Informal Science Learning
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Does your family have a computer at home?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Is your internet connection*
    Broadband
    Dialup
    Not sure
    Don't have the internet at home


  1. Do you have a computer which is mainly used by you (not a family computer)? If so, state what sort of internet connection it has*
    Broadband
    Dialup
    Not sure
    Don't have the internet at home


  1. Have you ever been curious about a science? If so, write down what you were curious about.


  1. Did you do anything to try and find out about it? If so, write down where you looked/who you asked about it.


  1. Imaging a member of your family became ill with something you had never heard of before. What would you do to find out more about the illness?


  1. If you had a question that you wanted to answer, what source of information would you use? Rate the following sources of information according to how likely you are to use them to find the answer to a burning question.
    5 is very likely and 1 is not very likely at all.

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Parents   
      Wider family/Whanau   
      Friends   
      Library   
      Book   
      An Encyclopedia (book form)   
      The Internet   
      Other computer software   
      Museum   
      Something else   


  1. Think about something you have learned about science outside of school. Write down something interesting you found out and say where you found it out.





Mr Zani
Otago Boys' High School
Dunedin