What type scientific research could we do in the Town of Lincoln?
After reading Does Spoiled Meat Produce Maggots?
What type scientific research could we do in the Town of Lincoln?
Julia Gannon
9/8/2010 04:44:51 am
There could be many forms of research done in the town of Lincoln. For instance, you could create an experiment based upon bed bugs in Lincoln. You could do separate experiments based on where the houses are situated. Are bed bugs more prevalent in heavily wooded areas versus houses that are more congested, or do they tend to be near water? This could be a very interesting experiment, and you could learn a lot about the environment(s) bed bugs prefer to live in.
Alex Mollohan
9/8/2010 05:32:15 am
we could really do just about any type of research that doesn't require any heavy equipment. if someone wants to figure something out about the natural world that can be solved with a simple experiment. you could base it off any aspect of the natural world.
Will Milner
9/8/2010 05:57:50 am
Redi was very far ahead of his time in conducting his maggots experiment. He knew that he should only change one variable in his experiment so his results wouldn't be corrupted.
Katelyn Connor
9/8/2010 06:13:50 am
From the Redi experiment, its conclusion showed that meat does not produce maggots. Flies produce maggots. The use of the control variable of the jar with the cap was a key part of this experiment. As far as experiments that can be conducted in Lincoln, R.I., there would be many options. There are many opportunities to do scientific research in Lincoln. We could gather data about animals, insects, birds as well as do experiments on the water found in streams or ponds. In the classroom we could do research similar to the meat experiment, or on composting.
Jacob Benoit
9/8/2010 07:03:24 am
I thought that, although it was rather simple, it was pretty forward thinking for a man from the 1600s, seeing as how no real modern science had been around and the fact that many people just believed these sorts of "myths" without thinking twice. I like Julia's idea for an experiment in Lincoln. The only thing is, we'd probably have to build a bunch of the same sort of houses with the same materials so as not to corrupt any data with other, missed variables. We could also check out the population of animals at Lincoln Woods if we had the right resources, and see if construction near the woods or climate changes affect the population.
Mitchell Stevens
9/8/2010 07:55:45 am
The conclusion of the experiment that Francesco Redi preformed, is that without flies, the spoiled meat does not produce maggots.Its really amzing that was taking place in the 1600's. I really did not think there were a lot of experiments and the use of scientific method back then.
Paige Snyder
9/8/2010 08:03:51 am
There is a lot of research that can be done in Lincoln. You could compare the types of water in the ponds to see which is safer to swim in. Or you could do experiments that based on plant life and which grows better in our changing climate. The reality is Lincoln, like other towns, could have many different research done not about the environment but how to better help the community. For example someone could research how to save electricity or how to save the town money.
David Drocic
9/8/2010 08:07:34 am
Redi's ideas were very scientific and far ahead of his time, and he stood out from his scientific peers. He showed how to come up with a hypothesis and go through and experiment and see if you were correct or not. Lincoln is a rather small town and we could simply not perform any big tests because the resources are low around here. We don't even need to do any large scale experiment like Redi. We can do something simple in a classroom that affects our school. Perhaps we could test how plants in our greenhouse at LHS grow compared to other plants either in greenhouses or in normal gardens.
Dave Tice
9/8/2010 08:58:11 am
Redi proved that spontaneous generation was not the reason for maggots in spoiled meat and it was the flies in this experiment. But is spontaneous generation even possible at all? I don’t se any possible way to produce a living thing from non living matter.
Kathryn Machinski
9/8/2010 09:06:04 am
The majority of research that would be conducted in the town of Lincoln would probably have something to do with the environment considering the fact that Lincoln has a lot of wooded areas. A few experiments could evolve things that are around us like, would a plant grow differently in northern Lincoln than in southern Lincoln. Like Redi's experiment, there would be a control plant that would be grown and taken care of in an equal environment. Getting the same amount of sun and water and could possibly be grown indoors. Then one plant would be planted in northern Lincoln and the other would be planted in southern Lincoln. When the plants are fully grown, the plants would be compared and observed.
