Science as an Inquiry

What is science? According to the Webster dictionary, Science is :
1.  the state of knowing
2a. a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study
2b. something that may be studied or learned systematized knowledge
3a. knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific methods
3b. such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena
4.  a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws
5. christian science

Well, I do not know what christian science is. Science to me, is knowledge. But science is very general, and not all questions are answered. So, science is also a mystery to some. After this chapter, I had a deeper understanding of what science was. It was not only knowledge, but about methods, attitudes and products. Science is also full of theories, principles and laws that people have created and proven, like Newton's law of gravity and the theory of evolution.

I also learnt some science laboratory rules. This is the first time I am doing experiments that have fire and liquids involved, so the safety rules were very important. We also learnt about the signs like the radioactive sign ( on the left).






To conclude, this chapter of science was the introduction for the whole year, and it was interesting. I learnt many useful things and have gained a deeper understanding of science.