DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN SCIENCE

WHAT FACTORS HAVE PREVENTED WOMEN FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCE? GIVE AT LEAST 2 REASONS.

WOMEN IN SCIENCE

WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE IN SCIENCE? GIVE EXAMPLES FROM THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN CLASS.

WHAT IS HILDEGARD VON BINGEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE?

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN LIVED IN 1078 AD AND IS THE OLDEST WOMAN SCIENTIST WHO HAS WRITTEN WORKS STILL IN EXISTENCE. SHE WROTE MUSIC AND POETRY AS WELL AS TEXTS ON MEDICINE AND NATURAL HISTORY. SHE WROTE ABOUT THE NEED TO BOIL WATER FOR HEALTH REASONS AND SHE EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR EXERCISE AND GOOD DIET IN 1175 AD! SHE ALSO HAD VISIONS WHICH WERE DOCUMENTED BY THE MONKS. IF YOU WERE TO ENVISION SOMETHING WONDERFUL, WHAT WOULD YOU WISH FOR YOUR VISION. WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE VISION YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE.

STELLAR CONSTELLATIONS

WE LEARNED THAT CONSTELLATIONS WERE NAMED AFTER GREEK AND ROMAN GODS BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE SKY OVER MANY CENTURIES. WE LOOKED AT MANY OF THEM. FROM THE LIST OF CONSTELLATIONS, PICK ONE AND DRAW YOUR OWN PICTURE TO MATCH THE DESIGN. LABEL IT WITH YOUR OWN NAME. JUST A REMINDER...NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, JANUARY 20 FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

HOW BIG IS SPACE AND HOW OUR SOLAR SYSTEM FITS IN SPACE.

COMPLETE THE DIAGRAM OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM LABELLING THE PLANETS. PLANETS WERE CALLED WHAT BY THE ROMANS? WHAT IS THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE COMPOSED OF? WHAT IS VENUS' ATMOSPHERE COMPOSED OF? WHY CAN'T WE LIVE THERE?

THE HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL DIAGRAM

WHAT ARE THE THREE WAYS STARS ARE MEASURED? WHAT IS THE MAIN SEQUENCE? USING ANNIE J CANNON'S LETTER CLASSIFICATION, WHAT LETTER IS THE SUN?

HOW IS A STAR MADE?

WE DISCUSSED THE FORMATION OF STARS. WHAT DID WE SAY ABOUT HOW A STAR IS MADE? EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. WHY DO STARS TWINKLE?