Scientific Discovery

Discussion 1 Review the news story that you chose to complete the topic exploration graphic organizer for Project 1 and complete the following: Explain the article in your own words, providing a brief summary. Why did you select this news story for scientific and personal study? In other words, what was it about the news story that interested you or made you curious? Discussion 2 Darwin. Curie. Einstein. Newton. These are names we have all heard at some point or another, but why? Throughout the ages, scientists like these have endeavored to find answers to the questions of the natural world and, in so doing, have helped advance science and technology to help create the modern world we live in today. Review the “Top 10 Greatest Scientists Who Changed the World” video, and the article “What Has Science Done for You Lately?” in this module’s resources. Consider what scientists and milestone scientific discovery helped pave the way for the natural-science topic you identified in your news story in Project 1. Provide a response to the following in your initial post: Identify the major historical scientific discovery that is the foundation for the natural science news story you have examined throughout the course. You may find the background information for this in the course materials in previous modules. If you find that you need to conduct your own research, you can do so using the resources provided in Modules Four and Five. Provide a brief (2- to 3-paragraph) summary of the scientist who made the historical scientific discovery you identified in the first question. Use examples from your news story to show how this historical scientific discovery impacts our world today.