Scientific Attitudes

What does curiosity mean?

• Giving up easily

• Wanting to learn more about something

• Ignoring new ideas

• Working alone

Which of the following is an example of curiosity?

• Refusing to try new things do whatever you want

• Asking why the caterpillar undergoes different stages

• Not listening to others

• Giving up on a project

What does open-mindedness mean?

• Sticking to what you already know

• Ignoring different possibilities

• Working alone

• Being willing to listen to new ideas and try new things

Which of the following shows open-mindedness?

• Refusing to change your mind

• Ignoring other people's ideas

• Considering different explanations for why a plant might not be growing well

• Giving up easily

What does persistence mean?

• Not giving up, even when things are hard

• Giving up after the first try

• Ignoring problems

• Refusing to listen to others

Which of the following is an example of persistence?

• Continuing to experiment with different ways to make a paper airplane fly farther

• Continuing to experiment with one way only to make a paper airplane fly farther

• Continue to experiment with whatever you want to create

• Refusing to ask for help

What does collaboration mean?

• Working alone

• Working together with others

• Ignoring other people's ideas

• Refusing to share ideas

Which of the following shows collaboration?

• Working with classmates on a science project to build a model volcano considering all the ideas of the members

• Doing all the work by yourself

• Ignoring your classmates' ideas

• Refusing to help others

What does creativity mean?

• Copying others' ideas

• Refusing to try new things

• Ignoring problems

• Thinking of new and original ideas

Which of the following is an example of creativity?

• Copying someone else's project

• Inventing a new way to recycle used papers

• Refusing to think of new ideas

• Ignoring the problem