You will choose a scientist to research. The scientist may work within any scientific discipline that interests you. Once you have chosen a possible scientist, you have to make sure that the topic is a manageable size—neither too narrow nor too broad. You will write a one page research report, two is the limit.
physics
chemistry
meteorology
geology
oceanography
zoology
botany
human biology
astronomy
neuroscience
genetics
earth science
cell biology
Examples/ suggestions:
Al-Battani—astronomy
Albert Einstein—physics
B.F. Skinner—psychology
Barbara McClintock—genetics
Charles Darwin—naturalist
Emil Kraepelin—psychiatrist
Erwin Schrodinger—quantum physics
Galileo Galilei—physics and astronomy
Jim Al-Khalili—theoretical physics
Jonas Salk—virologist
Leonardo da Vinci—anatomist, botanist, mathematician
Linda B. Buck—physiologist
Louis Pasteur—chemistry and biology
Marie M. Daly—biochemist
Rachel Carson—marine biology and naturalist
Rita Levi-Montalcini—neurophysiologist
Roger Arliner Young—zoologist
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