EXPERIMENTING WITH SCIENCE
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WELCOME TO EXPERIMENTING WITH SCIENCE. I am so excited to guide you in your scientific journey as you test, explore, learn, have fun, and, yes, experiment. My goal is for you to experience the thrill of scientific discovery.
SO WHAT IS SCIENCE? Science is the study of the world around you – or even the world inside of you. In this book, you learn about many scientific disciplines, so get ready to make some reactions, trick your brain, harness magnetic forces, combine science and art, and more!
Scientists are so diverse it’s hard to know how to describe them. In research laboratories (where scientists work), you will find men and women, young and old, from countries all over the world. But all scientists have one thing in common: They love learning and have a big curiosity about how the world works.
The job of a scientist is to discover new things, and they study all sorts of different stuff. Some scientists study how to cure diseases in hopes of helping people stay healthy. Some study gigantic collapsing stars, while others study the behavior of tiny ants. For some scientists, it’s normal to scuba dive around the ocean taking video of elusive sea creatures. It’s safe to say that scientists have pretty cool jobs.
If you’re a person who is curious about the world, you may consider being a scientist when you grow up.
This book is filled with fun and enlightening science experiments. The experiments are split up into seven chapters, and each chapter starts with a quick introduction and a section about the science behind the experiments (with the exception of the final chapter). The best thing to do is to read this science overview before starting the experiments within the chapter. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything at once. Learning about science is a process that can take time.
