Why is science important

Science is an integral part of our everyday life. But why is science so important to us and to the way in which we live? Without science we would be missing out on a multitude of different inventions and knowledge that have helped us to progress in life and learn about our world. You have probably questioned many things, by asking why, or how, or what. Asking why things happen, how they work, what makes them behave in a certain way is all a part of science. Science can cover a variety of different questions and fields, but the three main schools consist of Biology, Physicsand Chemistry. Many of these sciences overlap in their topics, as chemical sciencelinks with biological or physical in several areas. Science is about asking questions and finding out the answers through study, testing and trial and error. Science is not just important to answer as many questions as we can think of science exists all around us. It is also important because without it, we would not be able to enjoy many of luxuries we see around us today. You may often hear people talking about the invention of the light bulb inventions come in all shapes and sizes, not just landmark inventions. For example, television, mobile phones, remote controls, home computers, blenders, coffee machines and PDAs were all invented thanks to science. Anything that uses electrics would not be possible today if the study of science did not exist. Without science we would be unable to investigate electrical currents and use these to their fullest potential. Science is also biological, not just physical or electrical. Biology is a fundamental science used to help medical advances. Through biology we can study and grow our knowledge on the human body and further our medical understanding saving millions of lives worldwide. Chemistry too has its uses in the medical field through a deeper understanding of chemicals and how they work and react to each other. Pharmaceutical companies use the science of Chemistry to develop new treatments for medical conditions and symptoms.

Why is Science Important? Science is everywhere in todays world. It is part of our daily lives, from cooking and gardening, to recycling and comprehending the daily weather report, to reading a map and using a computer. Advances in technology and science are transforming our world at an incredible pace, and our childrens future will surely be filled with leaps in technology we can only imagine. Being science literate will no longer be just an advantage but an absolute necessity. We cant escape from the significance of science in our world. But not everyone understands that, or has been taught to think critically, or been provided with the tools to analyze and test a problem or situation.

Why Science? Whether a child gains an interest in becoming a doctor, lawyer, teacher, investor, or entrepreneur, developing a scientific mindset with questioning and problem solving is critical to enhancing a child's cognitive growth, logic, and reasoning. More importantly for our youth, the loss of creativity, can in part be attributed to the rigidity of today's education curricula and lack of emphasis on early science and problem solving opportunities for our kids in school. Kids Science Labs is going to change this and give our kids a real chance to learn science before they start to think that it's too hard. Let's face it, technology is taking the world by storm, and it is firmly grounded in science. Our kids need more opportunities to learn and love science. If we are lucky, Kids Science Labs might help educate the next Einstein, Newton, or Planck, but our goal is to establish a basic love of learning in our kids and help them experience and understand the science they see everyday.

Why is public science education important? For most Americans, science is something to be tolerated in high school, details of which are promptly forgotten after tests are over. This may be understandable, since, regrettably, the basic science curriculum can often consist of lectures on taxonomy or analogous facts about what science has discovered, along with the painful need to memorize long lists of strange words. But any notion that science should be left to the scientists, and that the very question of what is and is not science should be left to those with a political agenda, is wrong and damaging. As the pace of scientific research accelerates, the average citizen is faced increasingly with having to grapple with matters of science in his everyday life. Some of the country's most complicated and urgent public policy debates have at their center been questions of science. It is imperative that the public is engaged in science issues which have an impact on their lives, in their own self-interest, to best thrive in modern society. Furthermore, citizens must understand what is a questionof science, and what is a question of public policy that can be informed by science. For example, the many causes and effects that impact human health are questions of science: smoking is a cause of lung cancer; obesity is a cause of diabetes; lead poisoning is a cause of brain damage in the young; alcohol and drug use by pregnant women are a cause of brain damage to their unborn children. These are objectively proven claims and therefore are science. The public must also grapple with important public policy questions that must be informed by science. For example, an understanding of the science of embryonic stem cell research is critically important to inform policymakers who are advocating or opposing this research; an understanding of climatology is essential to those concerned with regulation of fossil fuel consumption and energy policy; astronomy and cosmology must inform wise investment in space exploration. On a less weighty level, science is everywhere in society; a part of each person's everyday life even grocery shopping is more informed by a basic understanding of science. But most citizens are not equipped to personally assess the facts, nor often even to separate the facts from opinion or political spin; science from non-science. They therefore are likely to be predominantly influenced on these issues by the prevailing perception in their communities. How can we equip our people with sufficient scientific skills to enable them to develop informed opinions about these important issues, without imposing the unrealistic expectation that they be trained as scientists? This question is distinct from the question of how the U.S. can continue to produce the world's leading scientists. The latter consideration is also of course critical to the future health and economic prosperity of the Nation.