Jenna Desautel
9/8/2010 09:20:28 am
Redi's experiment proved that flies produced maggots on the spoiled meet. The meat itself did not produce the maggots. Some experiemtns we could do in Lincoln could deal with the environment. Lincoln has many trees, wooded areas, pounds, streams, and lakes. We could do an experiment about growing different types of plants in different environments and conditions. We could also test some of the water sources and figure what types of animals live and or develope in which water.
Kyle Jackson
9/8/2010 09:28:41 am
There are many different things in our town that is up for questioning which will probably require an experiment. FOr examlpe, we could find out what forms of bacteria is in our drinking water to find out just how clean our water really is. We could also do an experiment on how effective the sound is muted in the band room to prevent students in other classes nearby from getting distracted. There are many more qustions that could be answered in the town of Lincoln with an experiment, but I'm only limited to a short paragraph in this blog.
Sam Raheb
9/8/2010 09:35:38 am
Redi discovers that maggots found in meats are not produced by the meet itself but by flies. This conclusion was made in the 1600s making it ahead of its time. An experiment that can be done in Lincoln could be the testing of the cleanliness of our water pipes. Over time, the pipes may get dirtier and dirtier. Eventually, the pipes could get to the point where they might contaminate the water, making it dangerous to drink. This experiment could help the town of Lincoln with keeping our water clean.
Bryan Sadowski
9/8/2010 09:37:29 am
There are a lot of things that can bet tested in our town that would befit the town as well. There are a lot of things that can be tested at our school that would benefit students. Tests could be conduct such as what kind of activities or methods produce the best test results when learning a topic. By conducting this research it would benefit the students because they are getting higher test scores and the teachers because they can do their jobs more effetely. Scientific research improves the lives of the researcher and the people are them.
Vanessa Ribeiro
9/8/2010 09:48:14 am
After reading this article, I wasn't very surprised at Redi's conclusion. I never believed maggots would magically appear from nonliving matter, though this experiment did answer this for those who believed otherwise. As for conducting an experiment in Lincoln, perhaps maybe looking into plant life would be a good idea. Which plants grow better in what soil? By using the results of the experiment, the residents of Lincoln could plant a garden. From what I know, there are no farmers markets in Lincoln. If the community raised a garden and sold products from it, this experiment could even benefit the whole town. It could bring everybody together while promoting eating healthier foods at the same time.
Emily Farrell
9/8/2010 09:53:02 am
Redi's was a very smart scientist and he was well ahead of his time. I find it amazing that Redi was able to come to these conclusions in the 1600's. He figured out that meat didn't create maggots spontaneously but, it was flies that caused it. There are many experiments that we could do in Lincoln. One would be to conduct an experiment on how certian plants or animals develop in different parts of Lincoln. Another could be to look at elementary state testing scores and see how their enviornment effected their scores. There are many experiments we could do in Lincoln.
Casey Parker
9/8/2010 10:19:55 am
There are many experiments that can be done in the town of Lincoln. I think an experiment that would benefit the community is testing whether the introduction of traffic cameras reduces the amount of speeding violations in Lincoln. Speeding is a very common problem in this small town with many twisting turning rural roads. I think traffic cams would cause drivers to slow down because they know they are being watched. A way to conduct this experiment is to post police officers on roads in Lincoln known for being areas in which the speed limits are violated. The officers could use radar and record the speeds of the cars as they pass for a month. Then traffic cameras would be introduced at the same post previously inhabited by the police officers. After a month the results could be compared. 9/8/2010 10:30:58 am
Francesco Redi’s experiment was very intelligent and well thought out. If great, beneficial experiments could be done back then, they can certainly be done today. For example, Lincoln could perform many different experiments for scientific research. Obviously the experiments would have to be simple, and couldn’t cost a lot of money. For example, we could experiment what the best studying or learning environments are, or even how homework raises students’ stress levels. You could also experiment whether or not the cafeteria food is healthy. Those are just a few of many, many examples of the scientific research that could be done in Lincoln.
