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Minority Scientist Project. Step 1: Research. Determine which scientist you would like to research. You must use a MINIMUM of 3 printed or internet sources. If you use internet sources, you must include a verification of the site.
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Step 1: Research • Determine which scientist you would like to research. • You must use a MINIMUM of 3 printed or internet sources. If you use internet sources, you must include a verification of the site. • You will be looking for two primary topics of information about your scientist.
a. Personal information • Basic biographical info, birth date, (date died), ethnicity, race, mom & dad, brothers & sisters, and gender. • Where they grew up, what was their early life like. • Where did they go to school, or how did they get their education.
Scientific Life • What was their early adult life like? • How did they become a scientist? • What field of science did they specialize in? Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Geology, etc. • Did they work in a specific branch of these fields? Genetics, Ecology, Medicine, etc. • What did they do their research on? • What were their main discoveries/contributions? • How has society been impacted by their work?
Step 2: Paper • You will write a 2 page paper with in Times New Roman font of 11 point size, 6 point spacing, double spaced between lines, and 1” margins on all sides. • You will have in addition to the 2 page body of the paper, a title page, and a works cited page. • The paper should include the biographical information, but must be more than 50% based on their scientific contributions.
Step 3: Poster • Poster will be based on the premise that you are trying to promote your scientist as “Scientist of the Year”. • You need a picture of your scientist. • Provide information about the scientist focusing on their research • The poster should be persuasive in nature to show why you believe they are the SotY! • Graded upon quality, accuracy, and scientific work.
Step 4: Presentation • You will give a 3 minute presentation to the class about your scientist. • You and your partner will be responsible for the presentation. • You can give a simple speech showcasing your poster, or you can do a powerpoint or prezi or other presentation if you wish.
Step 5: Self/Partner/Class Evaluation • You will write a short 1 paragraph evaluation of your work on this project. Include what you learned, and how you feel you contributed to your group. • You will also a write a short 1 paragraph evaluation of your partner on this project. Describe how helpful they were in completing the project and how you divided the work, and accomplished goals. • As a class the posters and presentations will be evaluated.
Possible Grade Rubric Step 1: Research notes—10 pts Step 2: Biographical Paper—40 pts Step 3: Poster—25 pts Step 4: Presentation—15 pts Step 5: Evaluations—10 pts