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Marie Curie
For Women’s History Month, introduce your students to Nobel-prize-winning-scientist Marie Curie. In this lesson, students learn about Marie Curie’s accomplishments and then design an investigation themselves.
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Jane Goodall
Watch a video or read the text to learn about Jane Goodall’s achievements. Students then practice asking questions and write a plan to investigate a question.
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Ada Lovelace, Pioneer Programmer
Who designed the very first computer program for the first computer? Introduce students to Ada Lovelace, then have them complete a timeline of women’s achievements and impact in computer science.
Biography Video
Watch the video or read the biography about Marie Curie with your students.
Biographies
Learn about trailblazing scientists who contributed to their communities. Consider assigning a group to read each and share what they’ve learned.
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Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010)
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Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994)
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Marie Curie (1867–1934)
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Katherine Johnson (1918— 2020)
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