Science and Scientists

Scientists do many things. Match the list of words in the box with their definitions below:

do research observe do experiments study invent make theories discover collect data solve problems hypothesize make predictions prove

______To test something under controlled conditions. ______To make an educated guess. ______To make a guess about the future. ______To gather facts. ______To find something for the first time. ______To make an explanation for something. ______To make something for the first time. ______To look at something very carefully for a period of time. ______To show that something is correct or true. ______To find solutions. ______To learn about something (often through a book). ______To investigate something and do experiments.

Unscramble these words and cross out the extra letter:

s o x r b v e e ______d a l l v c o t c t e a ______s r r e e c h e a ______h v o s c d i r e ______p e v r x t e m n i e ______h v e n t i n ______t i n z o d e r p i c ______

© www.bogglesworldesl.com Science and Scientists What do these scientists do? Try to use the phrases is a person who, is somebody who, is someone who. Also try to use as many expressions from the box on page 1 as you can.

Anthropologist ______Archeologist ______Astronomer ______Biochemist ______Biologist ______Botanist ______Chemist ______Economist ______Geneticist ______Geometrician ______Geographer ______Geologist ______Herpetologist ______Linguist ______Mathematician ______Meteorologist ______Oceanographer ______Paleontologist ______Psychologist ______Physicist ______Sociologist ______Statistician ______Volcanologist ______Zoologist