LS15 COMPREHENSIVE TEST SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
◍ Charles Darwin. Answer: "I will confine myself to one special
difficulty, which at first appeared to me insuperable, and actually fatal to
the whole theory. I allude to the versatile females in insect
communities... they cannot propagate their kind"
"I can't figure out why there are sterile bees.."
NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE ANNOYING COLLEAGUE
◍ Is eyewitness testimony infallible?. Answer:
◍ Week 0 Self Reflection : "I'm not a science person." Why might you
(or someone you know) have ever said that? Using examples, explain a)
why this is not actually an accurate assertion, and b) why this is
potentially a harmful thing to say.. Answer: Throughout my senior year
biology class, I told myself that I wasn't a science person. We spent a
week dissecting rats and at the end of the week we were given a quiz.
We were shown a part of the rat's insides on the smart board and then
had to write the name of that organ or body part. As I sat there thinking
about how every picture looked like the same exact pile of mush, my
scientist ego was crushed. However, I did not realize that science comes
,in many different forms than the typical scientist in a lab coat image. I
can now see the various places in my everyday life where I use scientific
thinking. When my brother and I fight over which running path is more
efficient and gets us more motivated to run, we are using our own past
experiences and events to make our case. Although it may not sound like
it, we have done trials in different running paths and have our own
evidence for which running path is better. It can even be potentially
harmful to say "I'm not a science person" because it puts science into a
box. Science is ever changing and growing, which is why many
discoveries are called theories. Scientists build off one another to get as
close to the truth as possible. For example, without collaboration and
open mindedness, society may have never moved from a geocentric
model to the heliocentric model. If scientific ideas were boxed up, this
growth and discovery could not be possible. Letting science have no
borders gives everyone a new way to solve problems and find solutions,
like my brother and I's running paths. In turn, saying that one is not a
science person limits the possibilities of discovery in everyday life.
◍ What is Scientific Thinking?. Answer: 1) We make observations
2) we formulate hypothesis
3) we make predictions based on the hypotheses
4) we devise and carry out experiments to test hypotheses and
alternatives
5) we draw conclusions, modify hypotheses, and continue the process
Allows you to change your mind if you're wrong
,◍ Does it rain more on weekends?. Answer: - Collect past weather data
and make a spread sheet showing day of the week and average rain fall
- Data says it rains 22% more on Saturday than on Monday
- HOW COULD THIS BE????
Particulate matter from car exhaust builds up all week when there is
more driving
This enhances cloud formulation and leads to rain
Once it rains, the exhaust is washed away so no more rain
- HOW COULD WE SEE THIS IS TRUE????
Last study done on east coast highway with a bunch of cars
Now do it in the middle of nowhere in the ocean
Found same amount of rainfall each week
◍ Scientific Thinking can tell you.... (THM). Answer: When you should
change your mind
◍ Cookie Experiment : Artificial vs. Real Vanilla. Answer: - Lady has
no idea between the cookies
- Still said she would use real vanilla, but then months later finally
admits that it does not matter
, - Her mind was changed
◍ Critical Experiment. Answer: - Putting a hypothesis to test
- the results can decisively determine whether a hypothesis is correct
- set it up to rule out h or not
- For the cookie example, testing other desserts could cause you to
change what you think
◍ Is eyewitness testimony infallible? Experiment. Answer: 1) Stage a
mock crime
2) present "suspects" to witnesses
- 30% incorrect with standard lineup
- 10% incorrect with sequential viewing
Conclusions : standard line up is much less reliable
But justice system often ignores this science because it makes it more
complicated
◍ Is Maze Running ability in mice genetic? Experiment. Answer:
Observation : some mice can learn the mazes very quickly
H: some innate variation in understanding maze
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
◍ Charles Darwin. Answer: "I will confine myself to one special
difficulty, which at first appeared to me insuperable, and actually fatal to
the whole theory. I allude to the versatile females in insect
communities... they cannot propagate their kind"
"I can't figure out why there are sterile bees.."
NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE ANNOYING COLLEAGUE
◍ Is eyewitness testimony infallible?. Answer:
◍ Week 0 Self Reflection : "I'm not a science person." Why might you
(or someone you know) have ever said that? Using examples, explain a)
why this is not actually an accurate assertion, and b) why this is
potentially a harmful thing to say.. Answer: Throughout my senior year
biology class, I told myself that I wasn't a science person. We spent a
week dissecting rats and at the end of the week we were given a quiz.
We were shown a part of the rat's insides on the smart board and then
had to write the name of that organ or body part. As I sat there thinking
about how every picture looked like the same exact pile of mush, my
scientist ego was crushed. However, I did not realize that science comes
,in many different forms than the typical scientist in a lab coat image. I
can now see the various places in my everyday life where I use scientific
thinking. When my brother and I fight over which running path is more
efficient and gets us more motivated to run, we are using our own past
experiences and events to make our case. Although it may not sound like
it, we have done trials in different running paths and have our own
evidence for which running path is better. It can even be potentially
harmful to say "I'm not a science person" because it puts science into a
box. Science is ever changing and growing, which is why many
discoveries are called theories. Scientists build off one another to get as
close to the truth as possible. For example, without collaboration and
open mindedness, society may have never moved from a geocentric
model to the heliocentric model. If scientific ideas were boxed up, this
growth and discovery could not be possible. Letting science have no
borders gives everyone a new way to solve problems and find solutions,
like my brother and I's running paths. In turn, saying that one is not a
science person limits the possibilities of discovery in everyday life.
◍ What is Scientific Thinking?. Answer: 1) We make observations
2) we formulate hypothesis
3) we make predictions based on the hypotheses
4) we devise and carry out experiments to test hypotheses and
alternatives
5) we draw conclusions, modify hypotheses, and continue the process
Allows you to change your mind if you're wrong
,◍ Does it rain more on weekends?. Answer: - Collect past weather data
and make a spread sheet showing day of the week and average rain fall
- Data says it rains 22% more on Saturday than on Monday
- HOW COULD THIS BE????
Particulate matter from car exhaust builds up all week when there is
more driving
This enhances cloud formulation and leads to rain
Once it rains, the exhaust is washed away so no more rain
- HOW COULD WE SEE THIS IS TRUE????
Last study done on east coast highway with a bunch of cars
Now do it in the middle of nowhere in the ocean
Found same amount of rainfall each week
◍ Scientific Thinking can tell you.... (THM). Answer: When you should
change your mind
◍ Cookie Experiment : Artificial vs. Real Vanilla. Answer: - Lady has
no idea between the cookies
- Still said she would use real vanilla, but then months later finally
admits that it does not matter
, - Her mind was changed
◍ Critical Experiment. Answer: - Putting a hypothesis to test
- the results can decisively determine whether a hypothesis is correct
- set it up to rule out h or not
- For the cookie example, testing other desserts could cause you to
change what you think
◍ Is eyewitness testimony infallible? Experiment. Answer: 1) Stage a
mock crime
2) present "suspects" to witnesses
- 30% incorrect with standard lineup
- 10% incorrect with sequential viewing
Conclusions : standard line up is much less reliable
But justice system often ignores this science because it makes it more
complicated
◍ Is Maze Running ability in mice genetic? Experiment. Answer:
Observation : some mice can learn the mazes very quickly
H: some innate variation in understanding maze
