Transcript Anyone can be a scientist!

What is Science?
Karen Chu, MS (Master of Science)
Aka Mason’s Mom
What does a scientist look like?
Anyone can be a scientist!
What do scientists do?
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They ask questions!
They do experiments to find the
answers!
How many different kinds of science are
there?
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Acoustics - science of sound
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Limacology - study of slugs
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Aerodynamics - science of how air or gas move
Anthropology - study of human cultures
Astronomy - study of things in space
Biology - study of life
Botany - study of plants
Cardiology -study of the heart
Chemistry - study of properties of substances
Criminology - study of crime; criminals
Dendrology - study of trees
Ecology - study of environment
Entomology - study of insects
Garbology - study of garbage
Geology - study of earth's crust
Geography - study of surface of the earth
Graphology - study of handwriting
Herpetology - study of reptiles and amphibians
Horticulture - study of gardening
Kinesiology - study of human movement and posture
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Linguistics - study of language
Mathematics - study of magnitude, number, and forms
Meteorology - study of weather
Mycology - study of funguses
Oceanography - study of oceans
Otology - study of the ear
Palaeontology - study of fossils
Pharmacology - study of drugs
Physics - study of properties of matter and energy
Radiology study of X-rays and their medical
applications
Sociology - study of society
Speleology - study and exploration of caves
Tidology - study of tides
Toxicology - study of poisons
Virology - study of viruses
Zoology - study of animals
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And many, many more!!
What kind of scientist am I?
I am a clinical scientist.
How to conduct a science experiment
Steps
BIG Scientific Word
1. Ask a question!
OBSERVATION
2. Think of a way to answer the question
EXPERIMENT
3. Predict what will happen
HYPOTHESIS
4. Conduct the experiment
METHODS
5. Watch and write down what happens
RESULTS
6. Decide if your hypothesis was right
or wrong and tell what you learned
CONCLUSION
Acids and Bases
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Acid
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A solution that has an excess of H+ ions. It comes from the Latin word
acidus that means "sharp" or "sour"
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Base
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A solution that has an excess of OH- ions. Another word for base is alkali
Acids and Bases
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Acids
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Bases
How do you measure how acidic or basic
something is?
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pH scale - A measure of the number of H+ ions in a solution.
Today’s Experiment
• OBSERVATION
• EXPERIMENT
• HYPOTHESIS
• Is vinegar an acid or a
base? Is baking soda
solution an acid or a
base?
• Use Ph paper to measure
whether vinegar or
baking soda solution is
acidic or basic
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Today’s Experiment
• METHODS
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• RESULTS
• CONCLUSION
Take 2 pH strips from box
Dip the end of one strip in the
vinegar solution
Dip the end of the other strip in
the baking soda solution
Compare each strip to the pH
scale
Write down what the colors and
numbers were on your strips for
vinegar and baking soda solution.
You can even draw a picture of
what you see!
Was your hypothesis right or wrong?
What did we learn today?
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Anyone can be a scientist!
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Even Mason’s mom!!
Scientists ask questions and do experiments to answer
them!
SCIENCE IS FUN!
Questions?