Jobs in Science
a person who invented a particular process or device or who invents things as an occupation
inventor
An inventor __________ (to make something new) a new type of solar-powered car.
Creates
This is a controlled procedure done to test an idea, hypothesis, or theory.
Experiment
This invention, created by the Wright brothers in 1903, made it possible for people to fly.
airplane
- the result of an action or process
- something that is manufactured or refined for sale.
studies humans, plants, animals, and the environments in which they live
biologist
An engineer __________ (to plan and create) a new bridge to connect the two cities.
designs
This is the process or act of carefully investigating something to learn new facts.
Research
This scientist developed the theory of gravity.
Isaac Newton
Name 5 jobs ending in -ist
biologist, chemist, scientist, physicist, ecologist, psychologist, economist, etc
a person whose job involves discovering or verifying information for use in a book, programme, etc.
researcher
A biologist __________ (to perform and organize) an experiment to test how plants grow in low light.
conducts
This is a result or answer that solves a problem or meets a need.
Solution
Thomas Edison is famous for inventing this, which changed how people see at night.
lightbulb
What is an innovator?
a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products
person who designs, builds, or maintains machines
engineer
A chemist __________ (to examine closely and carefully) the effects of different chemicals on the human body.
investigates
This is finding something new, like a new species or a planet.
Discovery
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s made books cheaper and more accessible to people.
printing press
She discovered radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
a person who sets up a business or businesses
entrepreneur
A physicist __________ (to improve or create something more advanced) a solution to reduce energy waste in electrical circuits.
develops
This is an object or tool created to perform a specific task, like a phone or a computer.
Device
The chemist who developed dynamite.
Alfred Nobel
Someone who studies the stars, planets, and the universe.
Astronomer