WorksheetsBAM 2020-2021 Scientist of the Week Quiz!
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is Sarafina El-Badry Nance's dog's name?
Asteroid
Comet
Astro
Nebula
What star did Sarafina El-Badry Nance observe brightening and dimming in her research?
Sirius
Polaris
Rigel
Betelgeuse
According to Dr. David Shiffman, which of these kill more people than sharks every year (Check all that apply)
Vending Machines
Flowerpots
Falling off a cliff while taking a selfie
Which of these does Dr. J. Drew Lanham recommend for Birding while Black? (Check all that apply)
Multiple forms of ID
Don't wear a hoodie
Don't bird at night
Prepare to be confused with other Black birders
Why did Raven the Science Maven quit her first job?
The chemistry was too advanced for her
She got sick
She was isolated by her white colleagues
She didn't want to research cancer
Which of these is NOT a song by Raven the Science Maven?
Wipe it Down
She Blinded Me With Science
Head Boss In Charge
Big Ole Geeks
What toy does Dr. Ben Still use to demonstrate complex particles in his Physics work?
Legos
Hoverboards
Silly Bandz
Snap Bracelets
How did Corina Newsome first get started studying wildlife?
She saw a hawk kill a pigeon in Philadelphia
She got lost in a swamp as a child
She enrolled in the wrong class in college
She called a zoo and asked if she could volunteer there
What is a monarch butterfly caterpillar's (like the ones Anurag Agrawal studies and Janiya raised) favorite food?
Milkweed
Dandelion leaves
Poison Sumac
Poison Ivy
What kind of natural disaster does Quincey Vagell study?
Earthquakes
Supercell Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
What TWO animals does Carlee Jackson study? (check both that apply)
Sea Lions
Nurse Sharks
Corals
Sea Turtles
Amani Webber-Schultz studies the unique shape of the scales on sharks. What body part did these scales develop from?
Sharks' eyes
Sharks' fins
Sharks' gills
Sharks' teeth
Which of these "facts" in the Jasmin Graham video is true?
Sharks can be picked up and dropped by tornadoes
Sharks can smell a drop of blood from a mile away
Sharks often attack humans
Some sharks are born live, not from eggs
Why is it so surprising that Jaida Elcock became a marine biologist?
She is afraid of fish
She doesn't know how to swim
She grew up in states that don't border the ocean
She was bitten by a shark as a kid
What are the goals of MISS, the group that Jasmin Graham, Amani Webber-Schultz, Carlee Jackson, and Jaida Elcock created? (Check all that apply)
Encourage more regular, everyday people to go swimming with sharks
Encourage girls and women to be more engaged with science
Provide representation for non-white people in science
Help young science students afford college and internships
Create documentaries about sharks
BHM! Dr. Marie Maynard Daly was the first Black woman to earn a PhD in the US. What is one of her discoveries?
The connection between cell phone radiation and tumors
The connection between diet and heart health
The connection between hydration and health
The connection between sugar and diabetes
BHM! What Movie/TV show helped inspire Mae Jemison to go to space?
Star Wars
Lost in Space
Babylon 5
Star Trek
BHM! Dr. Gladys West worked for the US Navy on Missile targeting. What do we use her discovery for today?
Text messaging
GPS Navigation
Video streaming
BHM! James Edward Maceo West worked at Bell Labs and made a huge advancement in microphones. What did he improve about them so we can use them every day?
He invented microphones that were more sensitive
He invented microphones that were larger
He invented microphones that were battery-powered
He invented microphones that were affordable
Rosalind Franklin took the first photo of the shape of DNA. Why didn't she get credit?
She died before the discovery could be announced
One of her lab partners snuck the photo to Watson and Crick, two men who got credit
She forgot to submit her report
The image was too blurry
WHM! Ada Lovelace worked on adding machines like the one in the image. The instructions she made for this machine are often considered the first...
Recipe
Computer Program
Driving Directions
Math Textbook
Hedy Lamarr was a famous actress who also helped develop airplane wing shapes. She had an invention for torpedoes that evolved into what technology that we use today?
Bluetooth and WiFi
Youtube
Credit Cards
Telephones
Dr. Vandi Verma drives airplanes and motorcycles, but the coolest vehicle she drives...
is a helicopter
is on the bottom of the ocean
is on Mars
is a submarine
Dr. Mimi Aung is part of the Mars Rover Program. What is unique about her part of the project?
It's the first powered flight on another planet
It's the first rover to look for evidence of water
It's the largest object ever sent to another planet
It's the fastest vehicle ever sent to another planet
Dr. Moogega Cooper Stricker is a clean freak! What is the goal of her job?
Make all bacteria on earth extinct
Protect other planets from Earth microbes
Protect Earth from other planets' microbes
Protect humans from Covid
Salome Buglass studies marine corals in the Galapagos Islands. What inspired her to do this work?
She saw the effect of tourism on reefs in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago
She saw beautiful reefs growing up in Trinidad and Tobago
The movie Finding Nemo
It was the only class available at her college
What does Moogega Cooper Stricker's first name mean?
(a)
