page paper to be handed in the term, you should define the question
in your first or second paragraph. What happened in the film to setup a major
problem?
Film Notes:
Step 2: How did the
government/scientists respond to the question
using the code word “fire” and "Wildfire" in your third paragraph.
Film Notes:
Step
3: After the team was assembled, they entered a facility to investigate the
problem.
Describe as many controls the facility had to eliminate the variables which
would contaminate the problem solving process. This could be a couple of
paragraphs.
Film Notes:
What
was the odd-man hypothesis?
Step 4: Once in the facility, the team
met and decided an approach to solve the problem. They decided on
three paths that had to be taken to define the problem before they could come
up with a solution and split the team in three parts. In your next paragraph(s)
describe the three approaches to defining the problem.
Film Notes:
Step
5: Describe in your next paragraphs what testing the various teams did to
isolate the problem to find the solution.
Film Notes:
Of
course this is Hollywood, and a last minute replacement scientist had a medical
problem which interfered in the lab testing, what was this medical problem and
what happened.
Film Notes:
Also,
the unit was out of communication with the world outside, because of another
problem. What was that problem?
Early Film Note:
The
President of the United States was supposed to execute an order right after a
biological contamination event occurs. What was the name of this order and what
was suppose to happen when a "wildfire"
occurs in this country.
Film Notes:
The President delayed that order for 24-48 hours after the initial event at the
protests of the scientists. What comment could you make about this dilemma and
his delay tactics.
Also
there were two survivors of this Wildfire, a crying baby and the town drunk,
while everyone else dies. Were all the others killed instantly and did this
give the scientists another clue to their mystery?
Early Film Note:
Step 6: What hypothesis did they
finally conclude?
Film Notes:
Since
you are a chemistry student, please explain the solution which deals with pH
and explains the why two survivors lived. Read sections 14.7 and 14.8 about pH. Then research body acidosis and alkalosis in the
relation to the blood pH. What is normal for the
humans? Where the survivors normal?
Please include a couple of paragraphs explaining these principles of pH as
applied to the body.
Step 7: Your summary, conclusions or
comment should be your final paragraph including the value or no value learned
from this exercise.
Also
you could include in your comments suggestions for better controls or things
that just didn't make sense in their scientific process in the film. I can
think of two or three.
Final Comments/notes
Hoillywood needed a climax in the film, if you were
the medical doctor what would have done?
I hope all of you who chose to watch the film enjoy this exercise.