What does a scientist do?

Scientists conduct experiments and gather evidence. They use evidence to help them understand the world around us.

What kinds of things have you learned studying science before?

You can learn about animals and plants. You can also learn about planets and stars. You can learn about anything in the world around us.

How can you use your senses to make observations?

You can use your sense of sight to look for clues. You can also use your sense of touch to feel things. You can use your sense of hearing to listen for evidence and you can use your sense of smell to smell things. We should never taste things during a science experiment unless an adult tells us that it is safe to do so.

How can you collect evidence?

Scientists collect evidence by doing experiments and making observations with their senses.

Why are scientists important to the world?

Scientists can discover new things and create things to make the world a better place. They can help solve problems and help us understand the world around us.

How is a scientist like a detective?

Like detectives, scientists look for clues to help answer questions.

How can scientists learn about the skin of a shark?

Scientists can touch a shark’s skin to learn if the skin is rough or smooth.

A fair test is when you do an experiment and only change one thing at a time. If you change more than one thing you will not know what caused the observations in your experiment.

If you could be any kind of scientist, which one would you be?

There are many different types of scientists. You might like to be a paleontologist who studies dinosaur bones. Or you might want to be a marine biologist who studies sea creatures. A chemist studies chemicals and all the neat things they can do.

What does a scientist do?

Scientists conduct experiments and gather evidence. They use evidence to help them understand the world around us.

What kinds of things have you learned studying science before?

You can learn about animals and plants. You can also learn about planets and stars. You can learn about anything in the world around us.

How can you use your senses to make observations?

You can use your sense of sight to look for clues. You can also use your sense of touch to feel things. You can use your sense of hearing to listen for evidence and you can use your sense of smell to smell things. We should never taste things during a science experiment unless an adult tells us that it is safe to do so.

How can you collect evidence?

Scientists collect evidence by doing experiments and making observations with their senses.

Why are scientists important to the world?

Scientists can discover new things and create things to make the world a better place. They can help solve problems and help us understand the world around us.

How is a scientist like a detective?

Like detectives, scientists look for clues to help answer questions.

How can scientists learn about the skin of a shark?

Scientists can touch a shark’s skin to learn if the skin is rough or smooth.

A fair test is when you do an experiment and only change one thing at a time. If you change more than one thing you will not know what caused the observations in your experiment.

If you could be any kind of scientist, which one would you be?

There are many different types of scientists. You might like to be a paleontologist who studies dinosaur bones. Or you might want to be a marine biologist who studies sea creatures. A chemist studies chemicals and all the neat things they can do.

What Is Science? (K-2 Version)

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DEFINITION OF SCIENCE

Science is using evidence to learn about the world around us. Scientists do experiments and use their senses to collect evidence.

To better understand how science works…

DEFINITION OF SCIENCE. Science is using evidence to learn about the world around us. Scientists do experiments and use their senses to collect evidence. To better understand how science works…

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Scientists use their senses to learn about the world.

Scientists can learn a lot just by listening. By listening to wolves howl, scientists can learn how many wolves there are, or even where they are located.

Scientists use their senses to learn about the world. Scientists can learn a lot just by listening. By listening to wolves howl, scientists can learn how many wolves there are, or even where they are located.

Scientists can use their sense of touch and smell.

touching the skin of a shark to collect evidence

To learn about a shark’s skin, scientists can feel the shark’s skin. Even though the shark’s skin looks smooth, by touching it scientists learned that their skin is rough.

Scientists can use their sense of touch and smell. To learn about a shark’s skin, scientists can feel the shark’s skin. Even though the shark’s skin looks smooth, by touching it scientists learned that their skin is rough.

Scientists conduct a lot of experiments to learn about the world.

Scientists collect evidence by doing experiments. In an experiment, scientists only change one thing at a time to be sure they know what caused the change they observed.

Scientists conduct a lot of experiments to learn about the world. Scientists collect evidence by doing experiments. In an experiment, scientists only change one thing at a time to be sure they know what caused the change they observed.

Some scientists discover new things to make our world better.

thomas edision observes the light bulb he invented

Thomas Edison was a scientist. He invented the light bulb. Thomas Edison experimented for many years before he successfully made the first light bulb.

Some scientists discover new things to make our world better. Thomas Edison was a scientist. He invented the light bulb. Thomas Edison experimented for many years before he successfully made the first light bulb.

Even kids can collect evidence and be scientists.

Did you know that a kid discovered a mastodon tooth that led to the discovery of more fossils? Kids can learn about the world by making observations and by doing experiments too.

Even kids can collect evidence and be scientists. Did you know that a kid discovered a mastodon tooth that led to the discovery of more fossils? Kids can learn about the world by making observations and by doing experiments too.

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LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!

Scientists use their senses to learn about the world.

Scientists can use their sense of touch and smell.

Scientists conduct a lot of experiments to learn about the world.

Some scientists discover new things to make our world better.

Even kids can collect evidence and be scientists.

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