Branches of Science

Science

100

What are the 2 parts of science?

1. Asking Questions

2. Finding Answers

200

A scientist is a person who is curious about the __________________ world.

Natural

300

Professional scientists are trained in the __________________ method.

Scientific

Branches

100

Life Science

The study of living things

200

Earth Science

The study of the planet

300

Physical Science

Study of matter and energy

400

List the 3 branches of science

Life, Earth, Physical

500

Give an example of a scientist in each branch of science

Life, Earth, Physical

Answers Vary

'Who you gonna call?'

100

Sally wanted to understand the migration patterns of whales. She called a __________.

Marine Biologist

200

When you combine flour, butter, sugar, and baking soda, and put it in the oven, it turns into cake! Fred wanted to understand how and why this happens so he called a ____________. 

Chemist

300

There was a terrible thunderstorm and in addition to rain, it hailed! Bob wanted to understand how the hail formed so he called a ___________.

Meteorologist

400

Sue wanted to know more about lantern flies so she called an ___________________.

Entomologist 

500

Fred wanted to know why Mount Kilauea erupted on the big island of Hawaii. He wanted to know what all the rocks were called that formed because of the eruption so he called a ___________

Geologist

'Who you gonna call?' 2

100

After studying caterpillars, George wanted to know more about the milkweed plant so he called a ___________. 

Botanist

200

Mary was watching a video about the moon landing. She noticed that the astronauts looked almost weightless. She tried moving like the astronauts but found that she couldn't mimic their weightlessness! Her teacher told her that 'weightless' effect had to do with gravity. To learn more about gravity, Mary called a _____________. 

Physicist 

300

Sara wanted to know the difference between a lunar and solar eclipse so she called an ________.

Astronomer 

400

Bob wanted to study the floor of the Atlantic Ocean so he called an _________________ to help him.

Oceanographer

500

Jack went to the zoo with his family. He was fascinated by the kangaroos so he asked to talk to a _________ to learn more about them .

Zoologist