STEM women rock!
Activity 1 : Look at the vocabulary mindmap.
a. Choose a title for each category among the following ones : Mathematics, Famous women scientists, Engineering, Technology, Science, Tech jobs
b. In your copybook, write the title and then make a vocabulary list (with definition and French translation).
Activity 2 : From the following list of famous scientists, choose one and read her biography (use the link).
a. In your Activity copybook, write down the full name, date of birth, place of birth, date of death, nationality, her research field, her profession, place of work (company, research agency, university, country), her invention, her contribution to the world.
b. Make a chronology of her life.
Ada Lovelace : https://www.biography.com/scholar/ada-lovelace
Chien-Shuing Wu : https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/chien-shiung-wu
Frances Spence : http://www.iftheyshouldask.com/frances-spence/
Grace Hooper : https://www.biography.com/scientist/grace-hopper
Hedy Lamarr : https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr
Katherine Johnson : https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography
Marie Jackson : https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography
Dorothy Vaughan : https://www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography
Marie Curie : https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1903/marie-curie/biographical/
Rachel Carson : https://www.rachelcarson.org/Bio.aspx
Sally Ride : https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride
Activity 3: Make a video and present the famous women scientist you chose.
Step 1 : Think of how the work of your scientist has improved our daily life. Write down your notes.
Step 2 : Important information: Name, date of birth, place of birth, date of death, her profession, her research work, her invention, the importance and use of her research work in our life.
Suggested movies related to the theme:
- Hidden Figures, by Theodore Melfi, 2017
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