STEREOTYPE: to place something / someone into a group based on a random characteristic, when it might not be true at all. Tall people are good at basketball
There are many different STEREOTYPES used to describe scientists They are ALL men
WRONG! Many are women too
Marie Curie (Poland) Physicist who discovered radioactivity won a Nobel Prize in physics
Rachel Carson Marine Biologist who discovered that pesticides are going into the oceans and killing many creatures
Mary Leakey Archaeologist / Anthropologist who discovered evidence of one of the earliest known human ancestors.
Scientists are always older
WRONG! Scientists can also be younger
Scientists ALL work with chemicals in a laboratory
WRONG! They can study anything and anywhere!
WRONG! They can study anything and anywhere!
WRONG! They can study anything and anywhere!
Scientists ALL wear white lab coats and goggles or glasses
WRONG! They wear whatever is necessary for what they do, or to be comfortable!
Scientists are ALL mad doctors
WRONG! That s just the movies
WRONG! That s just the movies
Scientists are often stereotyped as older white dudes
WRONG! Scientists come from different racial, ethnic, cultural, and national backgrounds
George Washington Carver Invented ways to make crops grow better. Invented peanut butter.
Garrett Morgan Invented gas masks in WW I to help us defeat our enemies. Invented the first traffic light.
Levi Strauss (Germany) Invented denim, which he then used to make blue jeans.
Allesandro Volta (Italian) Invented the battery in 1800
Madame C.J. Walker First female millionaire 1910. Invented hair care products sold around the world.
Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1519) Famous scientist, inventor, painter, sculptor, and writer. Came up with the ideas for submarines, airplanes, helicopters, machine guns, and other things.
Chinese inventions - gunpowder - hot air balloon - fireworks - matches - paper - paper money - wheelbarrow - parachute - compass - kites - silk - crops in rows
Most stereotypes about scientists are WRONG! - wear white lab coats / goggles - work with chemicals - work in laboratories - are old men - are only white (Caucasian)
A person isn t a scientist because of - what they look like - what they study - where they work
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Honest - Ethical - Curious - Skeptical - Creative - Open-minded
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Honest - Doesn t lie or cheat (on purpose)
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Ethical - Do no harm > intentionally - Treat everyone fairly > should a scientist give a cure only to those that are tall, or female, or Asian?
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Curious - Make observations about everything > they use all five (5) senses
Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make observations of the world SEE
Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make observations of the world HEAR
Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make observations of the world SMELL
Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make observations of the world TASTE
Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make observations of the world TOUCH
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Curious - Make observations about everything > they use all five (5) senses - Ask questions about everything they observe
Why does a magnet stick to a metal fork, but not a metal coke can? Why is it colder at the top of mountains, even though you are closer to the sun? Why does a cat land on its feet if dropped upside down?
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Skeptical - Don t believe things right away > they want more info before they decide on something
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Open-minded - Willing to consider other possibilities / answers > Ice cream and Pretzels?
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are... - Creative - Always try to find new and different ways to do things > What comes after a computer watch?
Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they... - Think Differently!!
The universe is filled with unanswered questions and unsolved mysteries. The goal of science is to answer all the questions and solve the mysteries - to understand everything! It seems impossible, so why do they even try?
Everything in the universe is connected Sometimes directly, but often indirectly For example Texting a message at school could cause your best friend to die.