What does a real scientist look like This

What does a real scientist look like? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

George Washington Carver • "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. " • Agricultural Chemist and experimenter • Developed hundreds of new products derived from peanuts • He helped revolutionize farming in the south with the idea of crop rotation. • Taught and conducted research at Tuskegee University This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

• One of the most important physicists to have ever lived • Author of the famous book titled, A Brief History of Time. • He graduated from Oxford then went to Cambridge University to study cosmology (the science of the origin of the universe). • He developed theories about how the world began and furthered our understanding of black holes, stars and the universe. • After receiving the diagnosis of ALS, Stephen continued to work on investigating Cosmos and did not let ALS stop him. Stephen Hawking This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Mae Jemison • Astronaut, Educator and Doctor • She grew up in Chicago and was obsessed with Apollo missions. • She studied chemical engineering and African-American studies. • She first worked in the Peace Corps for several years. • In 1992, she became the first African. American woman in space. • Founder of the Bio. Sentient Corporation, which creates devices that allow doctors to monitor patients’ day to day nervous system functions This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

John Bennett Herrington • “Those opportunities that come along in your life, take advantage of them, because you only have one shot at it. ” • He blasted off into outer space aboard the shuttle, Endeavour, and stepped out of the International Space Station for his first spacewalk. • He was the first tribally enrolled Native American to go to space. • He pursued a new mission starting in 2005, to introduce and encourage STEM education in schools. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Katherine Johnson • Physicist and Mathematician • Graduated college at 18 at the height of the Great Depression • She calculated flight paths and successfully calculated the launch window for the 1961 Mercury mission and helped calculate the path for the first manned mission to the moon! • Helped write the first textbook about space travel This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Rachel Carson • Marine Biologist, conservationist and author • Born in 1907 and grew up on a Pennsylvania farm • Wrote a book about birds when she was 8 years old • She became the second woman to work at the US Bureau of Fisheries, writing radio scripts about sea creatures. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Marie Curie • Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867 • First women to earn a doctorate in France • Marie Curie loved scientific work and dangerous work. She felt that the world needed it and her work continues to inspire people today. • In 1914, France was invaded during World War One. With her daughter, she created a unit of mobile medical X-ray trucks to help wounded soldiers. • She discovered two new radioactive elements: Polonium and Radium This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

What will your legend look like? At one point, these scientists were your age and began thinking of their dreams and future accomplishments. Be thinking about your dreams right now. Looking into the future, where do you see yourself? • Create a slide which includes the following: 1. Include a picture of yourself or with your family 2. Include two facts about yourself 3. Include your “dream fact” – what do you envision accomplishing in the future? 4. What character traits do you want to be remembered for? 5. What inspirational quote do you want to live by? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA