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Chapter 6- How to Talk about Science and Scientists

Chapter 6- How to Talk about Science and Scientists. Sessions 11-13. Session 11- Basic 10 Words. Anthropologist- studies the development of mankind Astronomer- studies planets, stars, galaxies, anything in space Geologist- studies the earth and how it’s made

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Chapter 6- How to Talk about Science and Scientists

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  1. Chapter 6- How to Talk about Science and Scientists Sessions 11-13

  2. Session 11- Basic 10 Words • Anthropologist- studies the development of mankind • Astronomer- studies planets, stars, galaxies, anything in space • Geologist- studies the earth and how it’s made • Biologist- studies all living things • Botanist- studies all plant life • Zoologist- studies all animal life • Entomologist- studies insects • Philologist- studies language • Semanticist- studies the meanings of words, and the psychological effects they have on people • Sociologist- studies family and community structures and customs • Exercises- pg. 119-120

  3. Session 12-Follow Along pg. 120 • Anthropos- Greek- ??? • Logos- Greek- science or study • Astron- Greek- star • Nomos- Greek- arrangement, law, order • Astrology- a person who studies the influence of stars and planets on human behavior • Nautes- Greek-sailor • Astronaut- English- one who literally sails among the stars • Kosmos- Greek- universe • Cosmonaut- English/Russian- synonym to Astronaut • Naus- Greek- ship • Nautical- English- anything related to sailing, ships, or the sea • Nausea- English- to feel sea-sick; sick to your stomach

  4. More Stars • Aster- English- a star-shaped flower • Asterisk- English- a star-shaped symbol * • Astrophysics- English- the branch of physics dealing with heavenly bodies • Disaster- English- see pg. 112 • Autos- Greek- self • Autonomy- English- self-governing • Metron- Greek- measurement • Metronome- English- a tool used to keep time in music

  5. The Earth and Its Life- pg. 122 • Ge/geo- Greek- earth • Geometry- English- branch of math that deals with measurements and properties of shapes and figures • Graphein- Greek- to write • Geography- English- study of mapping (writing) the earth • Ergon- Latin- work • George- English name- farmer • Bios- ??? • Biography- English- writing about someone else’s life

  6. More life • Autobiography- English- the story of a person’s life written by oneself • Opsis/optikos- ??? • Biopsy- English- a medical examination (view) of living tissue • Autopsy- English- medical examination of a corpse to determine what caused its death • Botane- Greek- plant • Zoion- Greek- animal • Zodiac- English- a diagram, used in astrology, of the paths of the planets and stars, containing Latin names for animals • Scorpio- Latin??? • Leo-??? • Cancer- Latin- crab • Taurus- Latin- bull • Aries- latin- ram (as in a male sheep) • Pisces- Latin- ??? • Exercises- 125-129

  7. Session 13- Cutting in and out pg. 129 • En- Greek- in • Tome- Greek- a cutting • Sectus- Latin- to cut • Insect- English- a six-legged, three-sectioned creature, usually with an exoskeleton • Ek/ec/ex- Greek- out • Tonsillectomy- English- to cut out ??? • Appendectomy- English- to cut out ??? • Mastectomy- English- to remove the breast tissue • Hysterectomy- English- to remove the uterus • Prostatectomy- English- to remove the prostate

  8. More cutting • Kentron- Greek- center • Eccentric- English- out of the center; deviating from “normal” behavior • Atom- English- at one time thought to be the smallest particle of an element • Anatomy- English- the structure of the body • Tome- English- a heavy, large, usually dull book • Dicha- Greek- in two • Dichotomy- English- split in two parts • Epi- Greek- on, upon • Epitome- English- the essence or representative of a larger part

  9. Love and Words- pg. 131 • Logos- Greek- science, study, word, or speech • Philein- Greek- to love • Lingua- Latin- tongue • Linguistics- English- the science of language • Philanthropy-English- the love of mankind • Andros- Greek- male • Philanderer- English- one who is promiscuous, who has extramarital affairs • Sophos- Greek- wise • Philosophy- English- the love of wisdom • Adelphos- Greek- brother • Philadelphia- English- the city of brotherly love • Harmonia- Greek- harmony • Philharmonic- English- love or music • Philter- English- a love potion • Aphrodite- Greek- Greek goddess of love and beauty • Aphrodisiac- English- anything that arouses passion or desire • Biblion- Greek- book • Bibliophile- English- loves to collect books • Anglus- Latin- English • Anglophile- English- someone who loves all things from Great Britain

  10. How People Live • Socius- Latin- companion • Com- prefix- with or together • Panis- Latin- bread • Associate, social, socialize, society, sociable, etc. • Anti- prefix- against • Antisocial- English- actively dislikes people and behaves in ways that may harm people • Asocial- English- one who is withdrawn from people, perhaps shy and introspective; indifferent from society • Exercises- pg. 135-137

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