Earth Systems Science is a way of understanding our planet that can change the way we think of ourselves and our world. Earth Systems Science can make as big a difference as the change from thinking the Earth is flat to realizing that it is round.
Earth means that it is about our planet.
Science indicates that it is about a special way of investigating our world. With science we make observations, do experiments and continually test our ideas to find out if they are true or not. We often describe our bodies as being made of systems such as the nervous, circulatory and immune systems. The circulatory system is the organized way that blood moves throughout our body. It has many parts such as the veins, the arteries, the heart and the red blood cells.