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Question
Validate the importance of small, fun learning tasks towards successful careers, in the context of Richard Ebright in The Making of a Scientist.
Solution
‘Small and fun learning tasks are important to have successful careers as when learning is fun, humans tend to retain more information and knowledge that they are provided with and this knowledge enhances their brain power and having hands-on experience helps them to learn new tasks at ease which will help them excel in their careers. This can be justified in the case of Richard Ebright from ‘The making of a scientist as Richard started the collection and breeding of butterflies as a fun activity. Later, he got curious about the gold spots and the secretion from them and through this, he was able to develop a theory of cell structure and later DNA. These tasks led him to become a renowned scientist.
Notes
Marking Scheme
Content -
- Award 2 marks for explanation with clear textual evidence
- Award 1 mark for just textual evidence
- No credit of ½ mark
Expression:
1 mark when complete explanation is given
- Answer organised effectively
- The language usage needs to display action and impact (therefore... hence...this caused .... etc.)
½ mark when explanation has missing aspects.
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and grammatical errors).
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The question he tried to answer was simple: What is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa? “Everyone assumed the spots were just ornamental,” Ebright said. To find the answer, Ebright and another excellent science student first had to build a device that showed that the spots were producing a hormone necessary for the butterfly’s full development. This project won Ebright first place in the county fair and entry into the International Science and Engineering Fair. There he won third place for zoology. He also got a chance to work during the summer at the entomology laboratory of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. |
i. State any one inference about Dr Urquhart from the given context: (1)
Everyone assumed the spots were just ornamental,” Ebright said.
“But Dr Urquhart didn’t believe it.”
ii. State TRUE or FALSE. (1)
None of the terms (a) -(d) below, can be applied to the question - What is the purpose of the twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa?
- A hypothesis - a proposed explanation for a phenomenon
- An assumption - something that is taken for granted or assumed to be true without proof
- A premise - a proposition that forms the basis of an argument
- A theory - a well-substantiated explanation for a natural phenomenon
iii. Ebright's approach towards finding the purpose of the gold spots on a monarch pupa was highly effective. Elaborate in about 40 words with reference to the extract. (2)
iv. Which phrase would correctly substitute 'a chance' in the given sentence from the extract. (1)
He also got a chance to work during the summer at the entomology laboratory of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