Lauren Giarrusso
9/8/2010 10:38:02 am
Redi's experiment effectively used the guess and check method. His findings were interesting and therefore confirmed that flies were the reason that maggots appeared upon the meat. In Lincoln, the cleanliness of tap water as opposed to bottled water can be tested. If the water in tap is tested more frequently, more citizens would be open to drinking it and it could be made healthier if problems appeared.
Torey Cotrone
9/8/2010 10:55:34 am
Redi’s experiment was groundbreaking at the time of its occurrence. Taking this experiment in mind, and creating one with a similar idea in set-up. I propose that we look into the effects of larger classes verses small classes and see which has higher test scores. This means, for example, we want to know if a class of thirty will have lower or higher test scores than, say, a class of twenty. I think this would be a relevant, interesting project to conduct through out the school that the teachers and students would be very interested in.
Peter Chau
9/8/2010 10:58:09 am
Experimenting whether or not maggots can be produced from spoiled meat is a relatively easy one especially if you can control the environment. All you have to do is leave spoiled meat in a secured area away from bugs yet still let air breeze around the meat. This type of simple experiment could be even conducted here in Lincoln. Other experiments like how other animals or insects are affected by the environment although it might be limited to a certain extent.
Emma Hart
9/8/2010 11:48:09 am
Okay so I'm one of the last people to respond so I’m not entirely sure what to do, but here it goes. For the Redi Experiment, I think he should have experimented deeper to see where exactly the maggots come from. Do the flies reproduce and this is their “young”? Is there something on their bodies that contain maggot eggs and they then are transferred onto the meat? I believe that in the town of Lincoln we could see if cameras really stop kids from skipping class and fighting or if it is a waste of money. I believe that the cameras scare kids and they then decide to follow the rules. Overall, using the scientific method in many situations will benefit the community as a whole.
Thomas Wynne
9/8/2010 11:59:39 am
The Idea that organism can be formed from literally nothing seems funny to us today. Most of us take basic knowledge, such as maggots being fly larva, for granted. But to discover something that is just assumed as an unexplained event, with no other background knowledge on the subject must have been extremely difficult. In my opinion there is not much in the world anymore that is left totally unexplored, so we may never know that feeling (if my opinion has any value).
Justin Kelly
9/8/2010 12:02:21 pm
What Redi's experiment showed that you don't need expensive equipment to prove that something is right. Redi's experiment not only showed that maggots don't just grow in meat that goes bad, it proved that some European superstitions could be solved with the help of experimenting. We could easily do an experiment like this in Lincoln maybe testing the bacteria levels from the Black stone and Lincoln woods. To see which one had more bacteria.
Amanda Paradis
9/8/2010 12:05:32 pm
Like many have said before me, the town of Lincoln could run tests on the water supplies to see just how healthy it really is and if it were tested more often people may drink it more. We could do research test on how school rules affect students and their learning abilities. An example of this would be chewing gum. It used to not be allowed in school but research shows that it helps students score higher on tests. If we did more research and tests like that in Lincoln maybe we could find a way to raise all our test scores and grades even higher and discover something else that helps us get better grades.
Edward Cummins
9/8/2010 12:05:40 pm
I agree with many of the people that commented first that even with the lack of resources to conduct a complex experiment, Francesco Redi was ahead of his time. He realized that in order to conduct a successful experiment he needed a controlled variable and a experimental variable to observe the changes that took place. In regard to project ideas that can be conducted in Lincoln, I think that we could analyze the decimation of plants. We can observe where the plants are growing and where they are not growing as well and find out why? There are many of these simple kinds of projects all throughout Lincoln. Most of them are very easy to do too.
Sarah Kelley
9/8/2010 12:27:26 pm
I agree with those who commented before me about Redi being far beyond his time by executing the scientific method to conduct his experiment. Although some information is lacking, I most definitely agree that the meat itself doesn't produce maggots- the flies that swarm around uncovered meat after several days either produce or attract maggots. His use of the scientific method and controlled variables lead me to believe his experiment was accurate. In the town of Lincoln we could actually conduct this same experiment. Something different though would be to do an experiment on the drinking water in Lincoln (tap water) and how that effects our general health.
