Diverse Scientists Biographies Set

List Price $61.18 SAVE 70% OFF of 18 scientist stories! In this diverse scientists biographies set, students learn about 18 famous and not-so-famous scientists who have made major contributions to science, some historical and some from more modern times.

That’s just $1 per biography! And each resource includes BOTH an engaging article about a scientist AND a corresponding worksheet with text-dependent questions to answer.

Each included activity has both a PRINT and GOOGLE SLIDES option to assign!

These 18 biographies make PERFECT emergency science sub plans because:

• No prior knowledge is required – all of the answers to questions appear in the text.
• The general science content is applicable to any upper middle school or high school science course.
• Answer keys are included, so your sub can easily review the correct answers.
• All included activities can be assigned on either paper (with the included PDF) or directly through Google Classroom (with the included Google Slides versions).

Scientists Included:

1. Rosalind Franklin: Unsung DNA Researcher
2. Dr. Marie Daly: 1st Black Woman to Earn a PhD in Chemistry
3. Vivien Thomas: Inventor of Blue Baby Syndrome Surgery
4. Sir Isaac Newton: Laws of Motion and Gravity
5. Alfred Wegener: Provided Evidence of Continental Drift
6. Mary Leakey: Fossil Hunter, Found Early Human Ancestors
7. Valerie Thomas: NASA Engineer, Inventor of Illusion Transmitter
8. John Herrington: 1st Native American Tribe Member in Space
9. Cecelia Payne: Discovered the Composition of Stars
10. Dmitri Mendeleev: “Father of the Periodic Table”
11. Olga González-Sanabria: NASA Chemical Engineer, Invented ISS Batteries
12. Percy Julian: Chemist, Developed Cortisone and Other Meds
13. Charles Darwin: Evolution
14. Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte: 1st Native American to Earn a Medical Degree
15. Nikola Tesla: Electricity Pioneer
16. Bisi Ezerioha: Race Car Engineer
17. Dr. Jane Wright: Cancer Research and Chemotherapy Pioneer
18. Gregor Mendel: Genetics
19. FREE BONUS: 10 Scientists Every Kid Should Know (But Probably Doesn’t!)

Teacher Notes:

• All answer keys are included.
• Please note: this diverse scientists biographies set is not editable.
• The links to the Google Slides versions are included in the downloadable PDFs.
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