Title:
Women in
Science
Purpose:
- to determine conceptions
about women in science
- to determine the
relation of field of study, time period, socio~cultural factors, and
number of women in science
- to practice organizing
data
- to practice graphing
data
Materials:
Procedure:
- Prepare a data
chart with the following headings: name, dates, field of study, socio~cultural
factors
- Fill in the chart
with information from Extraordinary
Women Scientists by Darlene R. Stille
- Prepare bar graphs
representing the data:
- Field of Study
(x) vs Number of Women (y)
- Time Period
(x) vs Number of Women (y)
- Other....you
decide!!!
Results:
Discussion:
- State your overall
impression about the relation of field of study, time period, socio~cultural
factors, and number of women in science.
- Suppot this
by answering the following questions
- Which field
has the most women
- Which field
has the least
- Which time
period has the most women represented
- etc.....
- How might
the data be affected by the author of the book?
Conclusion:
- (A one sentence
testable statement that follows from your results, what you did, what
you observed)
- For this activity
use the following format:
The
number of women in science is .............than in..............
Reflection:
- (A personal
statement about the activity, whether it relates to "real life," whether
you liked it, suggested improvements.....)
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