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Grandes errores científicos: un viaje a través de los errores científicos

Completado por 7 alumnos
Edades 12-17
Curso grupal en vivo
Este curso cultiva una mentalidad científica al analizar cómo la ciencia a veces sale mal.
Puntuación media:
4.9
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(12 opiniones)

Videoconferencias en vivo
2 x por semana, 8 semanas
2-8 alumnos por clase
45 min

Qué está incluido

16 reuniones en vivo
12 horas presenciales
Tarea
1 hora por semana. Homework will be optional, and will include some reading and some hands-on activities, such as drawing one's observations of relevant phenomena.
Evaluación
Assessments based on class participation and optional final project. Additional assessments available upon request.
Calificación
Grades offered on request.

Experiencia de clase

Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 7 - 10
Join me on an exciting adventure through the world of scientific discovery as we explore some of the greatest mistakes ever made in science! "Great Blunders in Science" is a fun and engaging course designed  for learners aged 12-17. Through interactive lessons and hands-on activities, students will uncover the mysteries behind famous scientific errors and learn valuable lessons in logic and critical thinking.

Highlights will include:

Famous Scientific Mistakes: Discover the stories behind well-known scientific blunders like the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe and the misunderstood theory of heat called phlogiston.

Detective Work: Become a science detective and find out what led to these mistakes. Was it a wrong idea, a silly assumption, or something else?

Think Like a Scientist: Learn about logical fallacies and how to avoid them. Practice thinking like a scientist and develop skills to spot errors in reasoning.

Lessons from the Past: Explore how these mistakes were corrected and what we can learn from them.

Schedule of Topics:

Week 1: Clever Hans: What can we learn from a horse that seemed to be able to do math?

Week 2: Lamarckian Evolution: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory that organisms could pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring. This was replaced by Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Week 3: Phlogiston Theory: The idea that a substance called "phlogiston" was released during combustion, later debunked by the discovery of oxygen.

Week 4: Spontaneous Generation: The belief that living organisms could arise from non-living matter, disproven by experiments like those conducted by Louis Pasteur.

Week 5: Miasma Theory of Disease: The idea that diseases were caused by "bad air," replaced by the understanding that microorganisms cause illness.

Week 6: Geocentric Model: The belief that the Earth was the center of the universe, later corrected by the heliocentric model.

Week 7: Theories about aliens on the moon or Mars: for example, early telescopic observations led to the belief in artificial canals on Mars, later found to be optical illusions and natural features.

Week 8: Final Projects and/or a review game

This course is perfect for curious young minds who love science, history, or just enjoy solving puzzles and mysteries. No prior knowledge of science is needed, just a willingness to explore and learn!

Programa de estudios

16 Lecciones
más de 8 semanas
Lección 1:
Clever Hans: What can we learn from a horse that seemed to be able to do math?
 Week 1: Clever Hans: What can we learn from a horse that seemed to be able to do math? 
45 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Lamarckian Evolution
 Week 2: Lamarckian Evolution: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's theory that organisms could pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring. This was replaced by Darwin's theory of natural selection. 
45 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Phlogiston Theory
 Week 3: Phlogiston Theory: The idea that a substance called "phlogiston" was released during combustion, later debunked by the discovery of oxygen. 
45 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
Spontaneous Generation
 Week 4: Spontaneous Generation: The belief that living organisms could arise from non-living matter, disproven by experiments like those conducted by Louis Pasteur. 
45 minutos de lección en vivo en línea

Otros detalles

Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Fuentes
1. Geocentric Model Primary: Ptolemy's "Almagest" (espousing geocentric theory) Secondary: "The Copernican Revolution" by Thomas S. Kuhn 2. Lamarckian Evolution Primary: "Zoological Philosophy" by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (espousing Lamarckian evolution) Secondary: "Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution" by Alpheus S. Packard 3. Phlogiston Theory Primary: "Essays Physical and Chemical" by Johann Joachim Becher (introducing phlogiston theory) Secondary: "The Chemical Revolution" by Arthur Donovan (Ed.) 4. Spontaneous Generation Primary: "Historia Animalium" by Aristotle (discussing spontaneous generation) Secondary: "The Life of Pasteur" by René Vallery-Radot 5. Miasma Theory of Disease Primary: "On Airs, Waters, and Places" by Hippocrates (espousing miasma theory) Secondary: "The Ghost Map" by Steven Johnson 6. Alchemy Primary: "The Book of Alchemy" by George Ripley (classic alchemical text) Secondary: "Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry" by William R. Newman 7. The Expanding Earth Primary: "The Expanding Earth" by S. Warren Carey (espousing expanding Earth theory) Secondary: "Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth" edited by Naomi Oreskes 8. The Martian Canals Primary: "Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell (espousing Martian canals theory) Secondary: "Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet" by William Sheehan and Stephen James O'Meara

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Se unió el July, 2023
4.9
12reseñas
Perfil
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Doctorado desde University of California, San Diego
I taught this course before in a program for high school students at UC San Diego. I have a PhD in philosophy and a B.A. in philosophy and the history of math and science.

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