Science Notes
Year 7-9
,Chapter 1: Working Scientifically
In this chapter it will cover Science as a Subject, Branches and Sub-Branches of
Science, Scientific Process, Equipment and Laboratory, and Safety Rules. This
model also has two functions: first, to provide a descriptive account of how
scientific inquiry is carried out in practice, and second, to provide an explanatory
account of why scientific inquiry succeeds as well as it appears to do in arriving at
genuine knowledge.
, Science is the study of the physical and natural world through observations
and experiments. Science is all around us. Right now, the fact that you exist
and are in the process of reading this lesson is science. The process of
creating the air we breathe - also science. The food we enjoy, water we drink,
and clothes we wear are all based in science. Looking up into the atmosphere
gives us a glimpse into astronomy, another branch of science. You can't get
around it. Science is everywhere and is one of the most important topics of
study in our world.
, The Physical Sciences
- Physics: The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
- Chemistry: The science that deals with the composition, properties,
reactions, and the structure of matter. The chemist Louis Pasteur, for
example, discovered pasteurization, which is the process of heating liquids
such as milk and orange juice to kill harmful germs.
- Astronomy: The study of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
The Earth Sciences
- Geology: The science of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth, and
the physical, chemical, and biological changes that it has experienced or is
experiencing.
- Oceanography: The exploration and study of the ocean.
- Paleontology: The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or
geologic periods.
- Meteorology: The science that deals with the atmosphere and its
phenomena, such as weather and climate.
The Life Sciences
- Botany: The study of plants.
- Zoology: The science that covers animals and animal life.
- Genetics: The study of heredity.
- Medicine: The science of diagnosing, treating, and preventing illness,
disease, and injury.
Year 7-9
,Chapter 1: Working Scientifically
In this chapter it will cover Science as a Subject, Branches and Sub-Branches of
Science, Scientific Process, Equipment and Laboratory, and Safety Rules. This
model also has two functions: first, to provide a descriptive account of how
scientific inquiry is carried out in practice, and second, to provide an explanatory
account of why scientific inquiry succeeds as well as it appears to do in arriving at
genuine knowledge.
, Science is the study of the physical and natural world through observations
and experiments. Science is all around us. Right now, the fact that you exist
and are in the process of reading this lesson is science. The process of
creating the air we breathe - also science. The food we enjoy, water we drink,
and clothes we wear are all based in science. Looking up into the atmosphere
gives us a glimpse into astronomy, another branch of science. You can't get
around it. Science is everywhere and is one of the most important topics of
study in our world.
, The Physical Sciences
- Physics: The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
- Chemistry: The science that deals with the composition, properties,
reactions, and the structure of matter. The chemist Louis Pasteur, for
example, discovered pasteurization, which is the process of heating liquids
such as milk and orange juice to kill harmful germs.
- Astronomy: The study of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
The Earth Sciences
- Geology: The science of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth, and
the physical, chemical, and biological changes that it has experienced or is
experiencing.
- Oceanography: The exploration and study of the ocean.
- Paleontology: The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or
geologic periods.
- Meteorology: The science that deals with the atmosphere and its
phenomena, such as weather and climate.
The Life Sciences
- Botany: The study of plants.
- Zoology: The science that covers animals and animal life.
- Genetics: The study of heredity.
- Medicine: The science of diagnosing, treating, and preventing illness,
disease, and injury.
