Section 1: What is Science?
A scientist is someone who uses science to perform these two actions about the natural world.
What are explore problems and answer questions?
This is the term for the study of knowledge of Earth and its place in the universe.
What is Earth science?
These three everyday items are forms of technology.
What are a pencil, a fork, and an iPhone?
Reviewing this information before a lab is always a good idea.
What is reviewing the safety guidelines?
Like fans of this NFL have learned, the inferences we make are not always correct.
Who are the New York Giants?
This field of study is a way of learning about the natural world, as well as the knowledge gained during that process, is referred to as this.
What is science?
The lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere are the four parts of this.
What is the Earth system?
This mathematical process can be defined as a form of technology.
What is algebra?
Always tell an adult where you will be conducting research here.
Where is the field?
Mr. O'Connell is known for saying this phrase towards the end of class.
What is "Time is not our friend?"
As scientists seek to understand the natural world, they use these three important skills.
What are observing, inferring, and predicting?
The heat on Earth comes from these two sources.
What are the Sun and Earth's core?
This professional uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
What is an engineer?
This laboratory emergency requires a clean dressing and applying direct pressure to the affected area.
What is a cut?
According to Mr. O'Connell, there is no such thing as this.
What is a stupid question?
The old saying "Red sky night, sailor's delight. Red sky morning, sailor's warning" is an example of this skill used by scientists.
What is predicting?
Earth's surface has been shaped by these two forces throughout its 4.6 billion year history.
What are constructive and destructive forces?
The Iron Age was named after this technological advancement.
What is crafting tools and weapons from iron?
This can help you stay safe when performing scientific research both in the field and in the lab.
What is good preparation?
Fill in the blank: "Don't be sorry. Be ________."
What is better?
These five characteristics make up a scientific attitude.
What are curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism, and creativity?
These Earth scientists study Earth’s environment and resources.
Who are environmental scientists?
These three technological advancements allow for fast and convenient communication all around the world.
What are cell phones, satellites, and super-fast computers?
This type of laboratory emergency requires flushing the affected area with large amounts of water and later seeking medical attention.
What is foreign object in the eye?
This occurrence makes Mr. O'Connell sad.
What is excessive talking?