Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and
satisfiability?
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Intellectual Development Foundation

 Preface
This piece of writing is a guide which consists of generic scientific questions for
scientific thinkers. These generic questions are based on the properties which allow us
to study anything systematically. The questions which are systematically designed can
guide students to study anything systematically. For teachers, this provides a Simple
Unified Instructional System (SUIS) to guide students to study anything systematically.
For students, this is a scientific thinking supplement to any textbook for any science
course. Teachers can use this to design science instruction, assignments, and tests.
Students can use this to improve their perspective in any domain of science.
Systematic generic scientific thinking skills apply to all sciences. For example,
scientific thinkers are clear as to the purpose at hand and the question at issue. They
question information, conclusions, and points of view. They strive to be accurate,
precise, and relevant. They seek to think beneath the surface, to be logical, and
objective. They apply these skills to their reading and writing as well as to their
speaking and listening. They apply them in professional and personal life.
When this guide is used as a supplement to the science textbook in multiple
courses, students begin to perceive the application of scientific thinking to many
domains in everyday life. And if their instructors provide examples of the application
of scientific thinking to daily life, students begin to see scientific thinking as a tool for
improving the quality of their lives.
If you are a student using this guide, get in the habit of carrying it with you to
every science class. Consult it frequently in analyzing and synthesizing what you are
learning. Aim for deep internalization of the principles you find in this - until using
them becomes second nature.
If successful, this guide will serve faculty, students, and the science program
simultaneously. This work is based on the Simple Unified Instructional System
developed by Intellectual Development Foundation. This piece of writing is not
organized into chapters. Every page illustrates how different things can questioned
exhaustively with systematic generic scientific questions.

Excellence in scientific thinking must be cultivated systematically.

Senthilkumar. S., Sivashanmugam. P.,

 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 3
Onion
What properties of onion allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of onion which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can onion exhibit divisibility? Yes. Onion has divisibility and it can
be divided into things called the parts of onion.
∙ What are the parts of onion?

2. Comparability
Can onion exhibit comparability? Yes. Onion has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to onion is neither different nor similar to on-
ion.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to onion?

Hai! You know well about onion,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about onion?
Can onion exhibit connectivity? Yes. Onion has connectivity and it
can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to onion?

4. Disturbability
Can onion exhibit disturbability? Yes. Onion has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected) by
the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect onion?

5. Reorderability
Can onion exhibit reorderability? Yes. Onion has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of onion?

6. Substitutability
Can onion exhibit substitutability? Yes. Onion has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for onion?

7. Satisfiability
Can onion exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Onion has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of onion?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 4
Tomato
What properties of tomato allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of tomato which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can tomato exhibit divisibility? Yes. Tomato has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of tomato.
∙ What are the parts of tomato?

2. Comparability
Can tomato exhibit comparability? Yes. Tomato has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to tomato is neither different nor similar to
tomato.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to tomato?

Hai! You know well about tomato,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about toma-
Can tomato exhibit connectivity? Yes. Tomato has connectivity
to?
and it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to tomato?

4. Disturbability
Can tomato exhibit disturbability? Yes. Tomato has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect tomato?

5. Reorderability
Can tomato exhibit reorderability? Yes. Tomato has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of tomato?

6. Substitutability
Can tomato exhibit substitutability? Yes. Tomato has substitutability and it can be substituted by
the things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for tomato?

7. Satisfiability
Can tomato exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Tomato has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which re-
quire it.
∙ What is in need of tomato?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 5
Potato
What properties of potato allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of potato which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can potato exhibit divisibility? Yes. Potato has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of potato.
∙ What are the parts of potato?

2. Comparability
Can potato exhibit comparability? Yes. Potato has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to potato is neither different nor similar to
potato.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to potato?

Hai! You know well about potato,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about potato?
Can potato exhibit connectivity? Yes. Potato has connectivity and
it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to potato?

4. Disturbability
Can potato exhibit disturbability? Yes. Potato has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect potato?

5. Reorderability
Can potato exhibit reorderability? Yes. Potato has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of potato?

6. Substitutability
Can potato exhibit substitutability? Yes. Potato has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for potato?

7. Satisfiability
Can potato exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Potato has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of potato?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 6
Carrot
What properties of carrot allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of carrot which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can carrot exhibit divisibility? Yes. Carrot has divisibility and it can
be divided into things called the parts of carrot.
∙ What are the parts of carrot?

2. Comparability
Can carrot exhibit comparability? Yes. Carrot has comparability Hai! You know well about carrot,
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which but do you have the knowledge to
cannot be compared to carrot is neither different nor similar to answer the questions about carrot?
carrot.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to carrot?

3. Connectivity
Can carrot exhibit connectivity? Yes. Carrot has connectivity and it can be connected to all the oth-
er things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to carrot?

4. Disturbability
Can carrot exhibit disturbability? Yes. Carrot has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected) by
the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect carrot?

5. Reorderability
Can carrot exhibit reorderability? Yes. Carrot has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of carrot?

6. Substitutability
Can carrot exhibit substitutability? Yes. Carrot has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for carrot?

7. Satisfiability
Can carrot exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Carrot has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of carrot?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 7
Radish
What properties of radish allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of radish which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can radish exhibit divisibility? Yes. Radish has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of radish.
∙ What are the parts of radish?

2. Comparability
Can radish exhibit comparability? Yes. Radish has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to radish is neither different nor similar to
radish.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to radish?

Hai! You know well about radish,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about radish?
Can radish exhibit connectivity? Yes. Radish has connectivity and
it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to radish?

4. Disturbability
Can radish exhibit disturbability? Yes. Radish has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect radish?

5. Reorderability
Can radish exhibit reorderability? Yes. Radish has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of radish?