Meg Voyer
9/8/2010 12:56:53 pm
Redi's experiment proves how the Scientific Method does not have to be used in such complex and technological conditions. It was with simple materials and his scientific inquiry that he was able to gather this information and then create his conclusion. I wonder if Redi ever repeated the experiment to validate his hypothesis that the maggots were being formed by the flies. It is interesting to think of how many interesting and useful experiments that we could perform in our own home town using common, everyday materials along with the Scientific Method and our own scientific knowledge. For example, it would be extremely interesting to get to the bottom of these never ending "lice warnings". What conditions do they prefer? How can we further prevent the spread and where do these pests come from?
Stephanie Donoyan
9/8/2010 01:52:35 pm
Italian physician, Francesco Redi, concluded that spoiled meat itself does not produce maggots. When meat is exposed without some type of covering over it, the flies become attracted the meat and then maggots come from the flies. Conclusively, it is not the spoiled meat attracting the maggots; it is the flies that are swarming around the meat that attract the maggots. The flies are what create maggots to appear. I found this experiment to be interesting because I always thought that spoiled meat would attract maggots, without necessarily the involvement of flies. It is helpful to know that flies are what trigger the occurrence of maggots.
Sarah Albanese
9/8/2010 02:20:56 pm
I have the same question as David Tice, is spontaneous generation even possible? I figure that it’s not possible, so the only solution to having maggots in meat is flies.
Alex Carlson
9/8/2010 10:59:41 pm
I feel as though this experiment was very ingenious. He followed the scientific method perfectly, especially whenhe made sure that he did not leave out any variables. just the thought that maggots can grow inside meat creeps me out. i think that they could have tried other methods in order to try and get the same results.
Zachary Regine
9/9/2010 05:44:56 am
It’s not the meat itself that produces the maggots it’s the flies on the meat that do. Not only did Jenna say this, but I had also heard it on a show called “Monsters inside me.”
Brandon Foster
9/9/2010 06:52:57 am
In Lincoln we could do just about any type of research if we really wanted to. we could test the water in Lincoln Woods andse if its really habitable to swim in, which its probably not. Just over the summer it was closed due to an outbreak of a bacteria that is harmful to humans. Therefore they closed swimming. How is that if they are there 1 day and not there a week later. This is the type of research we could do to better protect people from bacteria and viruses.
justin Sundaram
9/9/2010 07:22:19 am
Redi must have been a very sophisticated man since he was able to find the answer to simple a question that was rather difficult to answer. his experiment was carefully designed not to be compromise the result. it seems as though he had accurate results. i wonder if his intelligence was recognized by the rest of the the people in his community.
Matthew Hoey
9/9/2010 07:50:51 am
I can see that many people have said that we could do experiments on trees and wood in Lincoln because of the environment, and many have also said Redi's experiment was relatively easy. But, i believe a very good experiment would be for us to examine different types of bacteria in different parts of the school. I'm not saying to examine bathrooms or anything where bacteria would clearly be, but i mean bacteria on lockers, computers and other useful materials and items that are commonly used. This would show people's bacteria would be located on things that people don't realize could be filled with numerous amounts of bacteria .
Nick E.
9/9/2010 08:00:49 am
Redi, like everyone says, was definately a man far ahead of his time. I suppose we could really learn from him about the simple questions we have and not have to waste money on such high-tech gear even though it's available to us. As for the experiments we can do in Lincoln, we could do quite a variety of things. I know there was a suggestion that i believe Ed made about plants and their decaying and the experiment on the bed bugs. Personally i'd be very much intriged with the water in Lincoln woods. It'd be quite interesting to know what types of bacteria really live in a public swimming area such as Lincoln woods.
