How does the world work?
Why is the sky blue?
Why does the sun shine?How do volcanos erupt?
What makes some stars explode?
Astronomy
Physics
Geology Chemistry
Biology
(we made up all these divisions)
What scientists do
• Learn
• Teach
• Write
• Experiment
• Theorize
• Argue
Where scientists do it
• Laboratories
• Rock outcrops
• Observatories
• Space
• The ocean floor
• At conferences worldwide
• Inside their own heads!
George Carruthers built an ultraviolet camera that went to the Moon
Jocelyn Bell covered a field with antennas and discovered pulsars
Albert Einstein wondered about riding a beam of light and changed the world
The Hubble Heritage team saw beauty and shared it
Preparing for scientific careers
• Science (duh!)
• Math
• Computers
• Foreign languages
• Most of all – stay curious