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Nature of Science Assessment[1]

1.  Science includes aspects of…

  1. Science and Technology
  2. Technology and Math
  3. Science, Technology, and Math
  4. Just Science

2.  Science can be defined as a particular way of…

  1. Observing
  2. Thinking
  3. Experimenting
  4. Validating
  5. All of the above

3.  True or False-Science is a continually growing body of knowledge that builds upon and challenges past ideas.

4.  True or False-Scientists believe that the universe is a single system that can be understood through systematic careful study.

5.  True or False-Scientific ideas are not subject to change.

6.  True or False-Scientific knowledge is durable and based on evidence.

7.  True or False-Science can provide answers to all questions.

8.  True or False-All scientists follow THE scientific method.

9.  Science relies upon…

a.  Measurements and observations in laboratories

b.  Measurements and observations in natural settings

c.  Hearsay and rumors

d.  Both a and b

10.  True or False-Scientists rely only on machines and technical instruments to collect data and evidence.

11.  True or False-Science is a collection of facts that does not involve imagination.

12.  True or False-Science can explain, but not try to predict.

13.  True or False-Scientists try to avoid bias.

14.  True or False-Science is authoritarian and scientists are never wrong.

15.  True or False-Science is a social activity.

16.  True or False-Science is divided into different disciplines that are unrelated.

17.  True or False-There are no generally accepted ethical principles in science.

18.  True or False-Scientists participate in society as specialists and citizens.

[1] Constructed from Science for All Americans, Chapter 1-The Nature of Science, 1989, by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.