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 ScienceA process to learn and discover information

about the world around you.Utilizes skills like:

ObservingInferringPredicting

Helps shape and form attitudesSkeptical, curiosity, creative

What does a Scientist look like?

Scientific MethodPose a questionDevelop a Hypothesis

Educated guessDesign an experiment

Variables- factors that can changeManipulated and responding

Collecting and interpreting dataDraw conclusionsCommunicate results

Earth as a systemSystem: A group of parts that work together

as a wholeHydrosphere

Earths waterLithosphere

Outermost rock layerBiosphere

Life on EarthAtmosphere

Gases that envelope the Earth

Earth ScienceDivided into three main branches

Geology = Study of the solid EarthVolcanologist = VolcanoesSeismologist = EarthquakesPaleontologists = Dinosaurs

Oceanography = Study of OceansPhysical Oceanographer = waves and

currentsBiological Oceanographer = ocean lifeGeological Oceanographer = ocean floor

Earth Science BranchesMeteorology = Study of Earth’s

AtmosphereNot the study of Meteors

Other BranchesAstronomy

Study of all physical things beyond EarthEcology

Study of the behavior of organisms and their surroundings.. like middle school

GeochemistryGeology and chemistry

Environmental ScienceHumans interaction with the environment.. like

middle school

Other Branches ContinuedGeography

Study surface features of EarthCartography

Uses geography to make maps of the Earth’s surface