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Scientific Investigations and Discoveries

The document discusses four scientific investigations and how they utilized or deviated from the traditional scientific method: 1) Marshall and Warren tested over 100 patients and found a relationship between H. Pylori bacteria and peptic ulcers, demonstrating that antibiotics could treat ulcers. Their work involved observations from prior research and experimenting on themselves. 2) Von Helmont conducted an experiment without controls to show the role of water in plant growth, starting his investigation in the middle of the scientific method steps. 3) Spencer observed microwaves melting a candy bar by chance during technology work, developing a hypothesis relating this to microwaves from a magnetron and leading to the microwave oven. 4) The

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Scientific Investigations and Discoveries

The document discusses four scientific investigations and how they utilized or deviated from the traditional scientific method: 1) Marshall and Warren tested over 100 patients and found a relationship between H. Pylori bacteria and peptic ulcers, demonstrating that antibiotics could treat ulcers. Their work involved observations from prior research and experimenting on themselves. 2) Von Helmont conducted an experiment without controls to show the role of water in plant growth, starting his investigation in the middle of the scientific method steps. 3) Spencer observed microwaves melting a candy bar by chance during technology work, developing a hypothesis relating this to microwaves from a magnetron and leading to the microwave oven. 4) The

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Investigations – finding – testing the – utilising scientific -determine the -describe where deviations from the traditional and

relationships or conclusion of a knowledge and hypotheses that linear models of scientific methodology were
patterns in identified previous understanding to were tested in necessary in order to test each hypothesis in the
phenomena investigation make more each of the investigations
accurate scientific
predictions and investigations
develop new
technologies
Marshall and 110 patients tested, It was thought Found the [Link] was the • Used observations from previous research,
Warren – 13 had duodenal stomach ulcers relationship cause of ulcers • Experimented on themselves to demonstrate cause
Peptic ulcers ulcers and all of them were caused by between their of peptic ulcers.
had the bacteria H. stress and spicy observations and • Demonstrated peptic ulcers can be treated with
Pylori food discoveries of antibiotics. • The scientific method is not always linear.
others as a means • Without the deviations in ideas of what caused peptic
of informing their ulcers, there would be no treatment available.
own investigations • Several hypothesis were already accepted as cause of
peptic ulcers, for example, stress and diet.
• Marshall and Warren used the unconventional
method of drinking h. Pylori bacteria to test their
hypothesis.
Von Helmont Plant growth and Von Helmont read Were the first To determine if Von Helmont conducted an experiment with no
– Plant taking in soil to grow a book by scientists to show plants grew by controls.
growth were his assumptions prominent scientist the role of water in taking material • The investigation was started in the middle of steps
based on observed Nicholas of Cusa plant growth which from the soil for scientific method.
plant growth whose work was was important in • There was no prior research conducted, as he chose
not tested. (Plants the discovery of to examine the ideas already proposed by other
grew by taking in photosynthesis scientists.
soil)
Spencer - Observed the Technology Lead to the Microwaves Observations were made during work activities.
Microwaves phenomena of Spencer was development of could be used to • There was no initial research question or hypothesis.
microwaves purely by working on was the microwave cook food • The investigation started with experimentation –
chance. Candy bar microwave oven based on his observations from chocolate melting in his
melted when doing radiation used in pocket.
research with the radar systems • From this, he went developed a question and
magnetron hypothesis relating to microwaves from magnetron
causing chocolate to melt.

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