USING THE SCINETIFIC METHOD

Using The Scientific Method

Question No. 1:  How has the scientific method helped us in our fight against disease?

Ans:     The scientific method has helped us in knowing the causes of diseases and their prevention. It has also enabled us to make life saving drugs.

Question No. 2:  Write a note on the better sanitary conditions available in our cities today and compare them with what they were like a hundred years ago?

Ans:     Today, our city streets are paved and well drained. They are cleaned regularly. Garbage and sewage is disposed properly. A hundred years ago, the streets were unpaved and poorly drained. Household garbage and other refuse were thrown in the streets. So, today sanitary conditions are far better than a hundred years ago.

Question No. 3:  What are sanitary conditions like our villages today and how would you improve them?

Ans:     Today, our villages are poorly drained, outdoor toilets are common and streets are unpaved. We could improve them by awaring people about better sanitation and its positive effect on their health.  

 

Question No. 4:     How has scientific method helped us in the production and preservation of foods?

Ans:     Through scientific method, we get more production of food. Modern methods of selecting, grading and processing have helped us a lot in the preservation of food.

Question No. 5:     We are less fearful than our ancestors. What were our ancestors afraid of?

Ans:     We are less fearful than our ancestors because we have left believing superstitions. Our ancestors were afraid of black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.

Question No. 6:     How has the scientific method enabled us to get over the old fears?

Ans:     Scientific method has made us reasonable. Now, we know there is a sound reason behind every happening. In this way, the scientific method has enabled us to get over the old fears.

Question No. 7:     What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past? Give examples?

Ans:     In the past, astrology played important part in the lives of men and women. People used to consult astrologists before marriages and other important matters of life.

Question No. 8:     Describe some of the superstitions still current in our country. How do they affect the lives of those who believe in them?       

Ans:     Still some people believe in wearing charms and other superstitions like them. They affect the lives of those according to belief.

Question No. 9:     What were the survival chances two hundred years age?

Ans:     Two hundred years ago, seven out of eight babies died before reaching their first birthday.

Question No. 10:   What do we mean by the word attitude?

Ans:     By attitude we mean the way we feel and think towards an idea or an event.

Question No. 11:    What is meant by superstitions?

Ans:     Feelings which involve fears are called superstitions. Black cats, broken mirrors and number 13 are some common superstitions.

Question No. 13:    How did thrifty housewives preserve food in the past?

Ans:     Thrifty housewives preserved their home-grown vegetables and fruits by canning, pickling, or drying them for use during the cold weather. Meats were preserved by salting and drying or by freezing.

Question No. 14:    How scientific method has improved our ways of life?

Ans:     Scientific method has improved our ways of life by solving health problems, by increasing production and preservation of food and by bringing positive changes in our attitude.

Question No. 15:    What is the purpose of this lesson?

Ans:     This lesson helps us to understand how the use of scientific method has improved living conditions and changed our attitude.    

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Question No. 1: How have the scientific methods helped us in our fight against disease?

Scientific methods have helped us to discover vaccines, medicines and medical equipments to fight against diseases.

Question No. 2: Write a note on the sanitary conditions in our cities that were available a hundred years ago?

A hundred years ago, people threw their household garbage into streets. Outdoor toilets were common. Human waste was drained into the wells.

Question No. 3: Write a note on the sanitary conditions in our cities that are available today?

Today, household garbage is properly disposed off. Better drainage system is available. Drinking water is supplied through pipelines.

Question No. 4: How can the sanitary conditions in our villages be improved?

Household garbage should be properly disposed off. Drainage system should be improved. Drinking water should be supplied though pipelines.

Question No. 5: How have the scientific methods helped us in the production and preservation of food?

Scientific methods have helped us to grow more and better food. Quick freeze method, dehydration, grading and processing made possible the preservation of food.

Question No. 6: How did people preserved food in the past?

There were no deep freezers available in the past. Therefore people used to preserve their food by canning, pickling, drying or salting.

Question No. 7: What were our ancestors afraid of?

Our forefathers were superstitious. They were afraid of black cats, broken mirrors and number 13.

Question No. 8: How have the scientific methods enabled us to get over the old fears?

Scientific methods helped us to get over the old fears. It proved that superstitions have no sound basis.

Question No. 9: What part did astrology play in the lives of men and women in the past?

In past, Astrology played an important part. People believed that the movement of the stars had a great effect on their lives.

Question No. 10: Describe the superstitions that are currently available in our country?

Most of the people still believe in the motion of stars, black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.

Question No. 11: How are we better than or ancestors?

We use scientific methods in our day to day life. Because of use of these scientific methods we are better than our ancestors.

Question No. 12: Describe the superstitions that common in the past?

There were a number of superstitions in the past. However, people still believed in the motion of stars, black cats, broken mirrors and the number 13.