Why Care About Science

Science is not just a subject from school. It permeates our lives and informs our actions.

• Physics, for example, teaches us how mirrors work, how glasses can aid one's vision and how complex computers can fit into the palm of your hand.

• Chemistry discusses the principles of matter, like atoms, molecules and compounds. It discusses the countless different substances that can arise from the minutest variations within compounds. These atoms, molecules and compounds make up the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe, the medicines we take when we are sick. Some we can't possibly live without.

• Biology, the study of life, teaches us why we are the way we are, why we need what we need to survive, how all living things are categorized, when we all came from. These, and countless other questions and answers are all related to science.

Education

Going deeper into the concept of science and it's importance, you can understand why it is essential for the Mid West to have a clear idea how well students are doing in this subject area. Why? Students are the future.

In order to keep our economy growing, we need a new wave of educated students ready for modern scientific research, teaching and technological development.

There have been so many tremendous advances in technology over the last decade or so, in fact the pace is accelerating. Everyday new things are discovered and with the increase in scientific knowledge, there is an increase in demand for educated students.

Employment

Similarly, science is also important to the job market. The greater the advances in scientific technology, the greater the demand for workers sufficiently educated in these particular areas. Excellence in the sciences can open many doors, otherwise closed, for students. These skills can get you a job almost anywhere in the world, and with the growing concerns about finding jobs, it certainly helps to have so many options available to you. From engineering to dentistry, or from cancer research to maintaining a national park, a large percentage of the jobs today require background in science.

Fun
There is another important aspect. Science can be fun. Fun in many ways. Learning is always fun but it's especially rewarding when it has something to do with the things going on around you.  It helps you to understand the world and to appreciate it's complexities. It teaches you that we can't possibly understand everything about the world ever, but we go on trying anyway, engaging in the never- ending search for truths... and why? We do this because science is fun and exciting. The more we learn, the more we want to learn, the more we feel ourselves pushed towards the answers and towards further questions, towards the future...