Women in STEM

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Marie Curie
Elementary  

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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Elementary  

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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Secondary  

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.

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Biography Video

Watch the video or read the biography about Marie Curie with your students.

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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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