Earth As A System and The Nature of Science

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Earth As A System and The Nature of Science

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• Chapter 2

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Views of the Earth

• Past Perceptions
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Rise of the System

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Nature, Science, Human

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Branches of Science

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BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
GEOSCIENCE
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OMEGA

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Four Spheres

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WATER CYCLE

• Water cycle continuously moves water from the
  surface to the atmosphere

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Energy Cycle

• Energy Cycle shows the continual movement of all
  energy between the earth and sun and between the
  spheres themselves

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Carbon CYCLE

• Carbon Cycle is the biogeochemical movement of
  the element carbon throughout the spheres.

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The Scientists Mind

• Coming from varied backgrounds, scientist share a
  commonality of observing the world and solving
  problems

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Different Lives Common Goals

• Carl Sagan
• Enriqueta Barrera
• Evan B. Forde

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Qualities of Scientific Thinking

• Asking questions
• Observant
• Prediction of results
• Hypothesis/Theory/Law
• Technology

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Methods of Inquiry

• Scientific Method
• State the Problem
• Research the problem
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Analyze Results
• Draw Conclusion

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Peer Review

• Experiment are continually judge for accuracy
  research technique and for non-biased information

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Scientists Tools

• Computers
• Satellites
• Telescopes
• Hammer/chisel
• Eyes/ears
• Pencil
• Your Brain!