Appendix C – Taboo Cards

SCIENTIST SIDE GUINEA PIGS EXPERIMENT RESEARCH

person EFFECTS people test discovery
scientific experiment test study drugs
Newton reaction scientific laboratory test
laboratory dangerous theory dangerous investigation
science

THEORY BIOLOGY TEST VOLUNTEER GENETICS

experiment virus drugs experiment DNA
hypothesis science theory laboratory Watson
idea Pasteur candidates look for science
confirm biologist investigation qualified hereditary

DISCOVERY CLINICAL DRUGS LABORATORY CHEMIST

finding TRIAL medicine scientist person
Marie Curie test remedy experiment tester
exploration people pharmacy guinea pigs investigate
results experimental guinea pigs discovery medicine
laboratory

PROVE PHYSICS SCIENCE CHEMISTRY BIOLOGIST

research gravity studies radium flora and fauna
laboratory Newton discovery radioactivity nature
investigation mathematics theory molecules cells
new idea apple Archimedes Pierre Curie human body
Appendix C – Useful vocabulary for the debate
 Appendix C - scientific statements for students to debate

SET 1

- Terminally ill people should volunteer to be guinea pigs for a new kind of treatment.

- All food should be genetically modified.

SET 2

- Animals should be used in any scientific experiment. It does not make a difference if the experiments are for medical research or for
cosmetics testing.

- Investing in a new vaccine to cure aids is more important than investing in the reversal of global warming.

Appendix C – Results for the quiz

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No way out Science apprentice Science expert Science nerd

You couldn’t answer any or almost
any of the questions in this quiz.
Either you weren’t paying attention or
you really don’t know anything about
science. Let’s put it in another way. If
you were in The Big Bang Theory,
you would be Penny. Granted,
everyone has a different area of
expertise and not all people can be
science experts but come on! Give
science a try. I recommend you to
take any science book and start
reading!
You are neither a science looser nor a
science nerd. You are just in the
middle. But you shouldn’t content
with this result. You should make it
better next time. If you were my
friend, I would advise you to keep on
reading scientific articles and visiting
science pages. Both options are great
for you to learn more. No matter what
your result was, keep on trying! Don’t
give up.
You’ve answered most of the
questions correctly. Congratulations!
If you were a character in The Big
Bang Theory you would be either
Leonard or Rajesh. That is, you
know a lot about science but you
don’t know everything.But don’t be
disappointed! No one can know
everything. Keep up with good
work!
You’ve answered all of the
questions correctly! It seems that
none of the scientific fields is a
problem for you. How do you
know so much about science? I am
sure you are one of those people
everyone is interested in talking to.
I think that if you participated in
The Big Bang Theory, both you
and Sheldon Cooper would be great
friends.