Socio-scientific Issues Quiz

What does SSI stand for in the context of the document?

• Socio-scientific Issues

• Scientific Social Integration

• Science and Society Interaction

• Social Science Integration

What are some examples of socio-scientific issues mentioned in the document?

• GMOs, climate change, vaccinations

• Space exploration, robotics, AI

• Quantum physics, relativity, string theory

• Photosynthesis, cell division, genetics

Who are the researchers mentioned in the document that contributed to the understanding of SSI?

• Zeidler and Sadler

• Newton and Einstein

• Curie and Darwin

• Hawking and Sagan

What does SSI encourage in the context of STEM and STEAM education?

• Critical thinking, creativity, interdisciplinary connections

• Memorization, repetition, standardization

• Competition, individualism, isolation

• Passive learning, rote memorization, testing

What is the focus of Socio-scientific Reasoning (SSR) as described in the document?

• Recognizing complexity, evaluating evidence, considering multiple perspectives

• Memorizing facts, following procedures, repeating experiments

• Focusing on individual achievement, competition, isolation

• Learning historical dates, events, and figures

What was the topic of the unit taught by the author that involved SSR?

• GMOs

• Climate change

• Vaccinations

• Space exploration

What did students learn to respect through dialogue in the GMO discussions?

• Complexity and multiple perspectives

• Simple solutions and quick answers

• Individual opinions and biases

• Authority and hierarchy

What did one student realize about science during the GMO unit?

• Science could be political

• Science is always neutral

• Science is purely factual

• Science is irrelevant

What did the author’s doctoral dissertation focus on?

• Socio-scientific reasoning

• Quantum mechanics

• Genetic engineering

• Artificial intelligence

What is the relationship between SSI and misinformation according to the document?

• SSI helps students evaluate and engage with information

• SSI promotes misinformation

• SSI ignores misinformation

• SSI is unrelated to misinformation