Why is Science education so important? An article from the Journal of Translational Medicine states that many students in the United States have little interest in science classes and they have no enthusiasm about learning science during high school. The author point out that science is a significant part of our lives. Every day, we have contact with science without realizing it and this is an important fact that everyone must recognize to help students make those connections and motivate their interest in science. My hope as a future teacher is to provide meaningful science lessons for my students that will allow them to enjoy science and that will give them an opportunity to appreciate their learning experience. My personal experience with science in high school taught me that children will be inspired to learn when the teacher shows enthusiasm about the subject and when she/he give students opportunities to interact in group activities. Teachers must use different learning strategies to acknowledge all students in the classroom. As teachers we need to remember that students have unique personalities and different learning styles. The way we teach science can make a positive impact on the education of our children and their future goals if teachers try different strategies to get their interest in science. For example, teacher can provide science lessons and activities where the students will be encouraged to discover and to explore with their peers or by themselves. On the other hand, to engage parents in the academics of their children the teachers and the school members can create activities to involve them on their science assignments by inviting them to participate in science fairs or other activities. This can be a way to educate parents and help them understand how important science is for the education of their children. Teachers can make a positive impact in the lives of the students and their families by communicating and informing them about these issues. It seems that more people in our communities and members of the government are becoming more concern with issues related to science. One of them is nutrition, which is causing more health problems in young children and teenagers. Many schools are creating programs to educate parents and children about the importance of nutrition and physical activity. Another significant topic that is related to science is global warming. This subject has become extremely important for our society, the environment, and for our future generations. Teaching our children about global warming will give them the knowledge and skills to think about solutions that would help save our planet earth. Furthermore, learning and understanding how critical these issues are in our society will give students an opportunity to reflect and think on how they can help to changes in their own lives. At the end, teachers must provide their students with a learning environment that will encourage them to learn and that will allow them to dream of their future goals through fun learning experiences.

Why Is Earth Science Important? By: Rachel Mork Why is Earth Science important? If you've got a student who moans and groans about studying Earth Science, you may feel like it's tough to keep his interest. If you can point out the mysteries that are explored in Earth Science, you may be able to capture his interest and improve information retention and grades. The Earth sciences can be divided up into five main branches. Each of these branches relate to a child's life in practical ways. By showing a child these practical applications, you may spur interest. Astronomy Does your child like history? Perhaps he'll find the charts and sky maps of the early astronomers interesting. Years ago, star maps were the main way sailors navigated across the oceans. Is your child interested in futuristic topics or science fiction? You can introduce him to the concepts of space travel and exploration and the practical ways we use space resources. Ask him how he thinks human beings might travel to and use the resources available on the moon, Mars, and asteroids. What could we learn? How could that knowledge enhance our lives here on Earth? Geology Is your child interested in dinosaurs? Volcanoes? Earthquakes? Fossils? Geology is linked to some of the more astonishing and amazing pieces of history on our planet. Explain to your child how geology is linked to our existence and to our methods of survival. Show her how geology tells us about our history as a species and about the other creatures living on this planet with us today. Expose your child to a variety of geologic wonders such as Interesting rock formations, like the stone arches of Utah The mountain ranges of our country or the Grand Canyon Volcanoes, especially active ones, throughout the world Earthquakes and their impact on human life Fossils, especially those of dinosaurs Meteorology The study of weather is important for more than just predicting if you can go to the beach tomorrow. Explain to your child how weather patterns affect crops, water supplies and the safety of human beings and animals. Discuss acid rain, climate change, droughts, storms and floods. Oceanography The vast bodies of water that cover our planet are incredibly important for life all over the Earth. Help your child understand how everyday life is tied to the ocean. Explain how it is important to keep our oceans clean, to prevent the oceans from expanding and to protect the many kinds of marine life. Kids who enjoy the thrill of discovery may be interested to hear about the dozens of new marine animals that we find each year. Glaciology With growing global interest in the mechanics of climate change, you'll find plenty of information about the significance and importance of glaciers. Glaciers play a role in regulating the Earth's temperature, yet they've been receding for the last several decades. What impact will

