Students explore the history of science through an overview of the major scientists who have contributed to our understanding of the world around us. After watching a video, students research a famous scientist and their contributions.

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6th - 12th

Students create a project about a famous Biologist in order to appreciate the humanity of the people involved in doing science. They create scientist biography "cards" roughly modeled after baseball cards or create a scrapbook of a famous scientist.

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4th - 12th

Students view segment of documentary, Swift: Eyes Through Time, explore famous scientists, their theories, places of origin, and culture, document scientific viewpoints of famous scientists throughout history, and discuss geographical region, culture, gender, and other factors that influence and affect scientific theories and discoveries.

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6th - 8th

Students practice using library resources and the internet for research. While in the library, they observe a model of the research process and proper creation of citations. After choosing a famous scientist, student complete their own research, write a paper, and design a PowerPoint presentation. They present their findings to the class.

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9th

Students brainstorm a list of famous scientists. Individually, they use the internet to research one of the scientists making sure to note the web address where they got their information. To end the lesson, they develop a poster to accompany their paper and present it to the class.

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6th