Misconceptions+Survey-Formative

Back to Main Page I will use a survey to define and highlight misconceptions students have about nature of science concepts and the current event in science of global climate change. Listed below is a ten question survey that the students will answer and share in small cooperative groups. A class discussion will follow to share results of the survey. We will chart the data (true/false answers) to revisit at the conclusion of this unit.
 * __ Misconceptions: __**
 * Misconceptions survey: True/False **
 * 1)  The term “global warming” means that some places on earth are warming up and increasing in temperature.
 * 2) Climate is the average weather over time, therefore climate does not change.
 * 3)  People not are causing global warming.
 * 4)  Unusual or extreme weather (stronger hurricanes/increased frequency of tornadoes) is caused by global warming.
 * 5) The recent increase in the suns activity isn’t causing global warming.
 * 6) Generally all scientists agree on global warming theories.
 * 7) Evidence that is accumulated carefully about global warming will result in sure knowledge and explanations.
 * 8) Science and its methods provide absolute proof concerning global warming.
 * 9) Cultural, social and political ideas do not influence science.
 * 10) Science and technology are the same.