How does the world work? Why is the sky blue? Why does the sun shine? How do volcanos erupt? What...

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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