IB Course Companion:
Atomic Models: Ch7, pp. 268-273 Nuclear Structure: Ch 12, pp. 492-498 Radioactivity: Ch 7: pp. 273-276 Half-Life: Ch 7, pp. 276-281; Ch 12, pp. 499-503 Homework Problems Ch 7, p. 304 #2, 3 Ch 7, p. 305 # 4 Ch 12, p. 505 #5, 6 Assignments
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Theory of Knowledge Connections
The role of luck/serendipity in successful scientific discovery is almost inevitably accompanied by a scientifically curious mind that will pursue the outcome of the "lucky" event. To what extent might scientific discoveries that have been described as being the result of luck actually be better described as being the result of reason or intuition?
Nature of Science
Radioactivity was discovered by accident when Becquerel developed photographic film that had accidentally been exposed to radiation from radioactive rocks. The marks on the photographic film seen by Becquerel would not lead to anything further for most people. What Becquerel did was to correlate the presence of the marks with the presence of the radioactive rocks and investigate the situation further.
The role of luck/serendipity in successful scientific discovery is almost inevitably accompanied by a scientifically curious mind that will pursue the outcome of the "lucky" event. To what extent might scientific discoveries that have been described as being the result of luck actually be better described as being the result of reason or intuition?
Nature of Science
Radioactivity was discovered by accident when Becquerel developed photographic film that had accidentally been exposed to radiation from radioactive rocks. The marks on the photographic film seen by Becquerel would not lead to anything further for most people. What Becquerel did was to correlate the presence of the marks with the presence of the radioactive rocks and investigate the situation further.