1. What is science and why is it important in our everyday life?
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Science is the study of things around us and how they work. It helps us to understand our environment and solve problems in our daily lives. Science is important because it helps us to live better and safer lives.
For example, science helps doctors to treat sick people using medicines. Farmers use science to grow healthy crops and rear animals. We use science when we cook food, use electricity, fetch clean water, and use mobile phones. Without science, life would be very difficult.
2. Mention and explain four ways science is important in our daily life.
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Health: Science helps us to prevent and treat diseases. Hospitals use machines and medicines made through science to care for people.
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Transportation: Cars, bicycles, airplanes, and boats are made using science. These help us move from one place to another easily.
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Communication: Science helps us to communicate through mobile phones, radios, and the internet.
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Food production: Farmers use science to improve farming, preserve food, and get better harvests.
3. What does it mean when we say “science is a process”?
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When we say science is a process, we mean that science involves steps or methods used to find answers to questions. These steps include observing, asking questions, measuring, experimenting, and drawing conclusions.
For example, if a pupil wants to know why plants grow better in sunlight, the pupil can observe plants, water them, expose some to sunlight, and compare the results. This way of finding answers is called the scientific process.
4. Explain what is meant by “science is a product”.
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Science is a product because it gives us results, ideas, knowledge, and inventions after investigations have been done. These products include facts, laws, machines, tools, and discoveries.
Examples of products of science are electricity, computers, medicines, and clean water systems. All these came from scientific investigations and help us in our daily lives.
5. Explain the difference between science as a process and science as a product.
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Science as a process is the way or steps we use to find answers, such as observing, experimenting, and measuring.
Science as a product is the result we get after using the process, such as new knowledge, discoveries, or inventions.
For example, testing which soap cleans better is science as a process, while the information about the best soap is science as a product.
Written by Simeon Leo
