WorksheetsScientific Attitudes and Environmental Issues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which scientific attitude is demonstrated by Marga when she respects the ideas of her groupmates and willingly changes her view if she knows others have a better idea?
Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Humility
Responsibility
John presents the outcome of his research without alteration, even if it does not support his assumptions. What scientific attitude does this show?
Objectivity
Critical-mindedness
Risk-taking
Intellectual Honesty
Rodrigo pays close attention to objects and always asks questions about everything that happens. What scientific attitude is he showing?
Curiosity
Belief
Inventiveness
Humility
Jong reports information gathered in an experiment without any personal interest or bias. What scientific attitude does this illustrate?
Objectivity
Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Risk-taking
Which attitude does Maria demonstrate when she believes that the outcome of her experiment is destined to happen and cannot be questioned?
Responsibility
Belief
Inventiveness
Critical-mindedness
Marco, despite not loving scientific work, participates diligently in all activities in his science class and tries his best. Which scientific attitude does this display?
Responsibility
Humility
Inventiveness
Risk-taking
Mark seeks the opinions of his groupmates during group activities, believing that others have bright ideas too. What scientific attitude does this represent?
Belief
Open-mindedness
Risk-taking
Objectivity
Sonia always draws conclusions based on evidence and verifies data when in doubt of the results she gathered. What scientific attitude does this show?
Intellectual Honesty
Curiosity
Critical-mindedness
Humility
Erick continues trying his experiments to prove his claims, even after many failures and criticisms. What scientific attitude is he demonstrating?
Belief
Risk-taking
Inventiveness
Humility
Roy proposes ideas that seem impossible, but surprises everyone when he proves one of his ideas to be correct. Which scientific attitude does this illustrate?
Responsibility
Critical-mindedness
Curiosity
Risk-taking
Which of the following is an example of an environmental problem that might be observed in a locality?
A new playground
Pollution in the river
A school project
A community festival
What type of pollution might you see in a local park?
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Water pollution
Light pollution
If there is a lot of trash in the streets, which environmental issue is being observed?
Deforestation
Waste management
Soil erosion
Climate change
Which of the following might indicate a local water pollution problem?
Clear water in the river
Fish swimming in the river
Trash floating in the river
Clean and green riverbanks
What could be a sign of improper waste disposal in your neighborhood?
Regular garbage collection
Trash cans placed in every corner
Garbage littering the streets
Recycling bins available for use
When conducting a survey about local environmental issues, what is an important first step?
Making guesses about the results
Creating a list of questions to ask
Ignoring feedback from the community
Deciding on the best way to ignore the issues
Which science process skill is involved when you gather and record data about local pollution levels?
Observing
Inventing
Predicting
Analyzing
What attitude is important when discussing environmental issues with community members?
Indifference
Open-mindedness
Disinterest
Distrust
How should you report the findings of your survey on local environmental concerns?
By keeping the information private
By presenting the data honestly and clearly
By modifying the results to make them look better
By ignoring the results
What is an effective way to use the results from a local environmental survey?
Use the results to ignore the problems
Share the results with the community and plan improvements
Hide the results from everyone
Use the results to create more problems
