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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. The Importance of Knowing (Post 1). If you are a track and field fan, you followed the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, you'll be familiar with the controversy regarding the South African Women's 800 metres champion. Caster Semenya. There are allegations from her fellow athletes and others that the eighteen year old sportswoman is a man. The Importance of Knowing'. Compare this with a Guardian. Both of the above-mentioned articles point to ca...

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. The Importance of Knowing (Post 1). If you are a track and field fan, you followed the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, you'll be familiar with the controversy regarding the South African Women's 800 metres champion. Caster Semenya. There are allegations from her fellow athletes and others that the eighteen year old sportswoman is a man. The Importance of Knowing'. Compare this with a Guardian. Both of the above-mentioned articles point to ca...

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Areas of Knowledge: Science: 6. Ten Myths about Science Activity

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Saturday, August 22, 2009. 6 Ten Myths about Science Activity. William McComas, Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of South Carolina, decided to articulate the myths that are still current in the perception of science and subsequently still inform science education. Ten myths of science: Reexamining what we think we know.,". In his introduction McComas explains his intentions;. Aim of the Activity. 4 Develop your presentation. In Search of Knowledge.

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Areas of Knowledge: Science: 5. Truth in Science

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Sunday, August 23, 2009. 5 Truth in Science. Please click on the following hyperlink to Forbes Magazine and read the article about truth and knowledge by Richard Dawkins The Hall of Mirrors. After reading the article please answer the following questions. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In Search of Knowledge. Taking Science on Faith. 10 Myths of Science.

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Areas of Knowledge: Science: ToK Prescribed Titles (2010) Question 5

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. ToK Prescribed Titles (2010) Question 5. 8220;What separates science from all other human activities is its belief in the provisional nature of all conclusions” (Michael Shermer, www.edge.com). Critically evaluate this way of distinguishing the sciences from other areas of knowledge? The essence of the Q:. Doesn't this idea undermine science and everything that is based on scientific knowledge? What other 'activities' is Shermer thinking about here?

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Areas of Knowledge: Science: 3. Beyond Reasonable Doubt

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Monday, August 24, 2009. 3 Beyond Reasonable Doubt. A conversation about the t.v series CSI got me thinking about the use of forensic evidence in particular DNA fingerprinting in a court of law. The actual process of creating a DNA fingerprint is time consuming and requires meticulous laboratory work and correct protocols to be followed otherwise the sample can become contaminated. So how much can we rely on the results of a DNA fingerprinting presented as evidence in court?

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Areas of Knowledge: Science: 2. All We Are Saying is Give Truth a Chance

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Areas of Knowledge: Science. Monday, August 24, 2009. 2 All We Are Saying is Give Truth a Chance. This is an interesting but also difficult question to answer. It is possible to distinguish several different definitions or approaches of truth. Here are three of them. Correspondence Theory of Truth:. We know that senses can deceive us. So how is reality really like? And of course we have to assume that something like reality really does exist and is not simply a product of our mind. To give you a hint, ar...

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Objectives of the course

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Sunday, August 23, 2009. Objectives of the course. According to the IB Subject Guide, having completed course students should be able to:. 1 analyse critically knowledge claims, their underlying assumptions and their implications. 2 generate questions, explanations, conjectures, hypotheses, alternative ideas and possible solutions in response to knowledge issues concerning areas of knowledge, ways of knowing and students' own experience as learners.

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Put On Your Thinking Cap

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Put On Your Thinking Cap. Please read the questions below. Select one and write your thoughts on the question. It should have personal and real world examples that support your thoughts. It should be at least 150 words and no more then 200 words. Your thoughts maybe read in class, by you. 1 How do “believing that” and “believing in” differ? How does belief differ from. 2Is common sense just what is taken for granted in a community?

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Solving Problems Using Critical Thinking (Post 3)

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Saturday, August 22, 2009. Solving Problems Using Critical Thinking (Post 3). Imagine you are in charge of airport security at an international airport in Florida. An American Airlines counter clerk calls to inform you that a person scheduled to get on Flight 1304 to Dallas has refused to board the plane, claiming that she is psychic and she senses that there is a bomb on board. Did you do the right thing? Who is the better critical thinker you or your boss?

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: ToK Reaction to: Missle Report

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. ToK Reaction to: Missle Report. Check out one of your classmates finds and place a comment about it. Please be sure to identify which one you are commenting about. Http:/ www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/research/digitaltampering. Http:/ video.google.com/videosearch? 3 Brandon and Amanda (nice connection to current events). Http:/ www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/us/politics/10obama.html? Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch?

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Iranian Missle Crisis? (Post 4)

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Friday, August 21, 2009. These video clips seems to suggest a serious threat to American allies in the middle east. Stories like these, may have lead America into war, in the past. A missile crisis turned out to be an exercise in Photoshop techniques. If this or any other news story was iimportant to you. What would you do to determine the news story was correct? Friday, August 21, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Questions on the Truman Show

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Questions on the Truman Show. The film focusses upon issues of perception. And reality, Plato’s Cave. 1) “We accept the truth of the reality with which we are presented” (Christof) . Can you link the experience of Truman to that of the prisoners in Platos Cave? 2) “We’ve become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions, we’re tired of pyrotechnics and special effects”. How real is Trumans world? 3) What is real in Seahaven?

