The Metaphor Questions for chapter 3.
- If science was an animal, what animal would it be? Explain.
- If science was an object, what object would it be? Explain.
- If science were one or more of the following, what would it be? Why?
| Set #1 |
| a car |
a totem pole |
a circle |
| a tree |
a drum |
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| Set #2 |
| a puzzle |
a medicine wheel |
a garden |
| a story/legend |
a court case |
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| Set #3 |
| Pyramid |
a forest |
a feast or potlatch |
| a song or dance |
an experiment |
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- Of all the metaphors listed above, which is your favourite metaphor for science and why? What is your second favourite metaphor? Which metaphor is your least favourite? Please explain. Please generate your own metaphor for science and explain.
- I am to science as…
| a driver is to a car |
a mechanic is to a car |
a passenger is to a car |
| an author is to a book |
a reader is to a book |
a character is to a book |
| an inmate is to a prison |
a warden is to prison |
a guard is to prison |
| a chief is to a community |
a child is to a community |
an elder is to a community |
Which one of the following images best describes how science is taught in school? Why?
| Set #1 |
| a car |
a boat |
a garden |
| a forest |
a factory |
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| Set #2 |
| a prison |
a longhouse |
a computer |
| a carving |
a tree |
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| Set #3 |
| a painting |
a medicine wheel |
a church |
| a calculator |
a sport (such as hockey, basketball, etc.) |
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- Of all the metaphors listed above, which is your favourite metaphor for how science is taught and why? What is your second favourite metaphor? Of the metaphors listed above, are there any that the way science is taught would not be? Please explain. Please generate your own metaphor for how science is taught and explain.
- If the way that science is taught could be changed, which one of the above metaphors best describes the way that you would like to see it taught? Why? Is there a metaphor that you would select second?
