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Super Scientists Study Tips

Archaeologist - These scientists study “ancient Archie”, a really old guy! Astronomer - Think of Astro, the Jetson’s dog, zooming around the solar system Audiologist - An audio jack on a TV means sound Biologist - Remember that “bio” means life Botanist - Use the phrase, “The scientists bot a plant” pronounced like “bought a plant” Chemist - Elements make up chemicals Ecologist - Living things make up an ecosystem Entomologist - This person is really “en to” bugs, pronounced like “in to” Geologist - “Gee, what a nice rock you have!” Hematologist - Hemoglobin is found in your blood Herpetologist - “Her pet lizard” with her pet referring to the first part of the word Hydrologist - Think hydroelectric plant or a plant that generates electricity with water Ichthyologist - Some people say that fish are “icky” with the “ichthy” sounding like “icky” Lepidopterist - Think of a leopard-spotted butterfly Meteorologist - Remember the phrase “Meet your weather guy” Microbiologist - Remember the “micro” for microscopes Mycologist - Use the phrase “My what a fun guy” with “fun guy” referring to fungi. Ornithologist - Think of the “o” as a bird nest or egg Paleontologist - The scientists became “pale” when he saw a dinosaur’s ghost Physicist - Use the phrase “Physicists have phun with phorces” - “ph” sounding like “f” Seismologist - Use the phrase “Did you feel the size of that earthquake?” or think of a seismograph Taxonomist - The IRS tax people classify us by income Zoologist - Think of where you find animals - in a zoo! For the following, remember that the terms contains words or parts of words to give you clues. Environmentalist Mammalogist Mineralogist Cell biologist Oceanographer Parasitologist Volcanologist Virologist (matches viruses) Some terms are created by adding two areas of science. Geophysicist - Geo = earth + physics = forces that change it Marine biologist - Marine = ocean/sea + biologist = life forms Biomedical engineer - Engineer = builder + bio = living things