1. WHY IS SCIENCE IMPORTANT?
-helps us understand stuff
Explains how the Natural World works
Technology is an application of science

2. Walking on Coals

3. Science is important because…
It separates truth from superstition or rituals

4. Scientists
What do all Scientists have in common?

5. Forensic Scientists

6. Dinosaur Paleotologists

7. Science Professor

8. Sport Scientist

9. Space Scientist

10. Also… An agronomist specializes in soil and crops.
An astronomer studies stars, planets and galaxies.
A botanist specializes in plants.
A cytologist specializes in the study of cells.
An epidemiologist studies the spread of diseases.
An ethologist studies animal behavior.
A geneticist studies how traits are inherited.
A geologist specializes in the history of Earth.
A geographer studies Earth's surface.
A marine biologist studies ocean plants and animals.
A meteorologist studies weather and climate.
A microbiologist studies microscopic plants and animals.
A paleontologist specializes in fossils.
A physicist studies matter, energy, and how they are related.
A seismologist studies earthquakes.
AND MANY MORE…

11. So, what DO all Scientists have in common???
They all have the curiosity to learn and understand how the world works.

12. Why Learn Science?
Can you think of 3 reasons why everybody should learn some science?
Get a decent paying consistent job
Pevent disasters from happening ie) being outside in lightning.
Live a healthier life!
Topics include cloning, radiation, climate change, DNA, electrical safety, pollution etc

13. Assignment #1: Pick one of the following three topics…
research a Canadian scientist of your choice (who, what, when, how) OR
prepare a list of the top 5 scientists of all time and their achievements OR
use the internet to come up with your top 5 scientific challenges of our time