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Scientists

Video Listening Comprehension

Science is still seen as a men’s world but the truth is that there are many women that have contributed. Do you know any famous female scientists? Watch the following video to learn more.

Female scientists. What do we know about them?

Da Vinci TV. Do you know these female scientists?. YouTube

Watch the video again and answer the questions according to the information you hear.

Marie Curie

  1. What two scientific areas did she work in? Physics and
  2. Radiation is used to treat some illenesses. Which one is mentioned?
  3. How many new elements did she discover?

Jane Goodall

  1. What animals did she study?
  2. How long did she spend studying them? - years.
  3. What did she discover about them? They could use .

Grace Hopper

  1. How long did she work for the US Navy? Forty-two years.
  2. Why is she famous for? She developed modern
  3. What did she create? She created a so that English could be transformed into code.

Grace Rosalind

  1. What did she work with? She worked with the study of
  2. What does DNA explain? It explains from your hair , how tall you are or how many you have.
  3. Did she get any recognition? , she (use contractions).

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Vocabulary – word families

Complete the chart. Look at the following sentences to help you.

  •  A scientist works in a laboratory.
  • New scientific discoveries are being made every day.
  • He got a very high mark on his science exam.
Person Adjective Subject
scientist scientific science
chemist
biologist
physicist
archaeologist

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Investigating more women scientists

We have seen some examples of scientific women. Now you will have to do some research.

In the following list there are some names you can investigate, but if you want to talk about others you are more than welcome:

  • Ada Lovelace
  • Alice Ball
  • Nancy G Roma
  • Margarita Salas
  • Valentina Tereshkova

Use this chart to help you organize the information. You will be organized in groups and make an oral presentation in class.