What is-science-grade-7
- 1. WHAT IS SCIENCE Ms. Donita D. Germono
- 2. What is Science? ■ Comes from the Latin word scientia, which means “to know”. ■ A systematic attempt to establish knowledge that helps explain natural and physical occurrences through objective means. ■ Employs skills such as measuring, analyzing, observing and experimenting.
- 3. Science Pure Science Life Science Physical Science Earth Science Applied Science Technology
- 4. Classified as follows: ■ Pure Science – involves gathering of information through experimentation, which is done mainly for the pursuit of knowledge ■ Applied Science – deals with the search for practical uses scientific knowledge and scientific laws. ■ Technology – comes from the Greek word techne that means “art, craft or skill” and logia that means “word or expression” – Application of science that improves the quality of human life.
- 5. Integrated Science includes 3 branches of Pure Life Science:
- 6. 3 Main Branches of Science Life Physical Earth/Space
- 7. Life Science ■ Known as biology; studies all aspects of living things. ■ Studies the behavior, history and development of living organisms. ■ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck introduced the term biology in the 1800’s Subdivisions of life science: • Botany • Zoology • Genetics Life sciences may be subdivided according to units of study: molecule, cell, organism or even population and the following divisions of life sciences developed through the years: Biomedicine Cellular biology Developmental biology Ecology Embryology Histology Molecular biology Physiology
- 8. Physical Science ■ Deals with matter and energy. Subdivisions: Physics – study of the interaction between matter and energy Chemistry – study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes. Astronomy – the study of heavenly bodies.
- 9. Earth Science ■ Also known as geoscience, or the study of the Earth and its neighbors. ■ Is further divided into specific fields of study: – Geology – Paleontology – Oceanography – Meteorology – Petrology