Theory of Knowledge - AOK Natural Science

Which of the following is NOT an AOK?

• History

• Math

• Biology

• Art

Which of the following disciplines are included under Natural Sciences?

• Physics and chemistry only

• Chemistry and Biology only

• Physics, chemistry and Biology

• Physics, chemistry, biology, and health sciences

Which of the features makes science more 'scientific'?

• Serendipity

• Scientific method

• Recording of events from the past meticulously

• Intuition

Which of the following could be a knowledge issue in Natural sciences?

• Why is science not easily accessible to everyone?

• How error proof is scientific research?

• How scientists are so intelligent?

• Why science is so tough to comprehend?

Which of the following could be a knowledge issue in science?

• Scientific theory once considered true is disregarded now

• Paradigm shift can occur with the production of new knowledge

• There are still many unanswered questions from natural sciences

• Values and shared scientific methods change over time

Which of the TOK concepts CANNOT be easily applied to Natural sciences?

• Explanation

• Interpretation

• assumptions

• Culture

Which of the following is a knowledge issue in Natural Science?

• Scientific experiments conducted are sometimes unethical

• Scientific experiments are based on reasoning rather than proof

• Scientific experimental results are always same

• Scientific experiments everytime follow same methodlogy and yet get same results

Create a suitable counter claim for the claim: Scientific knowledge is produced when imagination is used in scientific models resulting to generalised assertions based on predictions.

Scientists have more power in Governance and Government functioning than historian or mathematician.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• disagree

• Strongly disagree

Justify your answer giving an example of a Scientist and his/her contributions.