melting glaciers have on ocean levels and weather patterns? Help your child understand the impact the melting of glaciers could bring to all Earth inhabitants. By bringing the practical application of these disciplines to light, you can help your child want to learn more about Earth Science.

Why Teaching Science is so Important? As a future teacher I believe teaching science is very important because it is a part of our daily life. Everything we do in life and deal with has to do with science. During the preschool years is when you get the children motivated about teaching them science because that is the age when they are curious to know "how things happen and why?". There minds are full of questions and answers. Also, science provides our children with valuable ideas, skills, and future career choices. Not many schools now and days teach science the way it was taught to me growing up. I remember doing science fair projects and minor group projects in class that were fun to do. In the school system now I don't see much of that happening the schools are most interested in the TAKS and teaching children how to pass the test. In order to make our children lives more fun they should be more exposed and aware of science. Teaching children about the different types of rocks or why the weather changes can make an impact in a child's life. They will be able to distinguish the different types of rocks and know why the weather changes. They will have a basic understanding about the world around us. With the way our technology is advancing now and days our students need to understand how global warming affects our community and about the different types of cures for illnesses. As a teacher I am sure I will have lots of students that there future career choices will be doctors, engineers, or biologist and those students will have to know science in order to major in those areas. With our students being knowledgeable in science they willl be able to protect their health and safety throughout their lives. As a future teacher I want to be able to hold that key to teach my students about science and why science is so important in their daily lives. Teaching my students to understand science will help them appreciate science and related to the world around them. Why is Science Important? Science is everywhere. From the most basic activities like cooking and gardening up to the most complicated ones like building skyscrapers and predicting weather, science is always involved. In school, we learned what science is starting from the basic up to the specific studies such as biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, etc. According to Aristotle, science is a body of reliable knowledge that can be logically and rationally explained.

Whenever we have questions about how something works or how the world works, most of the time science always has the answers. Today, we even use it as a standard in defining fact from fiction; truth from lies if theres no scientific explanation, then maybe its a miracle. We use science as a tool to help us solve problems which uses what we already know in order to find out the things that we dont know. For example, you are aware that rubbing sticks can cause fire but you dont know how it does this. This is where science enters and eventually after several researching and experiments, you learn about friction.

Why is environmental science important Our environment is very important to us because it influences our life. We depend largely on the environment for survival. Environment is our surrounding which makes up the relationship of people, animals, plants, and even on-living things. On the other hand, environmental science is the study of how living and nonliving things interact. It involves a lot of discipline and fields of study such as physics, biology, chemistry, geography, oceanography, etc. Environmental science is very important because it enlightens us on how to conserve the environment especially now that technology is starting to ruin the natural resources and the ecosystem. Another importance of environmental science is to spread global issues through international conferences so that immediate solutions can be applied. These issues may range from dynamite fishing to global warming, forest denudation to mining. Because of development, more infrastructures had been built, more transportation systems had been created, and more rural areas had been urbanized. With these rapid changes, there is a need to study each step that may alter the environment so that the natural ecosystem may still be protected or replaced by a better one. Environmental science is important to save our world from destruction. Because of mans abusive actions, the environment is not safe anymore. There are more calamities experienced such as flashfloods and climate change. If we do not study the environment, then there is a great danger that everything that surrounds us will lead to extinction. We need to study the environment and the sciences applied into it to find solutions to different environmental issues so that children of tomorrow will still enjoy the healthy and productive

environment we still have now. If man will only make use of the different discoveries through environmental science, then this world will definitely be a better place to be called home not only for us but for the next generation.

