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Budding Scientist Unit Introduction

The document provides an introduction to a unit on technology and innovation for a secondary school class. It includes 4 tasks for students: 1) List scientists and their achievements, 2) Match scientific disciplines to their definitions, 3) Identify the steps of the scientific method by filling in gaps, 4) Complete a crossword puzzle using science terms. The tasks cover topics like famous scientists, branches of science, the scientific method, and metric units.

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Budding Scientist Unit Introduction

The document provides an introduction to a unit on technology and innovation for a secondary school class. It includes 4 tasks for students: 1) List scientists and their achievements, 2) Match scientific disciplines to their definitions, 3) Identify the steps of the scientific method by filling in gaps, 4) Complete a crossword puzzle using science terms. The tasks cover topics like famous scientists, branches of science, the scientific method, and metric units.

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… Secondary School Academic Year: 2022 – 2023


2 nd Year P.S/ English Class Unit 3: Technology & Innovation
Theme: Budding Scientist Lesson: Introducing the Unit

Unit Three has a very interesting title, “BUDDING SCIENTIST”. It refers to a person who is just starting to
specialize in science or scientific matter and will probably be successful at it.

Task 1: Write the names of scientists with their achievements.

J. J. Thomson Marrie Currie Nikola Tesla Michael Faraday


a. …………………………………..… was the first to produce an electric current from a magnetic field,
invented the first electric motor and dynamo.
b. …………………………………..… is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium.
c. ………………………………..…… credited with the discovery of the electron the first subatomic particle to
be discovered.
d. ………………………………..…… best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating
current (AC) electricity supply system

Task 2: Scientific Disciplines – Match each one with its definition.


1. Biology a. The scientific study of the earth.
2. Psychology b. The scientific study of plants.
3. Astronomy c. The scientific study of mental processes in living creatures.
4. Botany d. The scientific study of physical universes beyond the earth.
5. Geology e. The scientific study of living things.
6. Meteorology f. The scientific study of the blood.
7. Hematology g. The scientific study of the atmosphere and its phenomena.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
……… ……….. ………. ………. ………. ………. ……….
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Task 3: Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
Research – Invent – Prove – Collect data – Make theories – Hypothesize – Predict – Do experiments –
Discover – Observe.
a. ……………………. Test something under controlled conditions.
b. ……………………. Make an educated guess.
c. ……………………. Make a guess about the future.
d. ……………………. Gather facts.
e. ……………………. Find something for the first time.
f. ……………………. Make an explanation for something.
g. ……………………. Make something for the first time.
h. ……………………. Look at something very carefully for a period of time.
i. ……………………. Show that something is correct or true.
j. ……………………. Investigate something and do experiments.

Task 4: Complete the crossword puzzle using what you know about the subject.

Across
2. An educated guess at the outcome of an experiment
5. The temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees.
6. The metric unit of measurement for length
8. The temperature scale where 100 degrees is the boiling point of water
9. The metric unit of measurement for volume
Down
1. A series of techniques to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing
experiments.
3. An explanation about the results of many experiments that is developing and can be changed
4. A known truth in mathematics and science that is not subject to change.
7. The metric unit of measurement for mass

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