Contents
Unit 1 Approaching Science..................................................................1
Text A What Is Science........................................................................................3
Text B Science and Human Life.........................................................................12
Unit 2 Science Literacy........................................................................21
Text A Freshman Chemistry Was Never Like This............................................24
Text B Scientific Literacy: What It Is, Why It’s Important, and
Why We don’t Have It............................................................................32
Unit 3 Chemical Science......................................................................41
Text A Tiny Pieces of Matter..............................................................................43
Text B Chemistry Way, Way Below Zero...........................................................51
Unit 4 Science as Inquiry.....................................................................59
Text A A Brief History of Inquiry: From Dewey to Standards...........................61
Text B Inquiry in Science and in Classrooms...................................................70
Unit 5 Science as Human Endeavor....................................................81
Text A The Humble Scientist.............................................................................83
Text B Vindicating Science—By Bringing It Down...........................................90
Unit 6 Physical Science........................................................................99
Text A The Big Bang ........................................................................................102
Text B The Structure of Physics.......................................................................111
Unit 7 Life Science..............................................................................125
Text A Human Biological Adaptability............................................................127
Text B Tracing the Origins of Humans............................................................136
Unit 8 Earth and Space Science........................................................145
Text A How Did Earth and Other Planets Form ............................................147
Text B The Age of Earth...................................................................................156
Unit 9 Science and Technology..........................................................165
Text A Artificial Intelligence............................................................................167
Text B The Measured Life ...............................................................................176
Unit 10 Science: Past and Future.....................................................187
Text A The End of Evolutionary Biology.........................................................189
Text B Science Especially About the Future....................................................197