Assignment: Try this with your friends, siblings or parents: ask them to draw a picture of a scientist. Unfortunately, the people you ask are most likely to draw a picture of a male. Now ask the same people to name one famous female scientist. You will most likely discover that people will find it hard to name one.
It is your duty as a fellow scientist to learn about these individuals and their contributions to science and engineering. Working with a partner, you will research and write about one female scientist in an effort to enlighten your classmates, friends, family and your teacher.
Review your class handout for assignment requirements and a list of women in science and engineering.
The class will spend several days in the Library Information Center. Mrs. Hatcher will have a list of available resources. In addition, a selection of reference materials will be placed on a cart for student use.
Library Information Center Resources: (More titles available in the library)
- American women of science- Call #920 Cam
- Dignifying science: stories about women scientists- call #920 Ott PB
- Extraordinary women in medicine- Call #920 Sti
- Women inventors and their discoveries- Call #920 Var
- Hidden from history: the lives of eight American women scientists- Call #920 Zac PB
- World Book's biographical encyclopedia of scientists-Call #Ref 509.2 Wor
- Notable women scientists- Call # Ref 920 Ref
- A to Z of women in science and math- Call # Ref 920 You
Learning Standards:
AASL: 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 3.1.2, 2.2.1, 3.2.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.3, 1.4.4
NYS-MST 4
