What is Your Horoscope? How many know your sign? How many of you read your horoscopes? This all comes from an area of study called astrology. Astrology is the ancient practice of charting the positions and movements of planets and other celestial bodies to determine events in a person’s life.

12 Stations Spend 1 minute at each station. Decide which horoscope applies to you the most. Choose your horoscope

Aquarius January 20-February 18 11

Aries March 21-April 19 1

Cancer June 22-July 22 4

Sagittarius November 22-December 21 9

Gemini May 21-June 21 3

Virgo August 23-September 22 6

Pisces February 19-March 20 12

Libra September 23-October 23 7

Leo July 23-August 22 5

Taurus April 20-May 20 2

Scorpio October 24-November 21 8

Capricorn December 22-January 19 10

Why was it so hard to find your sign? Pseudoscience – fake science, claims to be science but has no back up

Examples of Pseudoscience: Full Moon Lunacy

What is Science? An organized way of using evidence to learn about the world The natural world or the observable things around us. Science has limits. It cannot explain the supernatural or what the purpose of life is.

Rules of Science Testable Predictable Reproducible Otherwise it is just opinions!

Branches of Science Physics – studies matter, motion, energy and force Chemistry – studies how matter is put together Earth Science – applying physics and chemistry to Earth and its processes Astronomy – applying physics, chemistry, and geology to other planets and stars Biology – study of living matter

Integrated Science Overlapping branches of science

Example: Photosynthesis Physics = radiant energy Chemistry = bonds in molecules Earth Science = gases in the atmosphere Astronomy = properties of the Sun Biology = nature of life

Assignment! 1 page paper – Why Study Science?