Saturday, November 9, 2013

Science Connections!

Did you know Geology is connected to all of the sciences?

In high school they tend to separate Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Really these are very intertwined and they shouldn't be looked at separately. Geology is especially connected to all of the sciences. For example there is geomicrobiology which combines geology and biology. There is geochemistry combining geology and chemistry. Also Geophysics which combines you guessed it geology and physics. In the future it is possible sciences will start being taught together or they might be taught to build onto each other. For example first teach chemistry then biology because biology has some chemistry in it and chemistry makes up everything. This means Earth Science would probably be taught last. Once you have a foundation of these things you can learn how earth science connects to the rest of the sciences.

What do you think is the most interesting? Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry, or Geophysics. Research one or more! Do you agree or disagree with how high schools are currently teaching?