Research in Science

Which source should be avoided when conducting scientific research?

• Encyclopedias

• Personal Blogs

• Scientific Journals

• Government Websites

The idea that all living things are made up of cells is considered scientific law. This means the idea

• is an emerging scientific idea that has a logical explanation

• has been tested with similar results at least twice

• is supported by scientific consensus and a large amount of evidence

• has been rejected only once by the scientific community

Which best describes emerging scientific ideas?

• Never been tested

• Unpublished

• Supported by most, but not all, scientists

• Not studied by many scientists

How does an emerging idea differ from scientific consensus?

• An emerging idea has not been tested repeatedly

• An emerging has been published in scientific journals

• An emerging idea cannot become a scientific theory or law

• An emerging idea has been examined by a large number of scientists

When scientists read research articles in scientific journals, they apply skepticism in order to

• revise the conclusions

• describe experimental procedures

• decide what other scientists will think

• evaluate experimental procedures.

Too much skepticism can

• lead to new ideas

• prevent scientific process

• prevent critical evaluation of ideas

• lead to acceptance of untested ideas

What is scientific consensus?

• a new scientific idea that was confirmed by the original researcher

• an idea that has been changed due to new information

• a general agreement among scientists about a scientific data

• the understanding that knowledge in a particular area can be uncertain

What is the relationship between emerging scientific ideas and open-mindedness?

• Open-mindedness results from emerging scientific ideas

• Open-mindedness often leads to emerging scientific ideas

• Open-mindedness leads to critical evaluation of emerging scientific ideas

• Open-mindedness helps people understand that emerging scientific ideas are uncertain