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Scientific Thinking · Module 5

The Story of Science

The first four modules taught the method, the evidence, the enterprise, and the big ideas of science. This module tells the story: how science actually grew, through the people, struggles, and turning points that carried humanity from myth to modern understanding.

You will follow science from its birth in the ancient world, through the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, into the Industrial Age and the modern revolution, up to science today — and close with the deep lesson of how knowledge accumulates.

Lessons
7 lessons
Estimated time
~6-8 hours
Assessment
Module quiz included

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Lessons

Lesson 1 · 16 min

The Birth of Science

Lesson 2 · 16 min

The Scientific Revolution

Lesson 3 · 16 min

The Enlightenment and the Rise of Modern Science

Lesson 4 · 16 min

Science in the Industrial Age

Lesson 5 · 16 min

The Modern Revolution in Science

Lesson 6 · 16 min

Science Today and Tomorrow

Lesson 7 · 16 min

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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The Story of Science — Module Assessment

14 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.What best describes the key shift that begins the story of science?
  2. 2.What was the main methodological limit of ancient natural philosophy, including Aristotle's work?
  3. 3.What most fundamentally changed during the Scientific Revolution?
  4. 4.Which sequence correctly matches the milestones to their figures and dates?
  5. 5.What best describes how the Enlightenment changed the practice of science in the 1700s?
  6. 6.Antoine Lavoisier's careful quantitative chemistry in the late 1700s is remembered chiefly because it:
  7. 7.Which statement best captures the relationship between science and industry in the 1800s?
  8. 8.Why is Mendeleev's 1869 periodic table considered a landmark rather than a mere list of elements?
  9. 9.Which pairing correctly matches a landmark of the modern revolution with its date?
  10. 10.Why is Rosalind Franklin's contribution to the DNA story emphasised by historians?
  11. 11.Which statement about the Human Genome Project is accurate?
  12. 12.What best describes CERN's role in the 2012 Higgs boson result?
  13. 13.What is the central lesson of "standing on the shoulders of giants"?
  14. 14.Who is commonly credited with an early version of the "shoulders of giants" image, centuries before Newton used it in 1675?
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