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skills4exams C1-C2 week 5/2021

science/space research
Warm up
1. What does DNA stand for?
2. How many bones are in the human body?
3. The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
4. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
5. Which is the main gas that makes up the Earth’s atmosphere?
6. Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth – 8 minutes, 8
hours or 8 days?
7. Which famous British physicist wrote A Brief History of Time?
8. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
9. What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet
Union in 1957?
10. Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover?
Answer Key
1. Deoxyribonucleic acid
2. 206
3. Sir Isaac Newton
4. Diamond
5. Nitrogen
6. 8 minutes
7. Stephen Hawking
8. Jupiter
9. Sputnik 1
10. Apollo 15
How important is social media in raising awareness of scientific issues?
Interaction

economy human endeavour

stimulation

How important are

these aspects of
space research?
demonstrating
political and
economic
leadership

understanding the
Earth untapped resource
Discussion
1. What helps people to think more scientifically?
2. How important is it to supervise what scientists do?
3. Is it better to let scientists make decisions or to pass their advice onto politicians and
civil servants to use as they wish?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pushing more and more people into
STEM subjects?
5. What can be gained by studying a mix of arts and science?

* In which cases do you think ignorance is bliss?