Super Scientists Study Tips
Archaeologist - "ancient Archie", a really old guy!
Astronomer - Think of Astro, the Jetsons dog, zooming around the solar system
Audiologist - An audio jack on a TV means sound
Biologist - "bio" means life
Botanist - Use the phrase, "I scientists bot my Mom a plant"
Chemist - Elements make up chemicals
Ecologist - Living things make up an ecosystem
Entomologist - Think Ant omologist; an ant is an insect
Geologist - "Gee, what a nice rock you have!" "Geo" means Earth
Hematologist - Hemoglobin is found in your blood
Herpetologist - "Her pet lizard" with her pet referring to the first part of the word
Hydrologist - "Hydro" means water. Fire Hydrant. What comes out? Water
Ichthyologist - fish are "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, Draw a crack in the egg.
Paleontologist - The scientists became "pale" when he saw a dinosaurs 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 - "Zoo" means animal
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" means ocean or sea; "biologist" means life forms
Biomedical engineer - Engineer = builder + bio = living things Tell story about theft of $17,000 leg