“Myths of Science” quiz.

Directions:

Each statement below is about science. Some statements are

true and some are false. On the line in front of each statement,

write a “T” if it is true and an “F” if false. Then support your

response to each statement with at least one paragraph on a

separate sheet of paper.

_F__ 1. Science is a system of beliefs.

_F__ 2. Most scientists are men because males are better at

scientific thinking.

_T__ 3. Scientists rely heavily on imagination to carry out

their work.

__F_ 4. Scientists are totally objective in their work.

__F_ 5. The scientific method is the accepted guide for

conducting research.

_F__ 6. Experiments are carried out to prove cause-andeffect

relationships.

_F__ 7. All scientific ideas are discovered and tested by

controlled experiments.

__F_ 8. A hypothesis is an educated guess.

_F__ 9. When a theory has been supported by a great deal of

scientific evidence, it becomes a law.

__T_ 10. Scientific ideas are tentative and can be modified or

disproved, but never proved.

_T__ 11. Technology preceded science in the history of

civilization.

_F__ 12. In time, science can solve most of society’s problems


Daripada kuiz ini, saya hanya menjawab 4 soalan dengan betul kerana terdapat banyak salah anggapan mengenai sains. Saya seronok membuat kuiz ini kerana daripada kesilapan tersebut, saya telah dapat mengemukakan beberapa pandangan walaupun tidak tepat. Terima kasih kepada DR.NURULHUDA kerana memberi peluang kepada kami untuk belajar dari kesilapan tentang sains.:)