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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 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
Choloramphenicol
What properties of choloramphenicol allow us to study it systematically?
Listed below are the properties of choloramphenicol which allow us to study it systematically.

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

2. Comparability
Can choloramphenicol exhibit comparability? Yes. Choloramphen-
icol has comparability and it can be compared to all the other
things. Anything which cannot be compared to choloramphenicol
is neither different nor similar to choloramphenicol.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to choloram-
phenicol?
Hai! You know well about cholo-
3. Connectivity ramphenicol, but do you have the
knowledge to answer the questions
Can choloramphenicol exhibit connectivity? Yes. Cholorampheni-
about choloramphenicol?
col has connectivity and it can be connected to all the other things
which hold it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to choloramphenicol?

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

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

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

7. Satisfiability
Can choloramphenicol exhibit satisfiability? Yes. Choloramphenicol has satisfiability and it can sat-
isfy those which require it.
∙ What is in need of choloramphenicol?

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about novobi-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Divisibility
Can griseofulvin exhibit divisibility? Yes. Griseofulvin has divisibil-
ity and it can be divided into things called the parts of griseofulvin.
∙ What are the parts of griseofulvin?

2. Comparability
Can griseofulvin exhibit comparability? Yes. Griseofulvin has com-
parability and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything
which cannot be compared to griseofulvin is neither different nor
similar to griseofulvin.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to griseoful-
vin?
Hai! You know well about griseoful-
3. Connectivity vin, but do you have the knowledge
to answer the questions about gris-
Can griseofulvin exhibit connectivity? Yes. Griseofulvin has con-
eofulvin?
nectivity and it can be connected to all the other things which hold
it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to griseofulvin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Divisibility
Can kasugamycin exhibit divisibility? Yes. Kasugamycin has divisi-
bility and it can be divided into things called the parts of kasug-
amycin.
∙ What are the parts of kasugamycin?

2. Comparability
Can kasugamycin exhibit comparability? Yes. Kasugamycin has
comparability and it can be compared to all the other things. Any-
thing which cannot be compared to kasugamycin is neither differ-
ent nor similar to kasugamycin.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to kasugamy-
cin?
Hai! You know well about kasug-
3. Connectivity amycin, but do you have the
knowledge to answer the questions
Can kasugamycin exhibit connectivity? Yes. Kasugamycin has con-
about kasugamycin?
nectivity and it can be connected to all the other things which hold
it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to kasugamycin?

4. Disturbability
Can kasugamycin exhibit disturbability? Yes. Kasugamycin has disturbability and it can be dis-
turbed (affected) by the things which can influence it.
∙ What is that which cannot affect kasugamycin?

5. Reorderability
Can kasugamycin exhibit reorderability? Yes. Kasugamycin has reorderability and it can be reor-
dered from one from to its other forms.
∙ What are the forms of kasugamycin?

6. Substitutability
Can kasugamycin exhibit substitutability? Yes. Kasugamycin has substitutability and it can be sub-
stituted by the things which qualify to substitute it.
∙ What can substitute for kasugamycin?

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

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about mitomy-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about rhizoxin,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Divisibility
Can irumamycin exhibit divisibility? Yes. Irumamycin has divisibil-
ity and it can be divided into things called the parts of irumamy-
cin.
∙ What are the parts of irumamycin?

2. Comparability
Can irumamycin exhibit comparability? Yes. Irumamycin has com-
parability and it can be compared to all the other things. Anything
which cannot be compared to irumamycin is neither different nor
similar to irumamycin.
∙ What is that which is neither different nor similar to irumamy-
cin?
Hai! You know well about
3. Connectivity irumamycin, but do you have the
knowledge to answer the questions
Can irumamycin exhibit connectivity? Yes. Irumamycin has con-
about irumamycin?
nectivity and it can be connected to all the other things which hold
it.
∙ What is that which cannot connect to irumamycin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about capsimy-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about ascomy-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hai! You know well about oxetin,

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

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

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

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

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

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!