1 / 18

Exploring the Wonders of Science: Natural Sciences and Environmental Studies

Unlock the fascinating realm of science! Discover the differences between social and natural science, the allure of mathematics as a universal language, and dive into branches like Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Explore Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Ecology, alongside vocabulary like Ecosystem, Geology, and Astronomy. Delve into the team dynamics of scientists solving mysteries, using the Mars Exploration Rover mission as a case study. Learn the Scientific Method's five steps, understand theories versus laws, and examine the Meteorite Impact Hypothesis through engaging videos.

laken
Download Presentation

Exploring the Wonders of Science: Natural Sciences and Environmental Studies

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Before the bell rings… • Have a seat and clear everything off your desk except a pencil.

  2. What is science? • Look in the dictionary… • What is the difference between social and natural science?

  3. What is unique about mathematics? • It is a universal language… considered the “purest” science.

  4. The main branches of Natural Science… • Physics • Chemistry • Biology

  5. What makes Environmental Science? Earth Science Ecology

  6. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  7. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  8. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  9. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  10. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  11. Use the following Vocabulary in the upcoming pictures. • Ecosystem • Oceanography • Geology • Astronomy • Geosphere • Hydrosphere • Meteorology

  12. Team of Scientists • Typically we need a team of scientists to solve problems and answer questions in science. • Let us consider the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission from 2005… • Rovers Spirit and Opportunity

  13. Images from Mars…What do they tell us about what types of scientists were needed?

  14. Scientific Method (5 Steps!) • Can be applied to any problem, no matter how simple. • State the Problem • Gather Info • Form a Hypothesis • Test the Hypothesis • Control and a variable • State the Conclusion • Do we have a Theory? How is this different from a Law • Examples?

  15. Examination of Meteorite Impact Hypothesis Video

  16. How do we know it happened? • State the Problem- How did the dinosaurs go extinct? • Gather Info- Look for meteorite impact areas? Other Causes? • Form a Hypothesis- Meteor hit the Yucatan Peninsula because high levels of iridium and deformed quartz. • Test the Hypothesis- Check for iridium in soils • Control- test random soil samples around the Earth • Variable- test soil at impact site • State the Conclusion • 100x’s iridium levels, impact crater, caverns = MIH (Meteorite Impact Hypothesis)

  17. Barringer Crater in AZ 4000 Feet in diameter created by a meteorite approximately 50 meters across. Real Meteor Video

  18. Review Time…

More Related