Science Literacy Challenge

What is Science Literacy?

The ability to read, understand and engage in Scientific writing.

The ability to read ONLY science fiction.

The ability to read scientific papers.

The ability to read and replicate an experiment.

What is the scientific method?

The process by which scientists perform experiments.

A set of rules scientists must follow.

An empirical process to acquire knowledge.

The standard for conclusive results from experiments.

What are the 3 branches of science?

Formal science

Natural science

Earth science

Social science

What is a trust worthy source for scientific news?

A published study

Facebook

A press release from an official publication

Twitter

A story with sources from other publication companies.

A story with sources from the study being discussed.

What dangerous chemical is the focus of the Alma iGEM project?

NaCl

NO2

DDT

PFAS

Science Literacy is important because...

Bragging rights!

It allows us to understand scientific writing, and draw our own conclusions from it.

It tells us which publications are trustworthy.

It ensures we understand and can replicate experiments.

What is a hypothesis?

The results of an experiment

An estimated guess on what will happen in an expirement.

What google says will happen in an experiment.

The conclusion drawn from observations.

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