VRHS IB Course Linking Questions
Biology
- To what extent do the labels and categories used in the pursuit of knowledge affect the knowledge we obtain?
- Should advancements in human health be banned or discouraged due to ethical and safety concerns?
- Should there be ethical constraints on the pursuit of knowledge?
- What is the difference between a law and a theory in science?
- Is certainty ever possible in the natural sciences?
- How much evidence is required to support a theory and what sort of counter evidence is required to refute it?
- To what degree can looking at component parts give us knowledge of the whole?
- Is knowledge based on science more valid than knowledge based on intuition?
- What strategy should a business use to maximize average rates of return? (Ethics)
- To what extent can quantitative and qualitative data support knowledge claims in Business & Management?
- To what extent can our knowledge of the past be relied upon to make judgements about the future?
- To what extent can our predictions be relied upon, should intuition play a role in budgeting?
- To what extent is “window dressing” unethical?
- Identify potential ethical concerns that pressures to achieve expected ratios may present.
- To what extent does the interpretation of graphs rely on language and reason and not sense perception?
- Which ways of knowing do we use to interpret indirect evidence, gained through the use of technology?
- How do the often deeply held nature of political beliefs and biases affect the acquisition of knowledge in global politics?
- What are the benefits and difficulties of examining political issues against the backdrop of a certain theoretical foundation or ideology?
- Why might the value of case studies as a method of acquiring knowledge be considered questionable?
- Can we have political beliefs or knowledge that are independent of our cultures?
- Why do some individuals believe that they know what is right for others?
- How do we decide between the opinions of experts when they disagree? Who are the experts in global politics?
- What is the role of communication and media in shaping people’s perception of issues in global politics?
- Is it ever justifiable to act without having good grounds or evidence for doing so?
- Is it possible to describe historical events in an unbiased way?
- Who decides which events are historically significant?
- To what extent do historians differ on the origins of the Cold War?
- To what extent does studying history help us to better understand ourselves in the present?
- What role does remix and mash-up--collective creativity and transformation--play in the arts?
- What knowledge of literature can be gained by focusing solely on the text itself, in isolation from the author or social context?
- How important is the study of literature in individual/ethical development? In what ways?
- How do we define literature? To what extent is a graphic novel literature?
- What constitutes good evidence within the study of literature?
- Can literature express truths that cannot be expressed in other ways?
- What is the proper function of literature--to capture a perception of reality, to teach or uplift the mind, to express emotion, to create beauty, to bind a community together, to praise a spiritual power, to provoke reflection, or to promote social change?
- What knowledge of literature can be gained by focusing on social, cultural or historical context?
- Is math its own language?
- Are all statistics misleading? Is it ethical to use statistics in this way?
- Are visual arguments like Venn diagrams more clear than mathematical ones? Why might this be so?
- To what extent can models like the Normal distribution be trusted?
- Out of all the different kinds of units in which angle measurements can be expressed, is one better than another?
- Are algebra and geometry two separate domains of knowledge? Where do vectors fit in?
- Is infinitesimal behavior applicable to real life?
- To what extent does Western musical notation limit our understanding and/or aesthetic appreciation for world music?
- How do scientists work around the counter-intuitive nature of some physical phenomena, such as the independence of vertical and horizontal motion of a projectile?
- How can we have knowledge of things that are unobservable such as the force of gravity?
- What makes the Ideal Gas Law good enough to derive conclusions about gas behavior?
- How much detail does a model of a wave need to portray in order to accurately represent reality?
- How can the risks associated with alternative energy sources be accurately assessed when such different opinions exist?
- Should scientists be held accountable for the consequences of their inventions and discoveries?
- The acceptance that mass and energy are equal was a major shift in physics thought. What other area of physics knowledge has had such a shift?
- Do sign conventions emotionally influence scientists?
- How can accurate scientific risk assessment be undertaken in emotionally charged areas?
- How do historical contexts help or hinder a reader interpreting texts years later?
- What does “ Yo vengo de todas partes, y hacia todas partes voy” mean by José Martí in Versos Sencillos mean?
- How can the language of poetry impact political ideology and political leaders?
- What moral responsibilities do artists have?
- How can the subjective viewpoint of an individual contribute to knowledge in the arts?
- Do the arts have a social function?
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