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Myths of Science Quiz

Myths of Science Quiz. http://www.nsta.org/ Chiappetta & Koballa (Nov. 2004). Quizzing students on the myths of science. Science Teacher . How did you do?. Mean, median, mode...outliers?

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Myths of Science Quiz

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  1. Myths of Science Quiz http://www.nsta.org/ Chiappetta & Koballa (Nov. 2004). Quizzing students on the myths of science. Science Teacher.

  2. How did you do? • Mean, median, mode...outliers? • This comes from the idea that there is more to science and science instruction than the impressive body of content knowledge. • In addition to viewing science as a body of knowledge, it is also worth noting that it is a way of thinking and investigating (i.e., empirical criteria, logical argument and sceptical review)

  3. Quiz Items Beliefs Male domain • Science is a continuing search for evidence in natural phenomena. • Rather than a belief system, science is based on empirical evidence provided by observations of the natural world • Astrology vs. astronomy?

  4. Quiz Items Imagination Objectivity Gould • There is enough to suggest that creativity is responsible for many crowning achievements in science (Benzene and Kekule’s background in design)

  5. Quiz Items Method Controlled experiments and the gold standard Evolutionary theory, Continental drift Not the only way to create support for theories • Iridium layer at the K-T boundary • http://undsci.berkeley.edu/index.php

  6. Quiz Items Hypothesis Laws and theories Distinct One predict events and the other seeks to explain the behaviour • Educated guess ~ a little more rigorous than that

  7. Quiz Items Theories Society Some problems in the world are not within the realm of science Political for example We can feed about 16 billion at the moment ~ the challenge is delivery and spoilage • Tentative and can be supported and modified but never proved

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