Women in Science

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February 11 -- International Day of Women and Girls in Science How have women contributed to science around the world?

Women in Science

Instructions:

In your notebooks, write one fact about each scientist. Use complete sentences!

Select one of the tags to discover more about a woman in science!

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• An American astronaut and scientist (from Ohio)
• The first female astronaut to run a marathon and complete a triathalon while in space!
• She holds the record for the longest space walk -- spending 29 hours outside of the ISS

Sunita Williams

Jane Goodall

• She was born in London, England
• Jane has studied chimpanzees in Africa for many years
• Jane discovered that chimps hunt for meat and have very different personalities and feelings
• She gave all of the chimpanzees that she has studied a name

• A scientist and researcher from Argentina
• She studies physics and is a professor
• She fights for equal rights within science, and helps people who do not have many resources reach their goals

Karen Hallberg

• A scientist from Bangladesh
• She has worked on vaccine developments for 25 years
• She has been involved with COVID-19 vaccinations, and she helps women in the science industry.

Firdausi Qadri