DIFFUSION OF

SCIENTIFIC
METHOD
• SCIENTIFIC METHOD- is a method of procedure that has characterized
natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic
observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing,
and modification of hypotheses.
• DIFFUSION- is the movement of particles from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lower concentration.
 BEFORE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN
• SPONTANEOUS GENERATION- the supposed production of living
organisms from nonliving matter, as inferred from the apparent
appearance of life in some supposedly sterile environments
RECIPE TO PRODUCE MICE ARE:
Grains and Wet Brief
RECIPE TO PRODUCE FLIES:
is ROOTEN MEATS
• Francis Bacon (1561–1626), was an English philosopher, essayist, author,
statesman, scientist, jurist, and orator. He served as Attorney General and
Lord Chancellor of England under James I, author of the King James
Bible (1611). Bacon's influence on the Renaissance was actually more
celebrated after his death where later generations would recognize his path
breaking contributions through his numerous important works,
particularly as a philosophical supporter and originator of the scientific
method at the height of the scientific revolution.
Disprove of SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
 Why scientist need scientific method?
• Scientists use the scientific method to interpret or correct previous
knowledge, to acquire new knowledge or to investigate issues. The
scientific evidence is based on measurable or empirical evidence, which is
reliable in solving problems.
• Edward Jenner: (1749) The Importance of Observation
• Edward Jenner, born in England in 1749, is one of the most famous
physicians in medical history. Jenner tested the hypothesis that infection
with cowpox could protect a person from smallpox infection. All vaccines
developed since Jenner’s time stem from his work
• Observation: People who have had cowpox do not become ill with smallpox.
• Hypothesis: If a person has been intentionally infected with cowpox, then that
person will be protected from becoming ill after a purposeful exposure to
smallpox.
• Test: Infect a person with cowpox. Then try to infect the person with smallpox.
(Note that Jenner did not use a control group in his experiment.)
• Conclusion: Infecting a person with cowpox protects from infection with
smallpox.