6. Substitutability
Can radish exhibit substitutability? Yes. Radish has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for radish?

7. Satisfiability
Can radish exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Radish has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of radish?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 8
Pepper
What properties of pepper allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of pepper which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can pepper exhibit divisibility? Yes. Pepper has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of pepper.
∙ What are the parts of pepper?

2. Comparability
Can pepper exhibit comparability? Yes. Pepper has comparability Hai! You know well about pepper,
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which but do you have the knowledge to
cannot be compared to pepper is neither different nor similar to answer the questions about pepper?
pepper.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to pepper?

3. Connectivity
Can pepper exhibit connectivity? Yes. Pepper has connectivity and it can be connected to all the
other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to pepper?

4. Disturbability
Can pepper exhibit disturbability? Yes. Pepper has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect pepper?

5. Reorderability
Can pepper exhibit reorderability? Yes. Pepper has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of pepper?

6. Substitutability
Can pepper exhibit substitutability? Yes. Pepper has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for pepper?

7. Satisfiability
Can pepper exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Pepper has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of pepper?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 9
Lemon
What properties of lemon allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of lemon which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can lemon exhibit divisibility? Yes. Lemon has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of lemon.
∙ What are the parts of lemon?

2. Comparability
Can lemon exhibit comparability? Yes. Lemon has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to lemon is neither different nor similar to
lemon.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to lemon?

Hai! You know well about lemon,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about lemon?
Can lemon exhibit connectivity? Yes. Lemon has connectivity and
it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to lemon?

4. Disturbability
Can lemon exhibit disturbability? Yes. Lemon has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect lemon?

5. Reorderability
Can lemon exhibit reorderability? Yes. Lemon has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙∙ What are the forms of lemon?

6. Substitutability
Can lemon exhibit substitutability? Yes. Lemon has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for lemon?

7. Satisfiability
Can lemon exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Lemon has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of lemon?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 10
Sweet corn
What properties of sweet corn allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of sweet corn which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can sweet corn exhibit divisibility? Yes. Sweet corn has divisibility
and it can be divided into things called the parts of sweet corn.
∙ What are the parts of sweet corn?

2. Comparability
Can sweet corn exhibit comparability? Yes. Sweet corn has compa-
rability and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything
which cannot be compared to sweet corn is neither different nor
similar to sweet corn.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to sweet corn?

Hai! You know well about sweet

3. Connectivity corn, but do you have the
knowledge to answer the questions
Can sweet corn exhibit connectivity? Yes. Sweet corn has connec-
about sweet corn?
tivity and it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to sweet corn?

4. Disturbability
Can sweet corn exhibit disturbability? Yes. Sweet corn has disturbability and it can be disturbed
(affected) by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect sweet corn?

5. Reorderability
Can sweet corn exhibit reorderability? Yes. Sweet corn has reorderability and it can be reordered
from one from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of sweet corn?

6. Substitutability
Can sweet corn exhibit substitutability? Yes. Sweet corn has substitutability and it can be substitut-
ed by the things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for sweet corn?

7. Satisfiability
Can sweet corn exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Sweet corn has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which
require it.
∙ What is in need of sweet corn?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 11
Mung bean
What properties of mung bean allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of mung bean which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can mung bean exhibit divisibility? Yes. Mung bean has divisibility
and it can be divided into things called the parts of mung bean.
∙ What are the parts of mung bean?

2. Comparability
Can mung bean exhibit comparability? Yes. Mung bean has com-
parability and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything
which cannot be compared to mung bean is neither different nor
similar to mung bean.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to mung bean?

Hai! You know well about mung

3. Connectivity bean, but do you have the
knowledge to answer the questions
Can mung bean exhibit connectivity? Yes. Mung bean has connec-
about mung bean?
tivity and it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to mung bean?

4. Disturbability
Can mung bean exhibit disturbability? Yes. Mung bean has disturbability and it can be disturbed
(affected) by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect mung bean?

5. Reorderability
Can mung bean exhibit reorderability? Yes. Mung bean has reorderability and it can be reordered
from one from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of mung bean?

6. Substitutability
Can mung bean exhibit substitutability? Yes. Mung bean has substitutability and it can be substi-
tuted by the things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for mung bean?

7. Satisfiability
Can mung bean exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Mung bean has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which
require it.
∙ What is in need of mung bean?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Scientific Questions for Scientific Thinkers 12
Mango
What properties of mango allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of mango which allow us to study it systematically.

1. Divisibility
Can mango exhibit divisibility? Yes. Mango has divisibility and it
can be divided into things called the parts of mango.
∙ What are the parts of mango?

2. Comparability
Can mango exhibit comparability? Yes. Mango has comparability
and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything which
cannot be compared to mango is neither different nor similar to
mango.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to mango?

Hai! You know well about mango,

3. Connectivity but do you have the knowledge to
answer the questions about man-
Can mango exhibit connectivity? Yes. Mango has connectivity and
go?
it can be connected to all the other things which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to mango?

4. Disturbability
Can mango exhibit disturbability? Yes. Mango has disturbability and it can be disturbed (affected)
by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect mango?

5. Reorderability
Can mango exhibit reorderability? Yes. Mango has reorderability and it can be reordered from one
from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of mango?

6. Substitutability
Can mango exhibit substitutability? Yes. Mango has substitutability and it can be substituted by the
things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for mango?

7. Satisfiability
Can mango exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Mango has satisfiability and it can satisfy those which require
it.
∙ What is in need of mango?

What will you do if no thing has divisibility, comparability,

connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability?
 Anything which one can identify has divisibility, comparability,
connectivity, disturbability, reorderability, substitutability, and satisfiability!