Amanda Manickas
9/9/2010 08:48:32 am
Like pretty much everyone else has said, I think that Redi must have been an extremely intelligent man in order to conclude that flies are the source of where maggots come from. The thing that really interested me while reading this article was the imagination that Redi used in order to conclude/ find what he did. Since he was born and experimenting a really long time ago, there was not any word or knowledge of technology. (which to people today the thought of not having technology to do experiements is unimaginable.) The fact that Redi decided to get two class jars and treat them the same way shows that he was man who thought above and beyond. He knew what he wanted to accompish and was going to do anything to be able to figure out if why maggots were attracted to meat after a few days. In the end, Redi concluded that the maggots do not randomly decide to go on meat after a few days; the flies intrigue them to go to the meat.
Benjamin Pion
9/9/2010 09:21:26 am
I think the evidence provided in the Redi experiment is irrefutable. The control jar produced maggots and the experiment didn't. I'm sure he tested this over and over to prove his theory and since Its been in good standing for three hundred plus years I'm not going to be the one to refute this evidence.
Barrett Jourdan
9/9/2010 09:57:21 am
Redi was indeed "ready" to conduct an experiment wile properly using the scientific method, and he did it 400 years ago. So the simple question of weather today we could conduct proper experiments in Lincoln RI in 2010, i think so. Though many low budget experiments have most likely already been done, and a Nobel prize for groundbreaking experiment is not something that is likely to be accomplished. Nevertheless it is within our ability to perform an experiment to answer any simple little insignificant question we compose, weather my dog would loose weight if i walked him twice a day, weather my grade will increase if i actually put some effort in, or even if i combine mustard and peanut butter shall i create a new fuel souse....... all valuable (some stupid) and feasible hypothesizes.
Kristen McKay
9/9/2010 10:33:27 am
This article proves that the scientific method has been used for centuries. It shows that although the technology changes, each generation returns to the basics. The scientific method is something that ties science together, no matter the year. As for Redi's experiment, I was not surprised by his conclusion. I have never heard of something living being produced from something that is not living. I didn't believe that it would be possible. It wouldn't make sense.
Lara Kuscu
9/9/2010 11:03:40 am
Redi's hypothesis was that the flies produce the maggots and he was indeed correct. I was suprised to learn that with out the appearance of one, the other would not appear either. The town of Lincoln could test different schools ranging from elementary to high school in search of different bacterias that develope at each location. This would be an interesting expiriment because it would allow us to gain knowledge about what kinds of bacteria exhist in certain environments.
Dylan Brown
9/9/2010 11:20:42 am
The experiment that Redi conducted with the flies and meat could have been conducted by anyone anywhere. So, this experiment could obviously be one conducted in Lincoln. However, there are certain experiments and scientific research that may be more preferable to do in Linoln for any number of reasons. For example, doing research on the blackstone river would be something that only pertains to Lincoln (and the other towns it runs through). Basically, anyone can conduct a generic experiment anywhere, but experiments that can only be done in a certain area, can and should be done in that area.
Sonya DaRosa
9/9/2010 12:55:37 pm
I think Redi's was really intelligent for taking initiative on something he wanted to prove based off of what he had maybe heard in his past. In the case of our town, I believe in Lincoln it would be best to test the purity of water from the ponds around Lincoln or even just test to see how healthy the wrestling mats in the gym actually are. There are no limits to what you can research as long as its in your budget.
Nick DeMeo
9/9/2010 12:57:01 pm
Redi's use of scientific inquiry is what laid the grounds for experiments far after his time. There is so much scientific research and so many experiments that can be done not only in Lincoln, but pretty much wherever. In Lincoln, you could go to Lincoln Woods and test the water in different locations for things like bacteria and and other organisms.
Alex LaBreche
9/9/2010 01:08:55 pm
Redi was genious in the way he went about his experiment. He was thinking at a higher level than the rest of the people in his time. In Lincoln we could research water from different places such as Lincoln Woods and the pond across from LHS and we can compare them.
Mariana Melo
9/9/2010 01:25:58 pm
The thought of spontaneous generation, truly is a quite interesting theory. The meat was once a part of a living substance, so I can see why it'd raise the question on whether or not it could still have the capabilities to produce another form of life. Redi took simple but intelligent steps towards the answer to this once before unanswered question. In the end, he saw that the reality of the fact was, only another living thing (being the flies) could've produces the maggots on the meat. Comments are closed.
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