STEREOTYPE:

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STEREOTYPE to place something / someone into
a group based on a random characteristic,
when it might not be true at all.   
Tall people are good at basketball 
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There are many different STEREOTYPES used to
describe scientists  
They are ALL men 
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WRONG!  
Many are women too  
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Marie Curie (Poland)
Physicist who discovered radioactivity won a
Nobel Prize in physics
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Rachel Carson
Marine Biologist who discovered that pesticides
are going into the oceans and killing many
creatures
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Mary Leakey
Archaeologist / Anthropologist who discovered
evidence of one of the earliest known human
ancestors.
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Scientists are always older  
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WRONG!  
Scientists can also be younger 
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Scientists ALL work with chemicals in a
laboratory
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WRONG!  
They can study anything and anywhere!  
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WRONG!  
They can study anything and anywhere!  
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WRONG!  
They can study anything and anywhere!  
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Scientists ALL wear white lab coats and goggles
or glasses
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WRONG!  
They wear whatever is necessary for what they do,
or to be comfortable!  
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Scientists are ALL mad doctors
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WRONG!  
Thats just the movies
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WRONG!  
Thats just the movies
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Scientists are often stereotyped as older
white dudes
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WRONG!  
Scientists come from different racial,
ethnic, cultural, and
national backgrounds
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George Washington Carver
Invented ways to make crops grow better.
Invented peanut butter.
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Garrett Morgan
Invented gas masks in WW I to help us defeat our
enemies. Invented the first traffic light.
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Levi Strauss (Germany)
Invented denim, which he then used to make blue
jeans.
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Allesandro Volta (Italian)
Invented the battery in 1800
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Madame C.J. Walker
First female millionaire 1910. Invented hair
care products sold around the world.
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Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1519)
Famous scientist, inventor, painter, sculptor,
and writer.
Came up with the ideas for submarines, airplanes,
helicopters, machine guns, and other things.
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Chinese inventions - gunpowder - hot air
balloon - fireworks - matches - paper -
paper money - wheelbarrow - parachute -
compass - kites - silk - crops in rows
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Most stereotypes about scientists areWRONG!
- wear white lab coats / goggles - work with
chemicals - work in laboratories - are old
men - are only white (Caucasian)
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A person isnt a scientist because of -
what they look like - what they study -
where they work
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...
- Doesnt lie or cheat (on purpose)
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Do no harm gt intentionally
• Treat everyone fairly gt should a
  scientist give a cure only to those
  that are tall, or female, or Asian?

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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Make observations about everything gt they
  use all five (5) senses

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Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make
observations of the world

• SEE

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Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make
observations of the world

• HEAR

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Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make
observations of the world

• SMELL

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Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make
observations of the world

• TASTE

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Scientists use all 5 of their senses to make
observations of the world

• TOUCH

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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Make observations about everything gt they
  use all five (5) senses
• Ask questions about everything they
  observe

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Why does a magnet stick to a metal fork, but not
a metal coke can?
Why is it colder at the top of mountains, even
though you are closer to the sun?
Why does a cat land on its feet if dropped upside
down?
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Dont believe things right away gt they want
  more info before they decide on
  something

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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Willing to consider otherpossibilities /
  answers

gt Ice cream and Pretzels?
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they are...

• Always try to find new and different ways to do
  things

gt What comes after a computer watch?
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Anyone can be a scientist, as long as they...
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The universe is filled with unanswered questions
and unsolved mysteries.
The goal of science is to answer all the
questions and solve the mysteries - to understand
everything!
It seems impossible, so why do they even try?
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Everything in the universe is connected
Sometimes directly, but often indirectly
For example
Texting a message at school could cause your best
friend to die.