Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy
Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil wanted to write a book a book that explained the fundamentals of science without being too obscure or specialized. Science Matters : Achieving Scientific Literacy is a book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with complicated mathematics. Anyone can enjoy Hazen and Trefil’s accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnolog.
Introduction
Basic background knowledge about science isn’t very widely known. This not only applies to citizens faced with public issues with discussions requiring some background, but also specialized scientist that don’t have a wider view of their scientific knowledge. “Scientific …show more content…
“Today scientist recognize that all of earth's cycles are connected, even influencing others.” (Hazen Trefil 234). While the rock cycle and water cycle seem as if they have nothing in common they do . Sedimentary rocks are layers or minerals and things like mud. The water cycle produces rain that influences what goes into the layers in sedimentary rocks. Another more obvious example is the atmospheric cycle and the water cycle, with weather influencing the way the water moves through the earth.
Chapter 15 “The Ladder of Life”
All living organisms follow the same ladder of life. . “ All living things are made of cells the chemical factories of life.” (Hazen & Trefil 252). But it goes even further than that, chemical Compounds, microscopic cells, cells to organs, to organ systems and then organisms. Even then organisms are categorized by kingdom ,phylom, class, order , family, genus, species. Everything living falls somewhere on that ladder of life.
Chapter 16 “ The Code of
Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil wanted to write a book a book that explained the fundamentals of science without being too obscure or specialized. Science Matters : Achieving Scientific Literacy is a book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with complicated mathematics. Anyone can enjoy Hazen and Trefil’s accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnolog.
Introduction
Basic background knowledge about science isn’t very widely known. This not only applies to citizens faced with public issues with discussions requiring some background, but also specialized scientist that don’t have a wider view of their scientific knowledge. “Scientific …show more content…
“Today scientist recognize that all of earth's cycles are connected, even influencing others.” (Hazen Trefil 234). While the rock cycle and water cycle seem as if they have nothing in common they do . Sedimentary rocks are layers or minerals and things like mud. The water cycle produces rain that influences what goes into the layers in sedimentary rocks. Another more obvious example is the atmospheric cycle and the water cycle, with weather influencing the way the water moves through the earth.
Chapter 15 “The Ladder of Life”
All living organisms follow the same ladder of life. . “ All living things are made of cells the chemical factories of life.” (Hazen & Trefil 252). But it goes even further than that, chemical Compounds, microscopic cells, cells to organs, to organ systems and then organisms. Even then organisms are categorized by kingdom ,phylom, class, order , family, genus, species. Everything living falls somewhere on that ladder of life.
Chapter 16 “ The Code of