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WorksheetsWomen In Science
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
What did Marie Curie discover?
She discovered radioactivity and she helped develop stronger xrays.
She discovered uranium and helped create the nuclear bomb.
She didn't discover anything (she was a protester for womans rights)
What rewards did Marie Curie win for her scientific discoveires?
She won 2 Nobel Peace prizes, and many other medals.
She won 1 Nobel Peace prize and a medal for Female Achievement In Nuclear Studies.
She didn't win a Nobel Peace prize but she did win an award for Female Achievement In Nuclear Studies.
She has a medal named after her great grandson "the george medal"
Who is Janaki Ammal?
A Indian scientist who invented a sweetener that increased the quality of sugarcane. She also protested against hydroelectric project.
A Indian scientist who studied theoretical physics and science and helped work on the 1947 Sydney project.
The only Asian scientist to work on the Apollo 11 moon landings. She helped invent the heat shield.
How is Janaki Ammal Honored Today? (select all that apply)
Two awards were instituted in her name
Two Indian plant breeders, Girija and Viraraghavan bred a new rose, which they have named after Janaki Anamml.
She won an award from NASA in 2019.
Who is Rosalind Franklin. (we learned about her in science class)
She helped discover the structure of DNA.
She invented DNA. That why DNA stands for DuderoslaiNdfrAnkliniventedme.
She was the first female health minister of france.
She invented the first microscope and took the first photos of bacteria sampels. She also found out the structure of most common viruses which still helps scientists today.
Who took credit for Rosalind's Franklins work?
Jim Watson and Francis Crick
Albert Einstein
Robert J Oppenhemier
Jim Smith and Fred Newker
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
The first woman in america to get a medical degree.
Founder of the National Institute of Medicine.
First female pharmacist.
A famous female protester who also worked as a scientist.
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to get a medicinal degree in 1849 , but nowadays how many women are medical school graduates each year?
50%
20%
17%
93%
Who was Amelia Earheart?
One of the first woman aviators and one of the first people to fly solo across the Atlantic.
The only female WW2 fighter pilot that fought in the pacific.
The first female professor to teach avation.
All of the above.
What happened to Amelia Earheat?
She disappeared in the pacific ocean during a flight.
in 1946 she won the female aviation award.
She became a communist and defeated the middle classs. She was a dictator of the USSR for the rest of her life.
How have female scientists changed the scientific community?
They have created new and helpful invetions that changed alot of things. (Like Jankai Ammal)
They have done many brave things that most men scientists / aviators wouldn't even do (Like Amelia Earhart).
They have discorverd new things that change science today (Like Rosalind Franklin).
All of the Above
