Why do we need Science?

•  Why do we need Science?�
• Do only scientists need to learn about Science?�
• Why do I have to take Science lessons if I do not plan to be a doctor, engineer, or researcher?

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Let’s talk about misconceptions

Antient Greeks believed that birds sleep under water during the winter

Now we know that they just migrate south, where the climate is warmer

http://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n5194/pdf/10_green.pdf

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Do you want to know how things work?

Does the Sun move around Earth?

Is Earth flat or round?

Why do ships disappear behind the horizon?�Is it because of the Earth’s curvature?

Mice can be born from dirty rags?

•  the theory of spontaneous generation is the notion that life can arise from nonliving matter

People get sick because of the imbalance in the body fluids. Removing extra blood can help people get better

The Sun needs sacrifices, otherwise it will stop shining

• Good that now we know that the Sun, like other stars, gets energy from the nuclear reactions

Heavy objects fall faster than light objects

The famous tower of Pisa

Let’s repeat the Galileo’s experiment using pasta

Which one will fall faster?

Gravity

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