Science and Superstition
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In a clever classroom situation, pupils use the scientific method to prove that superstitions about the ground hog, rabbit's foot, etc., are inaccurate. Basing their conclusions on research and experimental evidence, they learn to use the scientific method in thinking about everyday problems.
Boys playing baseball look at one kid’s lucky rabbit’s foot. When he strikes out he wonders if superstition is real. Back in the classroom, the teacher discusses the difference between superstition and fact. Kids have great 1940s clothes and hair. They create a series of simple experiments to show that superstitions are false. They discuss the scientific method and we see a montage of men and women scientists at work (chemists, geologitsts, biologists).
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