Inquiry Question: How do I work as a scientist? Explain how scientists are risk takers, but they work safely Gold Describe the contribution science has made Silver Define science Bronze

SCIENCE IS ALL AROUND US Logical solutions Helping humans Finding answers with proof Solve mysteries and problems Advance technology Inventing & Exploring Making conclusions You can’t live without it Discover more about the world Make our life more easy Future technology Making connections Benefit humanity SCIENCE IS ALL AROUND US

The Internet… The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment

The study of our world through observation and experiment Our definition The study of our world through observation and experiment

Science this morning Make a list of all the ways science has impacted you since you woke up this morning….

Why is science important? IT IS EVERYWHERE! Lightbulb – electricity is every where – phone chargers, laptops chargers, lights, tv… Macaques – hiking in hong kong – how do they behave? How do we get out of danger! Lorry – Overturned lorry could be carrying toxic or acidic materials that someone needs to deal with to clean up Brain – How does your brain work? How do you think? How can we cure diseases? Medicine – any medicine you take has been created somewhere by a scientist Doctor – Any doctor you have been to see or injections you have had Plane – Forces how do we get a plane up into the sky Ferry – How could you get to an outlying island or macau? Lift – these run your life

Inquiry Question: How do I work as a scientist? Explain how scientists are risk takers, but they work safely Gold Describe the contribution science has made Silver Define science Bronze

Big Scientists Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Marie Curie David Attenborough Charles Darwin Stephen Hawking Richard Dawkins

Your Task In groups on your tables you will be assigned one scientist You will be presenting your scientist to the rest of the class on Monday 19th September Can be a PowerPoint presentation, video, a play, holding props… Every member of your group has to do SOMETHING. I may ask any of you questions on the day and will expect you all to be able to answer!

Famous Scientist Presentation Presentations on Monday 19th September Name of the scientist When they were alive What are they famous for? How has their work changed our lives? How are scientists risk takers? How do scientists work safely? What is science to you? Why is science important?

The Scientific Method If you wanted to find out how length of leg affects how high people can jump, how would you do the experiment?

Variables What is a: Control variable? Independent variable? Dependent variable?

In the following experiments… Identify which variable is which…

Building a parachute We are seeing how long it takes a parachute to fall to the floor by changing the size of the chute. Which is which? Area of chute Time taken to fall to the floor Height dropped from

Plant growth You are investigating which type of soil makes a plant grow best Which is which? Species of plant Type of soil Plant height