NOTES - Lecture 1.1

Multiple Choice

Why is curiosity important in the development of science?

• It leads to new discoveries and understanding.

• It makes science more entertaining.

• It helps scientists avoid mistakes.

• It allows scientists to work alone.

Multiple Choice

What are the main steps involved in the scientific process according to the slides?

• Observe, ask questions, collect data, analyze

• Guess, experiment, conclude, publish

• Invent, test, fail, retry

• Observe, memorize, repeat, forget

Open Ended

Explain how curiosity can lead to scientific discovery. Give an example from your own experience or from the slides.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of qualitative observations?

• The flower is red

• The rock weighs 2 kg

• The soup tastes salty

• The temperature is 25°C

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a question that cannot be answered by direct observations and measurements?

• How plants grow

• How the universe began

• Why water boils at 100°C

• How birds migrate

Open Ended

Explain how advances in science can lead to advances in technology, and vice versa.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the goal of science?

• To apply knowledge

• To expand knowledge

• To solve practical problems

• To invent new devices

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about technology are correct?

• Technology is a system of knowledge and methods to find knowledge.

• The goal of technology is to expand knowledge.

• Technology uses knowledge to solve practical problems.

• The goal of technology is to apply knowledge.

Multiple Choice

Which invention allowed humans to travel to places previously unreachable by horse-drawn carriages?

• The steam engine

• The telephone

• The airplane

• The rocket

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of telephone shown in the images?

• Rotary phone

• Smartphone

• Satellite phone

• Payphone

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about the history of the telephone are correct?

• The telephone was invented in 1876.

• By 1927, transatlantic phone calls were possible.

• Mobile telephones were first invented in the 1940s.

• The first telephone was a mobile phone.

Open Ended

Describe how the telephone has changed from its invention to the present day.

Open Ended

What role did science play in the development of the telephone?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main branches of Natural Science?

• Physical Science

• Earth & Space Science

• Life Science

• Social Science

Multiple Choice

Match the following subfields to their main branch of Natural Science: Physics, Geology, Botany.

• Physics - Physical Science, Geology - Earth & Space Science, Botany - Life Science

• Physics - Life Science, Geology - Physical Science, Botany - Earth & Space Science

• Physics - Earth & Space Science, Geology - Life Science, Botany - Physical Science

• Physics - Earth & Space Science, Geology - Physical Science, Botany - Life Science

Open Ended

Explain how the different areas of science are interconnected, using examples from Forces and Motion, and Energy.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about science are correct?

• Science is a process and a body of knowledge.

• Facts in science never change.

• More knowledge is always being added to science.

• Various models are used to describe the universe.

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about how science begins with curiosity and observation?

Open Ended

How does science stem from curiosity and observation of phenomena?