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Science and Society Pt 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Poll (No wrong answer): Quote from the reading: "At some points in history, science has largely been the domain of white males, but that is simply no longer true." Based on your reading and learning, do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

2.

Poll (No wrong answer): 'There's more than one right way to investigate scientific questions: mathematical, hands-on biological, or studying behavior, or using behaviors.' Do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

3.

Poll (No wrong answer): 'Diversity in teams and groups (whether in school or science) can provide new ideas from people with different backgrounds, even if they can also disagree.' Do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

4.

Poll (No wrong answer): The article says "Scientists strive to be impartial and objective in their assessments of scientific issues, but in those occasional cases in which personal biases sneak in, they are kept in check by a diverse scientific community." Based on your many readings this year, do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

5.

Poll (No wrong answer): 'In controversial areas of science, like genetic engineering or climate, scientists should not be political but only focused on the data.' Do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

6.

Watson and Crick came up with a new idea for the structure of DNA on their own.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Scientists are, in general, only focused on earning financial or commercial rewards.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Poll (No wrong answer): The article suggests that some scientists are more motivated by competition, while others by cooperation with their peers. Which do you identify more with?

a)

I'm motivated by competing to be the best at something.

b)

I'm motivated by working with others to find a solution.

c)

I'm somewhere in the middle between competition and cooperation...

9.

The human genome project's ultimate summary paper had around...

a)

10 authors

b)

100 authors

c)

1000 authors

d)

10,000 authors

10.

The authors give a number of examples of "intersections of different fields" - that few scientists only do biology, computer science, or math. Give one example.

4 lines
11.

What do the authors mean when they talk about the importance of scientific scrutiny?

4 lines
12.

Poll (No wrong answer): The article claims that "There's simply more to know than ever before!" Do you...

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...

13.

What supposed breakthrough in the late 1980s was challenged by other scientists when they couldn't replicate their experiments?

a)

cloning with no birth defects

b)

low temperature fusion power

c)

on-demand DNA sequencing

d)

the nature of black hole X-ray production

14.

The gender experiences of primatologists like Jeanne Altmann, in addition to her scientific training, was important in revising our model of primate behavior

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Poll (No wrong answer): Scientists that commit academic fraud, like Jon Sudbø, should never be allowed to publish in scientific journals again.

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

c)

Somewhere in between...