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What is science and why do we need to study it? Why does it change and why are we still making discoveries?
What is science and why do we need to study it? Why does it change and why are we still making discoveries?
Being a Scientist!
Being a Scientist!
Hopefully we will be able to find the answers to some of these questions. The site contains work we cover in class as well as extra reading that will broaden our understanding and satisfy our "thirst for knowledge".
It can be a full time job just staying up to date with changes. But lagging behind might mean to do not get to enjoy the "rush" that comes with discovery.
The importance of collaboration cannot be overemphasised, but there is a fine line between sharing the workload and being lazy.
It is important to remember that not all science is good science! I hope that you can recognise good science from bad science. In science we talk about theories and laws. But what is the difference? Find out more from Ted-Ed
Be a Citizen Scientist
Be a Citizen Scientist
Being a citizen scientist is becoming more common all around the world. This article from National Geographic gives you a really good idea of how it has grown.
How can you share your ideas?
How can you share your ideas?
Some of you will be interested enough to find information to share. I hope you can upload and link it to our "What do you think ...." section. Make sure that you tell us who shared the link by adding your name at the start.
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Middle and high school educators can participate in authentic science research and connect students with working scientists through citizen science projects from NASA. The projects cover research areas such as the universe, solar system, Sun, and Earth, and involve participants in activities from validating NASA air quality data to studying images from the Spitzer Space Telescope and WISE satellite observatory to help Measure and Map Our Galaxy. Read descriptions of the available projects and find out how to participate at the website. Educators can also join a Facebook group to share their experiences as a NASA citizen scientist.
Middle and high school educators can participate in authentic science research and connect students with working scientists through citizen science projects from NASA. The projects cover research areas such as the universe, solar system, Sun, and Earth, and involve participants in activities from validating NASA air quality data to studying images from the Spitzer Space Telescope and WISE satellite observatory to help Measure and Map Our Galaxy. Read descriptions of the available projects and find out how to participate at the website. Educators can also join a Facebook group to share their experiences as a NASA citizen scientist.
Since 2002, this nationally syndicated public radio show, produced by New York Public Radio's WNYC Studios, has been devoted to “investigating a strange world” and making science accessible to broad audiences. Hosted by creator Jad Abumrad and NPR science correspondent Robert Krulwich, and most appropriate for high school and adult audiences, the program has produced—and archived—hundreds of hour-long episodes on science and other topics, all of which teach us something about ourselves and humanity through science. Episode highlights include Weights and Measure, which examines the history and development of these tools and their uses across society; Talking to Humans, which explores what machines can tell us about being human; and Baby Blue Blood Drive, which uses the story of the horseshoe crabs as to help us understand how deeply nature and humans are interconnected. Visit the website to access both current and archived programs.
Since 2002, this nationally syndicated public radio show, produced by New York Public Radio's WNYC Studios, has been devoted to “investigating a strange world” and making science accessible to broad audiences. Hosted by creator Jad Abumrad and NPR science correspondent Robert Krulwich, and most appropriate for high school and adult audiences, the program has produced—and archived—hundreds of hour-long episodes on science and other topics, all of which teach us something about ourselves and humanity through science. Episode highlights include Weights and Measure, which examines the history and development of these tools and their uses across society; Talking to Humans, which explores what machines can tell us about being human; and Baby Blue Blood Drive, which uses the story of the horseshoe crabs as to help us understand how deeply nature and humans are interconnected. Visit the website to access both current and archived programs.
Science is a lot about can and should we do things. Should we do things because we can?
Science is a lot about can and should we do things. Should we do things because we can?
The 10 biggest moral dilemmas in science
The 10 biggest moral dilemmas in science
Minimising suffering. Maximising happiness. Saving the planet. Looking after future generations. Worthy goals all, but what happens when they come into conflict?
Science and technology are constantly pitting our values against each other. In this special feature, we’ve selected 10 particularly burning dilemmas. What makes them so thorny, what ethical principles are at stake – and what should we do? Read more
Nice science, but don’t forget about the ethics
Nice science, but don’t forget about the ethics
The march of science is giving us new powers, but also creating new ethical dilemmas. We must trust in public engagement to try to seek consensus
Moral dilemma: should we reshape society because we can?
Moral dilemma: should we reshape society because we can?
Traditional values will not serve us well when it comes to debating the ethics of novel technologies such as self-driving cars. We need a new moral code
Telling science fact from science fiction
Telling science fact from science fiction
Origins of Misinformation and how it Spreads I Misinformation Nation I NOVA I PBS
Origins of Misinformation and how it Spreads I Misinformation Nation I NOVA I PBS
Scientists from the past & present
Scientists from the past & present
"....science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale. We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery also has its beauty...." Marie Curie (Only woman scientist to win Nobel Prize Twice).
"....science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale. We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery also has its beauty...." Marie Curie (Only woman scientist to win Nobel Prize Twice).
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
The most groundbreaking scientist you've never heard of - Addison Anderson
The most groundbreaking scientist you've never heard of - Addison Anderson
Cecilia Payne
Cecilia Payne
“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.” Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate) OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE. Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge. Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because she was a woman, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard. Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.” Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish). Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work. Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science. Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.
“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know.” Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate) OH WAIT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CECILIA PAYNE. Cecilia Payne’s mother refused to spend money on her college education, so she won a scholarship to Cambridge. Cecilia Payne completed her studies, but Cambridge wouldn’t give her a degree because she was a woman, so she said to heck with that and moved to the United States to work at Harvard. Cecilia Payne was the first person ever to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from Radcliffe College, with what Otto Strauve called “the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.” Not only did Cecilia Payne discover what the universe is made of, she also discovered what the sun is made of (Henry Norris Russell, a fellow astronomer, is usually given credit for discovering that the sun’s composition is different from the Earth’s, but he came to his conclusions four years later than Payne—after telling her not to publish). Cecilia Payne is the reason we know basically anything about variable stars (stars whose brightness as seen from earth fluctuates). Literally every other study on variable stars is based on her work. Cecilia Payne was the first woman to be promoted to full professor from within Harvard, and is often credited with breaking the glass ceiling for women in the Harvard science department and in astronomy, as well as inspiring entire generations of women to take up science. Cecilia Payne is awesome and everyone should know her.
Sharing Thoughts & Comments
Sharing Thoughts & Comments
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