Inquiring Minds?....
 Make eye contact, shakes hands and introduce yourself
What I am looking forward to in
science is ……..
What do you think science is …..
What is Science
 A process to learn and discover information about the
world around you.
 Utilizes skills like:
 Observing
 Inferring
 Predicting
 Helps shape and form attitudes
 Skeptical, curiosity, creative
What does a Scientist look like?
Scientific Method
 Pose a question
 Develop a Hypothesis
 Educated guess
 Design an experiment
 Variables- factors that can change
 Manipulated and responding
 Collecting and interpreting data
 Draw conclusions
 Communicate results
Earth as a system
 System: A group of parts that work together as a whole
 Hydrosphere
 Earths water
 Lithosphere
 Outermost rock layer
 Biosphere
 Life on Earth
 Atmosphere
 Gases that envelope the Earth
Earth Science
 Divided into three main branches
 Geology = Study of the solid Earth
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Volcanologist = Volcanoes
Seismologist = Earthquakes
Paleontologists = Dinosaurs
 Oceanography = Study of Oceans
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Physical Oceanographer = waves and currents
Biological Oceanographer = ocean life
Geological Oceanographer = ocean floor
Earth Science Branches
 Meteorology = Study of Earth’s Atmosphere
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Not the study of Meteors
Other Branches
 Astronomy
 Study of all physical things beyond Earth
 Ecology
 Study of the behavior of organisms and their
surroundings.. like middle school
 Geochemistry
 Geology and chemistry
 Environmental Science
 Humans interaction with the environment.. like middle
school
Other Branches Continued
 Geography
 Study surface features of Earth
 Cartography
 Uses geography to make maps of the Earth’s surface