The Ultimate Girls' Guide to Science: From Backyard Experiments to Winning the Nobel Prize! - Softcover

Hoyt, Beth Caldwell; Ritter, Erica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582700923 ISBN 13: 9781582700922

Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co, 2003

Synopsis

Offers students a comprehensive guide to women in science, complete with mini-bios of young girl scientists, profiles of famous women scientists in history, and easy experiments. Original.

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Grade 4-8–In their introduction, the authors explain that during middle school, girls tend to lose interest in science or to stop believing in their abilities. Their remedy for the situation is a resource that makes the subject fun and explains its functions in everyday life. Included are chapters on earth science, biology, computer science, botany, ecology, chemistry, astronomy, physics, and engineering. Each one provides a brief introduction to the discipline, describes related careers, offers a quiz to gauge interest, and suggests experiments. The strongest feature of the book is the inclusion of one- to three-page biographies of female scientists, complete with photos. There are also short interviews with children ages nine and up about why they love these various areas of study. While the black-and-white cartoons depict a variety of races, the photos of the girls interviewed indicate that most are Caucasian. The writing is clear and upbeat. A lengthy, annotated list of Web sites is included. This simple, nonthreatening overview of many scientific fields just might grab the attention of girls on the brink of losing interest.–Laura Younkin, Ballard High School, Louisville, KY
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Edition details

• Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582700923
• ISBN 13: 9781582700922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144