A brief biography of a scientist introduces each chapter of each book. These biographical sketches focus on the characteristics of the individual as well as his or her achievement. The next step is for each child to relate those qualities to qualities they see in themselves. As they do, they see themselves as problem solvers and thinkers, individuals well capable of achieving in the technological society of today.
Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of our science.
It is not what they did, but why they did it that counts. Great care has been taken in the selection of the featured scientists. Their biographical sketches focus the student on the theme of the chapter. Gregor Mendel begins the second grade unit of Evolution. Leonardo Da Vinci introduces the Kindergarten chapter on Scale and Structure, while Marie Curie challenges fifth grade students as she serves as the introduction to Patterns of Change.