• Question: I Find Science Boring... :( Why Do You Think Its Not ... :)

    Asked by carebearxd to Claire, Greg, Jane, Jo, Nuruz, Vicki on 20 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Jane Cleal answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Sometimes science can seem boring at school because you are learning about what people already know. Once you have done this bit it gets exciting because you can study things that people know nothing about and make new discoveries. It is a bit like when you were little and you did things to work out what happens, such as cutting a worm in half to see if it grows into two worms!

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      Claire O'Donnell answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      I think its great finding out how things work. Stuff you think of as dreary turns out be amazingly complex and clever. Just think how on earth one cell- a fertilised egg can turn into a person, how do some cells think”I’m going to be the liver” and others say*”its eyeballs for me” and why do we get old instead of just going on and on? And as if that’s not enough then there’s all that star stuff and at the other end all those sub atomic particles with brilliant names like. Higg’s Boson. Fascinating I call it. Jane’s right the bit when you start finding out things no one knows is great.
      It is dull trying to stuff the basics in your head for exams but that’s the same for most things, it’s worth it in the long run

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      Vicki Onions answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Hi Carebear
      I guess i think its not boring because i enjoy getting stuck into things and trying things out and trying to solve puzzles. I enjoy learning about things in science and i find learning about exactly how things work really interesting – its amazing how complex bodies are and plants are and how they work perfectly and they have all evoved to work perfectly – its amazing!

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      Jo Broadbent answered on 20 Jun 2010:

      The exciting thing about my job is that I look at ALL areas of health. From the health of unborn babies to the health problems of the very old. Imagine you had 1 million pounds to spend on making your whole town healthier. What would you do? Would you encourage more people to give up smoking, or have more dentists, or more heart surgeons, or pay for more ivf? Now imagine you had to spend 1 million less than is spent now. What would you cut? Are dentists or heart doctors or ivf least important to the health of your town? Using science to try to answer those sorts of questions is what I do. Jo

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