Monday, December 3, 2012

Science Analogies

What is an analogy ? 

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Why do you think scientist use analogies to explain science?  

51 comments:

Dominique G. said...

To make it easier to understand for little kids.

Maddy C. said...

An analogy is when you compare one circumstance to another. These are used in science so it's easier to understand for everyone.

Garrett H said...

I think scientists use analogies to explain science so people can understand it better.

Dawson,G said...

something that is equal to

Maddy C. said...

An example of an analogy in science is when they compared the nucleus in a cell to the manager in a store.

Aaran H. said...

Scientists use analogy to explain stuff more simply. An analogy is something equal.

cameron s said...

its something that is a equal to the other

Jordan M said...

Something that is the same. I think scientists use analogies because, it is easier to understand.

Bryn W. said...

Scientists can use analogies to explain science in many ways. They can use them to explain to little kids, or big adults.

Zach S. said...

Scientist use analogies so they can explain experiments better .

nobody knows said...

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James D said...

i don't knw

David H said...

it helps kids and scientist discover things.

nate.b said...

it just helps

Anonymous said...

it helps people discover thing-a-magigs

ALice M said...

Analogy is finding similarities between two things. Scientist use analogy to compare sciency things with stuff in real life. Like how they compare a factory with a cell.

joe k said...

its compreing things

Jasmine B said...

I think analogy is something that scientists use to help some people undertans the things they say a little better

ALice M said...

Well... not exactly "real life" more like.. the outside world.....

Max H said...

scientist could use analagies to compare cells and stuff like that, that is sciency

Aasyhia said...

To help define their discoveries.

catie.r. said...

so they can define their discoveries

EmilyB said...

Something that is the same. I think scientists use analogies because, it is easier to understand.

Jada M. said...

Something that is the same. I think scientists use analogies because, it is easier to understand.


AlexisD said...

Scientist use analogy to compare 2 different object.That's how scientist use anlogy

Anonymous said...

cell is to body as heart is to life

MorganD said...

It helps people Discover things????

Carly M. said...

Analogy is a comparison between two things.
Scientists use analogies to explain to people who don't understand as well.

owen R said...

It helps scientists discover things.

Logan C said...

Because it the scientist language!!! :)

Journey B. said...

We learned about analogies in GT.
An analogy is a comparison a between two separate things.
Scientists can use an analogy to explain cells. A cell is like a factory because of all of it's parts. Some of the parts are like the parts of a factory. The manager is like a nucleus. A golgi body is like the packaging and shipping area.

Zachk said...

To compare things and make it easier for the average Zach to understand.

ConnorB said...

To compare things to other things

Parker D. said...

Scientists use analogies to make the concept easier to understand.

Gia L said...

An analogy compares two things.
Scientists use analogies to explain things.

Kaylee C. said...

A analogy thingy is comparing two things. People tat are smart like Journey and scientists use analogies to show things.

Kaylee C. said...

that not tat

Shane k said...

cause it makes it funner

Emily H said...

An analogy is a comparison of certain similarities between things which are otherwise unlike.

hayley g said...

An analogy is a comparison between 2 things

Zoe D said...

An analogy is comparing one thing to another thing.

Jacob G said...

An analogy is something that compares two things.
Scientists analogies to explain things easier to understand.

Sheila A said...

An analogy is a comparison between two pairs of two things. I think scientists use analogies to explain science so they can explain things that aren't as easy to understand.

BruceB said...

an analogy is something that compares two things.

Mara C. said...

Analogy is :a comparison of different similarities between things which are unalike.

DARREN P. said...

an analogy is to compare two things that have something similarities.

Skyler D. said...

An analogy is something when you compare two things to each other, like father to son, or mother to daughter.

Morgan S said...

It is easier to learn. Also it is another easier way to learn some thing new.

Jenny C said...

An analogy is when you compare 2 things to other things.

Andrew E. said...

I think scientists use analogies to compare things to other and to help people understand things.

Morgan S said...

A analogy is when you can compare two things. Then to compare other things as well.
Beacause it was easier to compare things.