WHAT DOES A SCIENTIST LOOK LIKE 1 Picture

WHAT DOES A SCIENTIST LOOK LIKE? 1

� Picture � � a scientist at work. Picture in your mind details in the scene. What is the scientist wearing? What is the scientist doing? With what tools does the scientist work? � Draw a picture of the scientist as you imagined. 2

� You will not be judged on your artistic talent! Stick figures are fine � What is important is to capture all the little details you imagined. 3

Scientist? � What leads you to believe that this man may be a scientist? 4

Scientist? � Eddie Murphy as The Nutty Professor 5

Scientist? Even Jimmy Neutron is guilty 6

Scientist? Random Google image search brought this up as one of the first images 7

Scientist? � � � Sponge Bob Square Pants? No Burger flipping master of the crabby patties! 8

Scientist? � � Stephen Hillenburg Marine Biologist Sponge Bob’s Creator is though 9

Scientist? � � Physics: Engineer for Boeingdesigning fighter jets Bill Nye The Science Guy: Television show that combines science and FUN! 10

Scientist? � � Dr. Michio Kaku. Theoretical physics 11

Scientist? 12

Scientist? � � Jon Stewart Chemistry major in college 13

Scientist? � � Stephen Hawking Motor neuron disease Uses a motorized wheelchair, and a computerized speech-synthesizer Developed several theories about the nature and origins of our universe 14

� When they’re making LEGOs out of you, you’re famous. 15

Scientist? � � � Brian Cox Physics Works at LHC particle collider 16

Scientist? � � � Albert Einstein Asperger’s Syndrome (a type of autism) Theory of Relativity 17

Scientist? � � � Dexter Holland Offspring lead singer. Molecular Biologist 18

Scientist? � � Dr. Mae Jemison, degree in chemical engineering and Doctor of Medicine First African. American woman to enter space 19

Scientist? � � � Dian Fossey Field researcher and anthropologist. Groundbreakin g work with Mountain Gorillas of Africa. 20

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Science is NOT….

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STEREOTYPES OF SCIENCE

Anyone Can Be a Scientist! Will it be you? ? 27

� Check out some of the scientists at this website! � http: //lookslikesci ence. tumblr. com / 28

What is a scientist? � Someone who is: � Observant � Creative � Skeptical � Curious – curiosity makes a scientist WANT to study the world around him or her. � � Scientists work in teams to share knowledge that helps generate new ideas. They must keep accurate records, be open and their experiment must be replicated to be CREDIBLE.