Scientist Within You vol. 1
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The Scientist Within You, Volume One:
Experiments and Biographies of Distinguished Women in Science
by Rebecca Lowe Warren
and Mary H. Thompson
The Scientist Within You: Experiments and Biographies of Distinguished Women in Science was written to help young people ages 8-13 discover science skills and history through hands-on experiments and activities inspired by the work of women scientists from European, African-American, Mexican-American, Asian, and Native American cultures.
You will be learning about science through each woman scientist, assisted by:
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This first volume of The Scientist Within You series is used in classrooms, in after-school programs and activities, by teacher education programs, and by home-schooling families to help spark a student’s interest in science and mathematics. Volume One includes the following scientists, in chronological order:
| 1st century A.D. | Alchemy (Ancient Chemistry) — Miriam the Alchemist |
| 370 - 415 A.D. | Mathematics — Hypatia |
| 11th century | Medicine — Trotula of Salerno |
| 1098 - 1179 | Natural Science — Hildegard of Bingen |
| 17th century | Geology — Baroness Martine de Beausoleil |
| 1647-1717 | Entomology — Maria Sibylle Merian |
| 1750 - 1849 | Astronomy — Caroline Herschel |
| 1799 - 1847 | Dinosaur Paleontology — Mary Anning |
| 1818 - 1889 | Astronomy — Maria Mitchell |
| 1850 - 1891 | Mathematics — Dr. Sonya Kovalevskaya |
| 1862 - 1945 | Geology — Dr. Florence Bascom |
| 1867 - 1934 | Chemistry/Physics — Dr. Marie Curie |
| 1870 - 1938 | Botany — Ynes Mexia |
| 1882 - 1935 | Mathematics — Dr. Emmy Noether |
| 1888 - 1971 | Paleontology — Winifred Goldring |
| 1902 - 1992 | Botany/Genetics — Dr. Barbara McClintock |
| 1910 - 1994 | Biochemistry — Dr. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin |
| 1912 - 1997 | Atomic Physics — Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu |
| 1924 - | Biology — Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb |
| 1938 - | Chemistry — Dr. Reatha Clark King |
| 1942 - | Biology — Dr. Elma Gonzalez |
| 1956 - | Physics — Dr. Mae Jemison |
| 1958 - | Engineering — Nancy Wallace |
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