title: The Scientist Within You : Women Scientists From Seven Continents
author: Rebecca Lowe Warren
description: Directed at a non-traditional audience, "Women Scientists from Seven Continents" related the biographies and research endeavors of about two dozen women from the present and the past who have sought to solve mysteries in different parts of the world. Combining science, geography, and sociology with hands-on activities to illustrate the scientist's field of interest, this collection of 24 units uniquly introduces the myriad areas of scientific appea. The biographical sketches enable the reader to see the diverse backgrounds and unique characteristics of the researchers, whereas the global selection of individuals emphasizes the collaborative and supportive requisites of scientific investigation. The instructor's guide and class exploratory activities enhance each of the units.Among the various researchers discussed are Dr. Isobel Bennett (Australia), representing marine biology; Grace Ngemukong Tima (Africa), speaking for agriculture; Lise Meitner (Europe), representing atomic physics; and Dr. Emilie Snethlage (South America), opening up the world or ornithology to the reader. While also al of these women will likely be unfamiliar to the reader, they are a sample of the numerous female researchers found throughout the world and show the reader the many areas of research possibilities. The book is geared for grades 5 - 10 and stresses the female aspect to inform students that women from all cultures play a major role in science. -- <i>Science Books &amp; Films, December 1995.</i><br /><br />Girls and science do mix, and you can prove it to your students with . . . concrete evidence of women's ability to excel in the male-dominated fields of science and technology. The [Science Within You series] use hands-on activities and experiments inspired by the work of women scientists to encourage young people (especially young girls) to discover science skills and history. The authors spotlight women scientists from various disciplines and outline projects demonstrating scientific principles relevant to their work. "Women Scientists from Seven Continents offers instructors ways of using science teaching to introduce students to the world of possibilities available to young people. Through seven "Continental Summaries," students journey through each continent's scientific history, explore facts unique to that land mass, and discover curiosities aimed at piquing their interest. Six women scientists whose work has intercontinental significance serve as the unifying factor in this book. The global influence of women scientists is introduced through such women as landscape ecologist Irena Hanouskova (the Czech Republic), aquatic biologist Maria Elena Diaz (Mexico), biochemist Pham Thi Tran Chau (Vietnam), and electrical engineer Irene Carswell Peden (Antarctica). -- <i>Science Activities magazine, Spring 1996</i><br /><br />The Scientist Within You (Vol.2), suggested for use with children ages 10 - 15, features the biographies and diverse scientific contribution of twenty-nine women scientists from seven different continents from 1868 to the present. Each scientist represents a separate discovery unit. The units contain lesson plans that use discovery activities and projects in such areas as hydrobiology, entomology, agriculture, electrical engineering, archaeology, food technology, ornithology, physics, astronomy, ecology, marine biology, and mathematics.
zlib_text: _Hope Jahren_
  
  THE STORY OF MORE
  
  Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist who has been pursuing independent
  research in paleobiology since 1996. Recognized by _Time_ magazine in 2016 as
  one of the 100 most influential people in the world, she is the recipient of
  three Fulbright Awards and served as a tenured professor at the University of
  Hawai‘i in Honolulu from 2008 to 2016, where she built the Isotope Geobiology
  Laboratories. She currently holds the J. Tuzo Wilson Professorship at the
  University of Oslo as an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Science
  and Letters.
  
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