Why Science Is Important for Innovation WHY IS SCIENCE IMPORTANT? Science underpins improvements in human welfare, through technologies which it develops for health, food production, engineering and communication. Science is also important in solving problems created by human activity, such as environmental degradation and climate change. Science allows us to move forward through incremental improvements in technology, adapted for particular needs and situations. But it also sometimes allows us to leap forward, through fundamental scientific discoveries that entirely change our sets of tools for human improvement and create new platforms for technology, such as the genetic revolution and the consequent development of biotechnologies for improving health and agriculture. How does scientific innovation work? Scientific innovation involves the successful exploitation of new ideas to generate new techniques, products and processes. Traditionally, scientific innovation has been viewed as a process starting with curiosity-driven, basic research which generates new understanding. This then leads to translational research, which relates this fundamental understanding to systems we want to improve, and then to applied research, which produces the products which we can use. Private enterprise plays a key role in successful innovationwithout business investment and marketing, inventions such as penicillin, computers and mobile phones would not exist today. As an example of innovation, consider how new knowledge of the genetics of disease resistance, gained from basic research on a laboratory animal, may lead to translational research on livestock to determine whether similar genes exist that convey useful resistance. If this research is successful, industry may use it to develop products, in this case using livestock breeding methods to incorporate genes conferring resistance into specific commercial breeds for sale to farmers.

However, today we recognize that scientific innovation is not always a linear process, and that it often involves interplay back-and-forth between basic, translational and applied research stages. It is possible, for example, for applied research to identify a need for more basic research in a new area. Going back to the example above, if new breeds exhibit only patchy resistance to the disease in question, farmers may choose not to buy the product. This may stimulate applied research into the causes of breakdown of resistance, which in turn may stimulate more basic research into resistance mechanisms, so as to generate new solutions. This research interaction involves a diverse system of players and institutions that influence its progress and success. Together, these are often called a science innovation system. The players may come from companies, universities, government and civil society. Scientists play a key role, of course, but so do other stakeholders, such as policy makers, banks and investors. Involving policy makers allows for a conducive policy and regulatory environment for the development and use of new technologies, while banks and investors provide security and capital for product development. A striking feature of science innovation systems today is that they are becoming increasingly international, with groups from different countries bringing specific expertise to the innovation process. Science no longer functions in isolation at a national level as it did with the large-scale emergence of nationally funded science during the 20th century, when it was seen as a way of ensuring national security and productivity. Scientists from around the world now collaborate with each other for a variety of reasons, but particularly to access the best expertise, resources and partnerships, and funding and institutions have adapted accordingly. Importantly, certain scientists, institutes and countries participate much more actively in the system than others, thus influencing the direction and benefits of research and outputs. Why Is Science SO Important? Essay by folklore, Junior High, 8th grade, A-, January 2004 Science has been vastly underrated. It is what separates us from the primitive, ignorant people we were centuries ago - people that thought weather was controlled by multiple gods and who simply relied on ineffective prayer to cure the diseased. It's a huge part of common sense as well. As children, humans learn to cope with gravity - whether the learning experience comes from a nasty fall or a game of catch. An entire other class of science is technology. How have we developed from whalebone tools to digital objects? How have we gone from 'hoofing it' to using airplanes and rockets? It is because great minds expanded on what they already knew about the world to form more convenient ways of living. Science is a forever growing, changing study that intrigues many. What would life be like without medicine and hygienic products? Even young children have learned how to apply band-aids, brush their teeth, and groom themselves, while Queen Elizabeth I of medieval England only took four baths in her lifetime - and was considered 'clean'! Most English villagers had never taken a single bath in their entire lives. By learning how the human body works, we have also discovered that we are immune to many diseases that wiped out many Native Americans when America was first discovered, including chicken pox. By saving so

many lives, our current population growth rate is over 1% a year - we are experiencing a population explosion.

