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* Reference: Abd-El-Khalick, F. (1998). The influence of hi !or" of cience cour e on !uden! # conce$!ion of na!ure of cience. %n$ubli hed doc!oral di er!a!ion. &re'on (!a!e %ni)er i!", *or)alli . +eder,an, -. .., (ch/ar!0, R. (., Abd-El-Khalick, F., 1 2ell, R. +. (3441). 5reer)ice !eacher 6 under !andin' and !eachin' of !he na!ure of cience: An in!er)en!ion !ud". Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1, 178-194.

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:n !ruc!ion 5lea e an /er each of !he follo/in' ;ue !ion . :nclude rele)an! e<a,$le /hene)er $o ible. =ou can u e !he back of a $a'e if "ou need ,ore $ace. There are no right or wrong answers to the following questions. We are onl intereste! in our o"inion on a num#er of issues a#out science.

1. >ha!, in "our )ie/, i $hilo o$h")? 3. >ha! i an e<$eri,en!?

cience? >ha! ,ake

cience (or a cien!ific di ci$line uch a

$h" ic , biolo'", e!c.) differen! fro, o!her di ci$line of in;uir" (e.'., reli'ion,

7. @oe !he de)elo$,en! of cien!ific kno/led'e require e<$eri,en! ? A :f "e , e<$lain /h". .i)e an e<a,$le !o defend "our $o i!ion. A :f no, e<$lain /h". .i)e an e<a,$le !o defend "our $o i!ion. B. (cience !e<!book of!en re$re en! !he a!o, a a cen!ral nucleu co,$o ed of $ro!on ($o i!i)el" char'ed $ar!icle ) and neu!ron (neu!ral $ar!icle ) /i!h elec!ron (ne'a!i)el" char'ed $ar!icle ) orbi!in' !ha! nucleu . Co/ cer!ain are cien!i ! abou! !he !ruc!ure of !he a!o,? >ha! $ecific e)idence, or !"$e of e)idence, !o ou thin$ cien!i ! u ed !o de!er,ine /ha! an a!o, look like? 8. : !here a difference be!/een a cien!ific !heor" and a cien!ific la/? :llu !ra!e "our an /er /i!h an e<a,$le. 9. Af!er cien!i ! ha)e de)elo$ed a cien!ific !heor" (e.'., a!o,ic !heor", e)olu!ion !heor"), doe !he !heor" e)er chan'e? A :f "ou belie)e !ha! cien!ific !heorie do no! chan'e, e<$lain /h". @efend "our an /er /i!h e<a,$le . A :f "ou belie)e !ha! cien!ific !heorie do chan'e: (a) E<$lain /h" !heorie chan'e? (b) E<$lain /h" /e bo!her !o learn cien!ific !heorie . @efend "our an /er /i!h e<a,$le . D. (cience !e<!book of!en define a $ecie a a 'rou$ of or'ani , !ha! hare i,ilar charac!eri !ic and can in!erbreed /i!h one ano!her !o $roduce fer!ile off $rin'. Co/

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cer!ain are cien!i ! abou! !heir charac!eri0a!ion of /ha! a $ecie i ? >ha! $ecific e)idence !o ou thin$ cien!i ! u ed !o de!er,ine /ha! a $ecie i ? 8. (cien!i ! $erfor, e<$eri,en! Ein)e !i'a!ion /hen !r"in' !o find an /er !o !he ;ue !ion !he" $u! for!h. @o cien!i ! u e !heir crea!i)i!" and i,a'ina!ion durin' !heir in)e !i'a!ion ? A :f "e , !hen a! /hich !a'e of !he in)e !i'a!ion do "ou belie)e !ha! cien!i ! u e !heir i,a'ina!ion and crea!i)i!": $lannin' and de i'nF da!a collec!ionF af!er da!a collec!ion? 5lea e e<$lain /h" cien!i ! u e i,a'ina!ion and crea!i)i!". 5ro)ide e<a,$le if a$$ro$ria!e. A :f "ou belie)e !ha! cien!i ! do no! u e i,a'ina!ion and crea!i)i!", $lea e e<$lain /h". 5ro)ide e<a,$le if a$$ro$ria!e. 9. :! i belie)ed !ha! abou! 98 ,illion "ear a'o !he dino aur beca,e e<!inc!. &f !he h"$o!he e for,ula!ed b" cien!i ! !o e<$lain !he e<!inc!ion, !/o enGo" /ide u$$or!. The fir !, for,ula!ed b" one 'rou$ of cien!i ! , u''e ! !ha! a hu'e ,e!eori!e hi! !he ear!h 98 ,illion "ear a'o and led !o a erie of e)en! !ha! cau ed !he e<!inc!ion. The econd h"$o!he i , for,ula!ed b" ano!her 'rou$ of cien!i ! , u''e ! !ha! ,a i)e and )iolen! )olcanic eru$!ion /ere re $on ible for !he e<!inc!ion. Co/ are !he e !ifferent conclusions $o ible if cien!i ! in bo!h 'rou$ ha)e acce !ata !o deri)e !heir conclu ion ? 14. (o,e clai, !ha! cience i infu ed /i!h ocial and cul!ural )alue . Tha! i , cience reflec! !he ocial and $oli!ical )alue , $hilo o$hical a u,$!ion , and in!ellec!ual nor, of !he cul!ure in /hich i! i $rac!iced. &!her clai, !ha! cience i uni)er al. Tha! i , cience !ran cend na!ional and cul!ural boundarie and i no! affec!ed b" ocial, $oli!ical, and $hilo o$hical )alue , and in!ellec!ual nor, of !he cul!ure in /hich i! i $rac!iced. A :f "ou belie)e !ha! cience reflec! ocial and cul!ural )alue , e<$lain /h" and ho/. @efend "our an /er /i!h e<a,$le . A :f "ou belie)e !ha! cience i uni)er al, e<$lain /h" and ho/. @efend "our an /er /i!h e<a,$le . !o and use the same set of