What is a Scientist What Does A Scientist

What is a Scientist?

What Does A Scientist Look Like? Like This?

What Does A Scientist Look Like? How about them?

Types of Scientist Astronomer: studies planets, solar system, space

Types of Scientists Botanist: studies plants

Types of Scientists Chemist: studies chemicals

Types of Scientists Ecologist: studies the way animals and plants interact

Types of Scientists Endocrinologist: studies hormones, and the endocrine system, insulin, testosterone, estrogen.

Types of Scientists Gemologist: studies gems like rubies and diamonds

Types of Scientists Herpetologist: studies reptiles and amphibians

Types of Scientists Ichthyologist: studies fish

Types of Scientists Kinesiologist: studies muscles

Types of Scientists Mammalogist: studies mammals

Types of Scientists Neurologist: studies nerves

Types of Scientists Paleontologist: studies fossils, geologic history

Types of Scientists Zoologist: studies many aspect of animals (not zoos)

Types of Scientists Archaeologist: the study of past human societies

Types of Scientists Geographer: studies the Earth's surface Geologist: specializes in the history of Earth.

Types of Scientists Physicist: studies matter, energy, and how they are related

Types of Scientists Marine Biologist: studies ocean plants and animals

Types of Scientists Computer scientist: the study of theoretical foundations of information and computation

Scientists Ellen Ochoa – Astronaut Wanted to be president as young girl Changed majors five times in college Eventually earned a degree in physics Became interested in becoming an astronaut in graduate school Went on to become the first Hispanic woman to go into space

Scientists Donald Bliss – Medical Illustrator Loved art as a child but planned on becoming a doctor Majored in biology in college Noticed a poster outside a professor’s door listing careers with a biology degree One was medical illustration! Don now combines his passion for art and biology as a medical illustrator

Scientists Andrew Revkin – Environmental Reporter Studied biology in college and wanted to be a scientist Went overseas for two years and joined a sailboat crew in New Zealand Saw so many environmental changes taking place that he wanted to share what was happening with the rest of the world

Scientists Marie Curie: Studied radioactivity and a physicist

Scientists George Washington Carver: chemist and inventor

Scientists Rachel Carson: Marine Biologist

Scientists Har Gobind Khorana: biochemist

Scientists Luis Alvarez: physicist

Scientists Jane Goodall: Anthropologist

• What type of scientist will you be…. ?