why is science literacy so important? From an early age, we interact with our environment, asking questions and seeking answers. This question-and-answer process lies at the heart of knowing and doing science. It is a way of knowing and thinking about the natural and physical components of the world in which we live. The importance of science in our daily lives may not be obvious, yet we make science-based choices every day. Science is involved when we choose what to eat, or choose products with the least impact on the environment or make informed decisions about our health-care. Science is the foundation of an innovative culture and at the core of significant political decisions. Understanding science is crucial for all Canadians so we can be informed and active in our country's future. Let's Talk Science uses science as a learning platform to provide programs and services that develop an understanding of science and the role and impact it has in our lives. Active, hands-on/minds-on experiences, as well as research and problem-solving opportunities, build an understanding of what it means to know science. Doing science develops our ability to ask questions, collect information, organize and test our ideas, problem-solve and apply what we learn. Even more, science is a platform for building confidence, developing communication skills, and making sense of the world around us. Read more about how we learn to maximize the learning experiences of children.

Why is Chemistry important? Chemistry might seem boring to some students, and some find chemistry a very hard subject to understand. These students might ask why is chemistry important? Why do I need to learn chemistry? There are several good answers to these questions. The most important reason is probably that chemistry is needed in many industries, and having a good knowledge of chemistry is essential for many jobs. Not just in industry jobs actually, but chemistry is also important in commerce, teaching and lecturing, science journalism and even in some law related jobs like patent agents. Today we live in the age of chemistry-based technology, and future demands will increase the expertise needed in many areas of chemical, biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries.

Chemistry is also very important in understanding how nature works, and a good basis knowledge in chemistry will help you a lot studying more specialized subjects later on in your studies. No matter how science will change in the next century, most scientists believe that chemistry will be at the center of science and one of the most important subjects you could learn. Chemistry is a very old science, it was practice in some form as far back as 4000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. 3000 years ago ancient civilizations where using the basis of various branches of chemistry in their technology, like extracting metal from ores, fermenting wine and beer, making pigments for painting, making cheese, dying, making medicine from plants, making soap, glass and lots of other things. Without our extensive knowledge of chemistry our world today would be vastly different from what it is today, and in my opinion a very boring place to live. There are just so many reasons why chemistry is important, everything you touch and use in your daily life is chemical after all. Learning chemistry can be difficult and challenging at times however, so it is important to understand why chemistry is really important to human society.

Why Is Science Literacy Important In the 21st century, scientific information and scientific ways of thinking play a significant role as an adult in everyday life. In a world filled with science and technology concept, scientific literacy has become a necessity for everyone. Science is a way of making sense of the natural world. Science is not just a collection of facts. Facts are a part of Science and we all need to know some basic scientific information. Science understanding and ability to learn the natural world provide personal fulfillment and excitement that should be mutually shared. Everyone needs to use scientific information to make decisions about social issues and to

determine how we administer shared resourcessuch as air, water; natural forest. The development of scientific literacy is an evolving process that requires effort and co-operation from all parties. Advancing in science and technology progressively will enhance the capability of all students to hold meaningful and productive jobs in the future. Not all students will become scientists or engineers. But with majority workers having the ability to learn reason, think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems are an asset to any developing nation. The vital significance of science and technology education gives an edge of economic competitiveness that will allow us to lead within the globalization arena.

How to study science? Science should be studied like anything else to start with - memorize the terms and definitions, take good notes, and learn how things work. One part of science that is more similar to math is to be sure you work out the problems and do the experiments so that you will really understand what is going on. Science is based on facts learned from experiment - what we understand depends on what we can study, and science is always changing as our ability to study the world increases. Look at your notes and write them down so you know the them in your head.

Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Anthropology: What is the status of our descriptions?

"The goal of descriptive adequacy is unattainable but continually haunts the endeavor, lying alongside, but in another time, and speaking back, like the immaterial ghosts of prophecy or the value of a currency." (Maurer 2005, p. 54) What is it to describe? What ambitions and hopes do we attach to our descriptions? How do we make them "work" for us as policy advisers, spokespeople, critics and ethnographers? While the goal of adequate representation has been disputed for a long time, the status, construction and performativity of our descriptions remain an open question. In Mutual Life, Limited (2005), Bill Maurer notes that despite consensus on the impossibility of accurate and adequate descriptions, it continues to haunt "the [ethnographic] endeavor". Hereby he points to an aesthetics of ethnography which, despite claims to relativism, in many cases still makes use of the persuasive rhetoric of "being there" (see also Strathern, 2004, p. 10). Roland Barthes (1982) has similarly argued that the prose of a plethora of details and descriptions characterizing ethnography is to create the "effect of the real", which is part of constructing the ethnographic authority (Barthes in Knuuttila 2002). With the "crisis of representation" of the 1980s comfortably behind us, we now see different questions about description, reflexivity and modes of writing emerging. The anthropological style and prose of "being there" with its representational effects is still deployed widely, leaving behind reflexivity debates as an issue of past concerns. Others add a few extra voices and confessions as a placeholder for epistemological self-awareness. A third position, lateral ethnography, uses empirical descriptions to question the very practices of anthropological ways of knowing. How can we understand these divisions in styles of ethnographic description? What are their implications? In this session, we explore how Science and Technology Studies (STS) can offer alternative understandings for how descriptions come to matter. Those working in the field of STS have long studied how different representations are achieved, in production, assembly, and circulation. Applying a sensitivity to the various ways in which the distinctions between fact and fiction, culture and nature, are enacted, it offers a vocabulary for exploring different modes of describing and writing. Taking our own descriptions as a starting point, we discuss how various reflexive and post-reflexive moves can inform the manner in which our ethnographic descriptions are deployed.

Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation

Mass Effect is epic. It's the product of the best parts of Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and more with a protagonist who could be the love-child of Picard, Skywalker, and Starbuck. It's one of the most important pieces of science fiction narrative of our generation. Mass Effect goes so far beyond other fictional universes in ways that you may not have yet realized. It is cosmic in scope and scale. Basically, Mass Effect is the most important science fiction universe of our generation. Here's why. Science fiction fans have long debated over which fictional universe is the best. The Star Trek vs Star Wars contest is infamous into banality, with lesser skirmishes among fans of shows and books like Battlestar Galactica, Enders Game, Xenogenesis, Farscape, Dune, Firefly, Stargate, and others fleshing out the field. Don't mistake this piece as another pointless kerfuffle among obsessive basement dwellers. Mass Effect matters because of its ability to reflect on our society as a whole.

