Scientists and Scientific Attitudes

Sophia wants to help her baby sister stay warm in a cold hospital room. She reads about an improved incubator used for newborns. Who is the Filipino scientist behind this invention?

• Angel Alcala

• Dr. Fe del Mundo

• Julian Banzon

• Edgardo Gomez

A marine biologist is studying how artificial coral reefs help fish grow in a protected area. Whose invention made this possible?

• Angel Alcala

• Ramon Barba

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

Rica is amazed that mango trees near her school bloom earlier than usual. Her teacher explains it’s because of a Filipino scientist's work. Who is this scientist?

• Julian Banzon

• Edgardo Gomez

• Ramon Barba

• Charles Darwin

Lito learned in Science class that fuels can be made from sugarcane and coconut. Which scientist first experimented with this idea?

• Fe del Mundo

• Julian Banzon

• Marie Curie

• Thomas Edison

Mika studies coral reefs in Bolinao and learns about someone who led the first national coral reef assessment and started clam breeding. Who is this scientist?

• Edgardo Gomez

• Angel Alcala

• Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

• Isaac Newton

When an apple fell on Nathan’s head, he became curious about why things fall. This led him to learn about gravity. Who discovered gravity?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Edgardo Gomez

During a lesson on radioactivity, the teacher mentions the first woman who won a Nobel Prize. Who was she?

• Marie Curie

• Fe del Mundo

• Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

• Angel Alcala

Gab wants to learn how the lightbulb was invented. His teacher says it was created by a famous American inventor. Who is he?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Julian Banzon

A student asked why there are so many different animals. His teacher explained it using the theory of evolution. Who introduced this idea?

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Charles Darwin

• Angel Alcala

In microscope club, Trina learned about the first man to observe microbes. Who was known as the “Father of Microbiology”?

• Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

• Ramon Barba

• Edgardo Gomez

• Charles Darwin