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Aims of the course

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Monday, August 24, 2009. Aims of the course. According to the IB Subject Guide, the aims of the TOK course are to:. 1 Develop a fascination with the richness of knowledge as a human endeavour, and an understanding of the empowerment that follows from reflecting upon it. 2 Develop an awareness of how knowledge is constructed, critically examined, evaluated and renewed, by communities and individuals. Monday, August 24, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School: Plato's Allegory of the Cave

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In Search of Knowledge at Commack High School. Thursday, August 20, 2009. Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Watch the Youtube clip below and answer the question. At first he is blinded by the revelation, but soon his senses become accustomed to the real world and he is anxious to return to his erstwhile companions and tell them of the sun-drenched surface. But they think him crazy, think him mad. And why should they believe him if they have no real grasp of what it is he is trying to tell them?

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Ways of Knowing: Emotion

Ways of Knowing: Emotion. Wednesday, September 23, 2009. The Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist. Part 4 Dowsing (explain a double blind test). Part 6 Satish Kumar (make a connection between this thinking and MMR vaccine scandal). Thursday, August 27, 2009. 1 "Men in Black" on Knowledge. Issues and questions to consider. 1) What does the word "know," in the various forms used in this quote from the third sentence on, mean? So many factor...

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012. How might we distinguish between TOK claims made about the nature of art? The youtube clip below begins with the claim, “Art is anything that anyone creates which evokes a reaction from someone else.”. Other claims made include:. 8220;Just becasue you say its art, it doesn’t mean it’s art…”. 8220;the monkey that throws pooh, he’s making art, because he’s living the experience….that’s art…”. Saturday, October 30, 2010. Just what do the arts have to offer school children? These are ...

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ToK Year Two: Marking Period 2

ToK Year Two: Marking Period 2. Sunday, April 15, 2012. 1 Tedtalk: The Real Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives. 2 How Juries are Fooled by Statistics. 3 Robots the "Show Emotion". 4 How it feels to have a stroke. 5 Do schools kill creativity? 6 The paradox of choice. 7 How I held my breath of 17 minutes. 8 Teaching arts and science together. 9 Who needs a good education? 10 The mystery box. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). ToK Year Two Home. 1 The Internet Shows the Messy Truth About Knowledge.

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Areas of Knowledge: Science

Areas of Knowledge: Science. Tuesday, August 25, 2009. The Importance of Knowing (Post 1). If you are a track and field fan, you followed the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, you'll be familiar with the controversy regarding the South African Women's 800 metres champion. Caster Semenya. There are allegations from her fellow athletes and others that the eighteen year old sportswoman is a man. The Importance of Knowing'. Compare this with a Guardian. Both of the above-mentioned articles point to ca...

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Area of Knowledge: Math

Area of Knowledge: Math. Saturday, January 10, 2009. WAS MATHETMATICS DISCOVERED OR CREATED? Pythagoras (571-496 B.C.), a mathematician (perhaps best known for his "Pythagorean theorem") and philosopher born in Samos, Greece, believed that the answer to the big question "What is reality made of? Lay in mathematics. Pythagoras is famously quoted as having said "All is number." He even went as far as to declare that justice was the number 4 as it was a square number. 2 Do you agree with him? Read the brief...

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Marking Period One TED Assignments

Marking Period One TED Assignments. Thursday, August 28, 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). ToK Year Two Home. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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Prescribed TItles 2014

Friday, August 29, 2014. ToK Essay Prescribed Titles (November 2014). The new ToK Essay titles for November 2014 are out and published online courtesy of: http:/ tok.ais.wikispaces.net/file/view/TOK Prescribed Titles Nov2014.pdf. 1“Some areas of knowledge seek to describe the world, whereas others seek to transform it.” Explore this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge. Discuss. Good luck to all the students around the world starting on your TOK essay adventure! Thursday, August 28, 2014. Ethic...

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Marking Period Two TED Assignments. Friday, August 29, 2014. Assignment 1:Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran. Assignment 2: Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness. Assignment 3: Jay Walker: The world's English mania. Assignment 4: Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception. Assignment 5: Luca Turin: The science of scent. Assignment 6: Tom Honey Why would God create a Tsunami? Assignment 7. Adam Savage:How Simple ideas lead to great discoveries in science. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Area of Knowledge: History

Area of Knowledge: History. Monday, August 24, 2009. 1 Is truth Important? Since I was little I lived in a bubble created by my parents, a fantasy world. I guess there is still a part of that world that lives in me today – what I keep questioning is: is that necessarily a bad thing? 8220;Princess” is Disney-speak—a sort of noun-adjective you’d hear in a sentence such as”Your hair is, like, so princess today! But, isn't it true that Fairy Tales have always been a way to manipulates kids? There may have be...