A Tribute to Scientists....and the First Week of School!

Well the first week of school is wrapping up and it has been going great so far!  In class this week we are beginning to identify our stereotypes of what comes to mind when we think of scientists....  and then breaking down those barriers and exploring just how diverse "being a scientist," really is!........Enjoy!

Sci·en·tist:   /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ [sahy-uhn-tist

 –noun:     an expert in science, esp. one of the physical or natural sciences.

- noun:     a person who studies or practices any of the sciences or who uses scientific methods.

  (1834, coined from Latin. scientia )

Bill Nye/The Science Guy

Stephen Hawking

http://www.topnews.in/people/stephen-hawking

Mr. Hawing is a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific career spans over forty years. His books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes.  Hawking has a neuro-muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed.

The Scientist - Coldplay (with lyrics)

Rosalind Franklin

A young, female scientist who used x-ray diffraction to decipher the structure of DNA (double helix)

                                                                   Ms. Frizzle!

Enthusiastic science teacher brining joy and curiosity everywhere...via magic bus!

George Washington Carver

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong -- because someday you will have been all of these."
- George Washington Carver-