What is Science?
Science is…
1.What do you think of when youthink of science?
2.Have you ever done science?What did you do?
Yes, No, or Maybe?
1. Science is whatwe know abouteverythingaround us.
2. Science is a jobfor men.
3. Science is amethod offinding thingsout.
4. Scientific ideasnever change.
5. Science is whatyou do in thelaboratory.
6. Science isinformation aboutthe world that will beuseful later in life.
7. Science isexploring space.
8. Science is doingexperiments
9. Science is acollection of facts
10. Scientists aredifferent frommost otherpeople
Draw a Scientist….
Science is…
Which of the people shown onthis page are scientists? Howcan you tell?
What is Science?
Science is
• The process of trying to understand the world
• A way of knowing, thinking and learning
• Based on observation and experimentation
• An organized body of knowledge
–facts, theories and laws
• Important to society
Science & Technology
Science is the enterprise that seeks tounderstand natural phenomena and to arrangethese ideas into ordered knowledge.
Technology involves the design of products,systems and processes that affect the quality oflife, using the knowledge of science.
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry
• How scientists go about their work
• Adds to the body of scientific knowledge
–Facts, Theories, Laws