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Welcome to the Science Department
Here you will find e-resources related to Agriculural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Human & Social Biology, Integrated Science, Physical Education & Sport and Physics.
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
The word “science” probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook, white lab coats and microscopes, an astronomer peering through a telescope, a naturalist in the rainforest, Einstein’s equations scribbled on a chalkboard, the launch of the space shuttle, bubbling beakers …. All of those images reflect some aspect of science. But none of them provides a full picture because science has so many facets:
Science is both a body of knowledge and a process. In school, science may sometimes seem like a collection of isolated and static facts listed in a textbook, but that’s only a small part of the story. Just as importantly, science is also a process of discovery that allows us to link isolated facts into coherent and comprehensive understandings of the natural world.
Science is exciting. Science is a way of discovering what’s in the universe and how those things work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in the future. Scientists are motivated by the thrill of seeing or figuring out something that no one has before.
Science is useful. The knowledge generated by science is powerful and reliable. It can be used to develop new technologies, treat diseases, and deal with many other sorts of problems.
Science is ongoing. Science is continually refining and expanding our knowledge of the universe, and as it does, it leads to new questions for future investigation. Science will never be “finished.”
Science is a global human endeavor. People all over the world participate in the process of science. And you can too!
Science is a way of organizing what we already know and learning more by experiments. Scientists use the scientific method to learn about the world. There are a lot of different branches of science. Here are a few of the more common sciences:
The different kinds of scientists are named for what they study. Biologists study biology. Zoologists study animals. So there are botanists, chemists, geologists, astronomers, and many more! Science is all about getting answers to questions: Why? When? Where? What? Who?
Scientists are curious - they want to know the answers. Then they want to share what they learn. What kind of scientist do you think you might like to be? Think about what interests you - is it volcanoes? Then maybe you’d like to be a volcanologist, a special kind of geologist. Is it grasshoppers and wasps? Then entomology is for you - that’s the study of insects. There’s more than a whole world of science, since you might even study things far beyond our earth, and be an astronomer.
Taken from: https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/how-science-works/science-scientists/index.htm & https://undsci.berkeley.edu/understanding-science-101/what-is-science/
Science is both a body of knowledge and a process. In school, science may sometimes seem like a collection of isolated and static facts listed in a textbook, but that’s only a small part of the story. Just as importantly, science is also a process of discovery that allows us to link isolated facts into coherent and comprehensive understandings of the natural world.
Science is exciting. Science is a way of discovering what’s in the universe and how those things work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in the future. Scientists are motivated by the thrill of seeing or figuring out something that no one has before.
Science is useful. The knowledge generated by science is powerful and reliable. It can be used to develop new technologies, treat diseases, and deal with many other sorts of problems.
Science is ongoing. Science is continually refining and expanding our knowledge of the universe, and as it does, it leads to new questions for future investigation. Science will never be “finished.”
Science is a global human endeavor. People all over the world participate in the process of science. And you can too!
Science is a way of organizing what we already know and learning more by experiments. Scientists use the scientific method to learn about the world. There are a lot of different branches of science. Here are a few of the more common sciences:
- Biology is the study of living things
- Zoology is the study of animals
- Botany is the study of plants
- Chemistry is the study of the elements (carbon) and their compounds (carbon dioxide)
- Biochemistry - if you combine biology and chemistry, you get biochemistry - the chemistry of living things
- Geology is the study of rocks and the earth
- Astronomy is the study of stars, planets, moons, and everything in space
- Meteorology is the study of the weather
- Physics is the study of energy - light, sound, heat, electricity, and motion
The different kinds of scientists are named for what they study. Biologists study biology. Zoologists study animals. So there are botanists, chemists, geologists, astronomers, and many more! Science is all about getting answers to questions: Why? When? Where? What? Who?
Scientists are curious - they want to know the answers. Then they want to share what they learn. What kind of scientist do you think you might like to be? Think about what interests you - is it volcanoes? Then maybe you’d like to be a volcanologist, a special kind of geologist. Is it grasshoppers and wasps? Then entomology is for you - that’s the study of insects. There’s more than a whole world of science, since you might even study things far beyond our earth, and be an astronomer.
Taken from: https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/how-science-works/science-scientists/index.htm & https://undsci.berkeley.edu/understanding-science-101/what-is-science/
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
Introduction to Science
Retrieved from YouTube 16/07/2020 |
10 Greatest Scientist
Retrieved from YouTube 16/07/2020 |
Inventions and Inventors
Retrieved from YouTube 16/07/2020 |
What is Science: Read Aloud Book
Retrieved from YouTube 16/07/2020 |
SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Click each tab to visit and gain access to the various electronic resources.
HELPFUL WEBSITES
- Science and Scientist: https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/how-science-works/science-scientists/index.htm
- NASA Science: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
- NASA STEM Engagement: https://www.nasa.gov/stem
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San Fernando East Secondary School does NOT reserve the rights to these e-resources. Therefore no part of these publications may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission from the creators of the work. It is to be used strictly for educational and NOT for commercial purposes. If you own the copyright to any of these resources and it is wrongfully on our website, please contact us at [email protected] and it will be taken down immediately.