Primatology
Name an animal that is a primate.
Chimpanzee/human/gorilla NOT A MONKEY
What does a paleontologist study?
Fossils
What does a botanist study?
Plants
Which kind of scientist studies the universe by leaving earth?
an astronaut
What famous primatologist did we study?
Jane Goodall
What is a fossil?
the imprint or the actual bones of ancient plants or animals
What famous botanist was born a slave and grew up to be one of the leading agriculturalists this country has ever known?
George Washington Carver
Planets; stars and galaxies are part of this huge thing called the ______.
Universe
How did Jane Goodall record her observations
She drew pictures and wrote about them in her science notebook
Why do scientists study fossils?
To learn about animals and plants that are extinct/lived long ago
What did George Washington Carver teach the poor African American farmers in the south to do?
He taught them how to take care of their land by planting different kinds of crops.
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that forms a shape
How do you know a monkey is not a primate?
A monkey has a tail and primates do not.
Why was it difficult for Mary Anning to get credit/recognition for her fossils?
Because she was a woman
Name one product that GWC invented from soybeans.
crayons; oil; plastic; car parts; ink; etc.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is this kind of a scientist
an astrophysicist
What discovery did Jane Goodall make about Chimpanzees that made her so famous?
Chimpanzees make and use tools.
What was the name of one of Mary Anning’s fossil discoveries?
Ichthyosaurus – Fish Lizard and Plesiosaurus
What do we call the part of the American Government that GWC persuaded to tax peanuts from China?
Congress
Everything in the universe is made up of this substance.
Matter