Super Scientists Study Tips

Archaeologist - "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 - "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 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 - "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