Studying Earth Science

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Studying Earth Science
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Chapter One Science is Everywhere

• 1.1 Learning about Science
• 1.2 Observing the World
• 1.3 Using the Scientific Method

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1.1 Learning about Science

• How do you find a lost sock?
• You hear the clothes dryer running. Is your
  missing sock in the dryer?

• A statement based on your experience is called an
  inference.
• Asking questions and making inferences are
  important parts of science.

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1.1 Learning about Science

• Science is an orderly process for answering
  questions.

• The process starts with observations.
• The girl is reading.
• The girl is smiling.

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1.1 Learning about Science

• A possible answer to a scientific question, based
  on observations, is called a hypothesis.

• Ex. Why is this girl smiling?

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1.1 Whats it like to be a scientist?

• Jacques Cousteau, a famous marine biologist,
  described a scientist as a curious person who
  looks through a keyhole.
• What did he mean?

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1.1 What is it like to be a scientist?

• When you look through a keyhole, you cannot see
  everything.
• You see only a few things.
• An experiment is like looking through a keyhole.
• You see only part of the room, not the whole
  picture at once.

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1.1 What is it like to be a scientist?

• An experiment is an activity performed that tests
  a hypothesis.
• An experiment is a tool that scientists use to
  see the rest of the room.

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1.1 What is it like to be a scientist?

• Scientists are curious and they enjoy solving
  problems.
• Anyone can be a scientist.

The science process is like looking for a lost
sock.
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1.1 Fields of Science

• All fields of science use the scientific method.
• Which field of science is most interesting to
  you?

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1.1 How Science Affects Your Life

• You use science every day.

What kinds of activities do you do after school
that might use science?