Most people think of science as something they have to learn to get through school. It isn't very important, just facts they have to get through to pass tests. These people miss the whole point of science. Science is about understanding the world around us, and understanding ourselves.
Science describes the world.
It says how nature works, from our own bodies, to tiny particles, to the entire Earth and larger, and how each is connected. Even more, science gives us predictions of what will happen in certain circumstances. Science is also about discovery. Every year, new theories are made to explain natural occurrence, some replacing older theories, some with completely new ideas and solutions to problems that hadn't been thought of before. All of these are new ways of looking at the world.