This document introduces the foundational concepts of science, defining it as both a body of knowledge and a process involving observation, experimentation, and reasoning. It discusses the limitations of science, noting that it does not address ethics, aesthetics, or supernatural phenomena. The importance of studying science is highlighted, emphasizing its role in making life easier and the power of knowledge.

1. Introduction to Science
UNIT ONE, LESSON 1.1
BY MARGIELENE D. JUDAN

2. LESSON OUTLINE
What is Science?
Science as a Body of Knowledge
Science as a Product and a Process
Limits of Science

3. What comes to your mind
when you hear the word
“SCIENCE”?

4. Thick Textbooks

5. Lab Coats/ Lab Gowns

6. Microscopes

7. Astronomer looking in space
through his telescope

8. Bunch of Equations

9. Chemical Reactions in Beakers

10. Launching Rockets to Space

11. Or maybe even ETs and UFOs

12. All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but
none of them provides a full picture because science has
so many facets.

13. WHAT IS SCIENCE?
-Latin word
-scientia
-means “having
knowledge”
WORD ORIGIN

14. WHAT IS SCIENCE?
AS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
Science is a systematized
body of knowledge based
on gathered facts,
observation and
experimentation.
AS A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS
Science as a product is an ever-changing body
of knowledge.
It is an ongoing process of investigating and
thinking:
1. a way of thinking that involves reasoning,
and
2. A way of investigating that involves
questions, observations, experimentations,
and predictions.

15. WHAT IS SCIENCE?
AS A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
Based on
Facts
Observations
Experiments
AS A PRODUCT AND A PROCESS
Way of Thinking which
involves
Way of Investigating
which involves
Reasoning Questions
Observations
Experiments
Predictions
SCIENTISTS ARE THOSE WHO STUDY SCIENCE TO CREATE
SOLUTIONS TO PRESENT PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO MAKE LIFE
EASIER.

16. LIMITS OF SCIENCE
1.Ethics and Morality
2.Mathematics
3.Reason
4.Why?

17. 1. Science doesn’t make moral
judgments. (Ethics and Morality)

18. 2. Science doesn’t make aesthetic
judgments. (Mathematics)
Aesthetic- deals with nature
of art, beauty, or taste.
Science can’t tell us whether
something is pleasing or not
or whether a performance is
beautiful or dreadful.
You cannot measure
someone’s talent.

19. 3. Science doesn’t tell you how to use
scientific knowledge. (Reason)
Science gives you facts,
but it doesn’t teach you
how to use them.
Only you can teach
yourself how to think!

20. 4. Science doesn’t draw conclusions about
supernatural explanations. (Why?)
By definition, science only
studies the natural world.
Therefore, any object/entity
supernatural like God is not
Science.
Science doesn’t have all the
answers.

21. Ponder upon with superstitions. Do
you think they are true, reliable and
scientific? Prove and give examples.

22. Now, that you are equipped with the
basic concepts of Science, you’re now
ready to go through Science 7! Welcome
to the study of the natural world!

23. Additional: SO WHY STUDY
SCIENCE?
1. It is fun!
2. It makes life easier.
3. Because knowledge is
power.

24. Additional: WHAT TO BRING IN
SCIENCE CLASS
1. Textbook and notebook
2. Pen and paper
3. Most of all, a working
brain!

27. Sources:
Science Links 7
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/