Physical Science 1-3 Intro to Physical Science

Lesson 1-3: Physical Science Overview

Lesson Objectives

• Describe what Science is and how it is done

• Distinguishing between different types of science

• Identify the different branches that make up physical science

Word Cloud

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear "Physical Science".

What is Science?

• Science: A process of collecting information about the world

  • Asking questions to learn about what is happening around you

• Starts with making observations of what happens around you, then asking questions about what you see

The Four Main Branches of Science

• We can divide science into four different branches based on what they study

  • Mathematics: Studies Number and Statistics

  • Earth Science: Studies The processes that shape the Planet

  • Life Science: Studies Living things and their interactions

  • Physical Science: Studies nonliving matter and Energy

The Aspects of Physical Science

• Matter: The stuff things are made of

• Energy: The ability to do things

• All Matter has Energy, even if you can not see it

  • Example: Food stores energy that is released when our bodies break it down

• Physical Science is about describing how matter and energy are related to each other

Multiple Choice

What is the first step of Science?

• Making observations of the world around you

• Asking a question about what you see

• Preforming an experiment to prove a hypothesis

• Sharing the results of an experiment

Match

Match the following Sciences to their descriptions

• Mathematics

• Life Science

• Earth Science

• Physical Science

Studies Numbers & Statistics

Studies Interactions of Living things

Studies the processes of the planet

Studies nonliving matter and energy

• Studies Numbers & Statistics

• Studies Interactions of Living things

• Studies the processes of the planet

• Studies nonliving matter and energy

Drag and Drop

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is the stuff that everything is made of, while ​

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is the ability an object has to do things.

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Matter

Energy

Space

Light

Motion

Mass

Multiple Choice

True or False: All Matter has Energy

• True

• False

The Subbranches of Physical Science

• We can divide Physical science into two different branches

  • Chemistry

  • Physics

• These branches can be further divided into different subbranches

Chemistry

• Chemistry: The study of the structure and Properties of Matter, and its interactions and changes

• Different compounds react differently based on their structure

  • Example: Salt dissolves in water, but sand does not

• Chemical Reaction: An interaction where substances react to change into new substances

Physics

• Physics: The Study of how Energy affects matter

  • Matter does not change, but its action does

    • Motion

    • Force

    • Electricity

    • Light

    • Heat

Why do physical science?

• Matter and energy play a role in all sciences

  • Meteorology: Weather science depends on pressure, motion and force

  • Geology: The Structure of the Earth is made up of different chemicals in different conditions

  • Biology: Living things do chemical reactions to gain energy from food

Multiple Select

What are the two branches of Physical Science?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

• Biology

Multiple Choice

You mix Borax, glue and water together to make slime. Which branch of physical science are you practicing?

• Chemistry
• Geology
• Biology
• Physics

Multiple Choice

What is an interaction where substances react to change into new substances?

• Nuclear reaction
• Biological reaction
• Physical change
• Chemical reaction

Dropdown

Physics Studies how ​

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affects ​

Select answer

Open Ended

A scientist is watching a hockey player and studying the forces that act when a player shoots the puck into the goal What branch of physical science is the scientist probably using? Explain your answer.

Open Ended

Mark wants to be a doctor, and feels that he does not need to study physical science. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.