Science Fair

Let's get started with the Science Fair!

Study Guide

Interesting sites to find information for your research (pleaseremember what we have studied about reliable and unreliable sources: wemust be absolutely OBJECTIVE, so check your sources before using them. If indoubt, go back to the PP on Tools of History, it is right there in your blog!;) )

http://www.famousscientists.org/10-famous-women-scientists/

http://www.women-scientists-in-history.com/historia.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Ten-Historic-Female-Scientists-You-Should-Know.html

http://www.favaloro.edu.ar/

http://www.brainpop.com/free_stuff/

GROUP1: GalileoGalilei - Alexander Fleming

Members:Agustín, Renzo, Franco, Fernando, Matías

GROUP 2: Virginia Apgar - Albert Einstein

Members: Fiorella, Dana, Florencia, Rocío, Julieta

GROUP 3: - Jane Goodall - Isaac Newton

Members: Candela T., Candela I., Sofía, Ana Belén

GROUP 4: Florence Nightingale - Charles Darwin

Members: Benjamín, Luciano, Facundo, Juani

GROUP 5: Marie Curie - Rene Favaloro

Members: Lucía,Milagros, Valentina, Camila, Celeste

Biographical information to be included in your research paper:

1. First and last name of your scientist
2. Family background (if relevant)
3. Picture of your scientist
4. Birth and death date
5. Country where he/she was born
6. Place where he/she worked
7. Name the type of science this person studied. Examples: astronomy, chemistry, genetics, physics, etc.
8. Academic education, further studies or training, etc.
9. Major contribution/s (new ideas, discoveries, or new understanding of the natural world). Major awards and/or achievements.
10. Any events or facts you consider particularly interesting about his/her life, professional development, etc.

Conclusion Paragraph: include personal reflection on the importance of this scientist’s workor discovery, how it has helped humanity, etc.

Bibliography: list ALL sources (5 minimumresources), alphabetical order,

Eg.: *Author (last name, first name), “Title ofarticle”, Source: (magazine, book, Encyclopedia), date of publication,page number(s). *Title of site, web address (www…)