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Initial Activity: Pick which photo you think best represents science? Why?

Initial Activity: Pick which photo you think best represents science? Why?. Take 5 minutes to write what you think the definition of science is in your notebook/binder. Think about what a scientist does, what we might study in class, and what science means to you.

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Initial Activity: Pick which photo you think best represents science? Why?

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  1. Initial Activity: Pick which photo you think best represents science? Why?

  2. Take 5 minutes to write what you think the definition of science is in your notebook/binder. Think about what a scientist does, what we might study in class, and what science means to you. What does the term Science mean to you?

  3. Definition of Science • An organized way of to learn about the natural world. • The body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of testing proposed explanations.

  4. Goals of Science • Investigate and understand the world around you • Explain events in nature • Make predictions • Never stop questioning

  5. Questions/Problems Science Can’t Answer ETHICS – deals with moral values about what is good or bad. BELIEF SYSTEMS – deal with religious and/or other belief systems

  6. Life (Biological) Science Physical Science Earth Science Zoology Botany Ecology Branches of Science Science Some Fields of Biology (Life Science) Zoology- Study of Animals Botany- Study of Plants Ecology- Study of Ecosystems (Interactions of life and environment)

  7. Biological Science Physical Science Earth Science Physics Chemistry Branches of Science Science Physics: Energy & Motion Chemistry: Properties of Matter

  8. Biological Science Physical Science Earth Science Geology Meteorology Astronomy Branches of Science Science Some Fields of Earth Science Geology: Rocks and Earth’s Surface Meteorology: Weather Astronomy: Outer Space

  9. Activity: ClassifyWhich branch of science includes the following examples?

  10. Exit Slip # 1-1 • List two things you would study in life science. • List two things you would study in earth science • List one thing you study in physical science. • Which branch of science do you think would be the most interesting to study and why?

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