Why is science important? Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by Iwind in Science The word Science is derived from the Latin word Scientia which means To know. The world as we know it today owes its development and growth to the innovations of science. Science is a systematic method of providing a rational explanation for things that drive this world. Initially, science was restricted to providing explanations for things that confounded man nature specifically and natural phenomena which could not be explained by the bounds of human knowledge. Man has been a curious creature. This curious streak has allowed man to overcome his fears and expand the horizon of knowledge. Most of his irrational fears have been alleviated by the systematic study of things (that is science right there for you) around him. Science provides rationale. It helps broaden the realm of human understanding. Our everyday life, right from the time we wake up from bed to the time we go to sleep, is heavily influenced by science. The act of cooking food is science in motion. You put in all the ingredients necessary to concoct a scrumptious meal, steam/bake/saut it in a frying pan. What ensues is a fusion of molecules, a mish mash of ingredients under the effect of heat, giving the desired flavor and taste to the food that appeals to our gastronomic senses. Science is important because it has given us the tools and the knowledge to attain greater heights. The comforts that we enjoy are fruits of scientific innovation the television, the mobile phone, why even the computer was created as a result of scientific exploration. Cutting edge technology has heightened our level of comfort, enriching our lives by improving the quality of life. In a broader sense, science is a tool it is a tool that enables us to understand and reason things beyond our cognitive abilities. It is a systematic method of acquiring knowledge based on scientific reasoning. Science allows us to question principles and facts it is the harbinger of truth. There are many things that we do not know. Science provides a way to broaden our perceptions and understanding. Several unanswered questions have found rational explanations through the application of science and this has resulted in creating a wider ambit of knowledge. The realm of understanding is increasing, but proportional to this increase is the region of ignorance. Science therefore becomes important as it allows us to expand our knowledge, shattering our ignorance and leading mankind to greater heights. Had inventions not been made, life as we know it today would still have been primitive. It is this constant yearning, this constant hunger to conquer the unknown, which has led to many scientific discoveries. Science is very relevant in todays life. Science is important in a way it is the tool that provides the impetus to improve our lifestyle, expanding the realms of human understanding.

Why Science? "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." Albert Einstein Whether a child gains an interest in becoming a doctor, lawyer, teacher, investor, or entrepreneur, developing a scientific mindset with questioning and problem solving is critical to enhancing a child's cognitive growth, logic, and reasoning. More importantly for our youth, the loss of creativity, can in part be attributed to the rigidity of today's education curricula and lack of emphasis on early science and problem solving opportunities for our kids in school. Kids Science Labs is going to change this and give our kids a real chance to learn science before they start to think that it's too hard. Let's face it, technology is taking the world by storm, and it is firmly grounded in science. Our kids need more opportunities to learn and love science. If we are lucky, Kids Science Labs might help educate the next Einstein, Newton, or Planck, but our goal is to establish a basic love of learning in our kids and help them experience and understand the science they see everyday.

Why Science Fiction is Important. NOVEMBER 25, 2009 Science fiction is relevant, important and has much to offer the world, giving meaning to life, enlightening readers and as all those characteristics in a way that no other literature can hope to capture. Much more than five-armed blue monsters with ray guns kidnapping shrieking scantily clad women, good Science Fiction holds an important place in the direction and future of humankind. I would even hesitate to say that I believe Science Fiction is the most important of the genres. The history of humankind is one of a mixture of gradual and accelerated changes socially, intellectually and technically. Science and technological changes for the base for the rate of social changes, a rate which increases every day. Its a recurring theme that the racing tide of change sees the average person believing that change is inevitable and that when that change comes, that they resent it. Conflict between generations is not a new concept, Socrates is often quoted to despairing at the lack of social grace and manners

amongst the young and that was nearly three thousand years ago. However, what is specific about our time, is the disparity in social customs between the generations which in many places have become hostile. These things have given science fiction writers a rich bank to draw upon for their storylines and ability to comment without fear of insulting specific religions, groups or nations. ( Read any Stargate book and think about what or who Sonny Whitelaw is actually commenting about) Of all forms of literature, science fiction is the only that deals primarily with change, routinely painting it story against the colourful background of a different society be it on Mars, post apocalyptic earth or other planet, or amongst the mythical worlds. Even though there are endless possibilities available to write about, they all have one thing in common; that being that the worlds they describe are like the here and now and that they are on the brink of change. Science fiction deals with a myriad of societies, encouraging the possibility of different futures and commenting or on change, so its got to make an impression on even the least discerning reader. As it stimulates thought beyond the present here and now, science fiction is able to perform services for the progression of human kind as not other genre can. Science Fiction expands the theories being worked on now and explores what may be possible in the future. Todays world is more fictional in many ways than any science fiction writer might have possibly imagined pre 1950. Not only does the average western person have tiny portable devices which allows them to communicate worldwide, watch television, search through libraries round the world and access maps and information of their immediate surroundings; we have test tube babies, have the option of flying just about anywhere on earth and are on the verge of human cloning.