In the Field Trip activity, students can visit the scientists at their work sites, which include exciting places such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, and McMurdo Station in Antarctica. In the Biography activity, students read each scientist's biography. The complementary Photo Albums activity lets students browse through personal photos of special events that shaped the lives and careers of these women. And with the Interactive Experiments activity, students join a scientist's team to make observations, gather data, and analyze results. Women In Science also contains an extensive database of information on 130 women scientists, past and present.
Students can read the scientists' biographies and look through personal photos.
The database also lists resources for further study. Throughout history, women have made great contributions to science. By giving students a close-up view of these women and their careers, we generate a curiosity about them and their fields of study. The company's product line spans the K-12 curriculum in the areas of social studies, science, math, and language arts. Please mention your code when you call.