medieval science lab report copy
McKenna Lee
Biology 101
October 5, 2014
Professor Molumby
TA: Katie
Medieval Science
Introduction Not all scientific paradigms are correct. In order to understand, there must be experiments to prove whether a hypothesis is correct or incorrect.To prove whether a hypothesis is correct there must be physical evidence. In this lab will be looking at the different scientific paradigms to see if they are correct. In this lab we conducted a scientific test of astrological predictions, test for psychic abilities, test the conception that quartz has on curative properties, and formulate an experiment to test the conception that a good luck charm will affect the outcome of future events. Many people believe that they have some form of psychic abilities including: telepathy, clairvoyance, etc. For our first experiment we will be testing psychic abilities depending on the ability to read symbols on a card which was not visible to the partner. For the second experiment we will be testing to see if quartz crystal can change the recessive mutation of flies. Quartz crystals are often found to possessed powers that could help heal illness. In this part of the lab we will test this hypothesis. For the third experiment we will be testing to see if we can see the relationship to a persons day based on their horoscope. The 8 different zodiac signs each correspond to a person’s date of birth. So we test to see if the persons future was already written in the stars.
Methods In experiment one there were 5 symbol, each on five cards, on a total of 25 cards. The person is essentially guessing which symbol is represented on the card. If we look at this experiment logically then they, the person guessing, has a 1 in 5 chance in guessing the card correctly, so the average person has a 20% chance of success in this experiment, taking in the probability of a false positive. In experiment two, the study was conducted from 8 cultures of vestigial flies. Four cultures were placed
Biology 101
October 5, 2014
Professor Molumby
TA: Katie
Medieval Science
Introduction Not all scientific paradigms are correct. In order to understand, there must be experiments to prove whether a hypothesis is correct or incorrect.To prove whether a hypothesis is correct there must be physical evidence. In this lab will be looking at the different scientific paradigms to see if they are correct. In this lab we conducted a scientific test of astrological predictions, test for psychic abilities, test the conception that quartz has on curative properties, and formulate an experiment to test the conception that a good luck charm will affect the outcome of future events. Many people believe that they have some form of psychic abilities including: telepathy, clairvoyance, etc. For our first experiment we will be testing psychic abilities depending on the ability to read symbols on a card which was not visible to the partner. For the second experiment we will be testing to see if quartz crystal can change the recessive mutation of flies. Quartz crystals are often found to possessed powers that could help heal illness. In this part of the lab we will test this hypothesis. For the third experiment we will be testing to see if we can see the relationship to a persons day based on their horoscope. The 8 different zodiac signs each correspond to a person’s date of birth. So we test to see if the persons future was already written in the stars.
Methods In experiment one there were 5 symbol, each on five cards, on a total of 25 cards. The person is essentially guessing which symbol is represented on the card. If we look at this experiment logically then they, the person guessing, has a 1 in 5 chance in guessing the card correctly, so the average person has a 20% chance of success in this experiment, taking in the probability of a false positive. In experiment two, the study was conducted from 8 cultures of vestigial flies. Four cultures were placed