Overview
I have chosen Sylvia Alice Earl because she is a marine biologist and that is what I am going to school for.
Directions: You will need to find a scientist and research the details of their life in order to answer the topics and questions listed below. Please note that before you begin diving into the research, your scientist is to be different from other students and must be approved by your teacher. This work has two sections; the first one should be a booklet; the second section is the signature section.
Formatting: The document you create must have the following:
- Cover Page with:
- Student’s name (first, last)
- Scientist’s name (first, last)
- Scientist’s picture
- Class period
- Table of Contents with creative name for question titles. These creative titles will need to be placed before each section of the document.
- 12 point font (except for the title page)
- Double spaced
- Font will need to be only one of the following:
- Calibri
- Modern No 20
- Arial
- Normal margins (1 inch on all sides)
- Document needs to be a Word document or a PDF, whichever you prefer
- Bibliography placed at the end of the document with websites/sources properly cited
Topics and Questions
- Write a page summary of your scientist that includes all of the following:
- 3 pictures of the scientist
- Full name of the scientist
- Title or main credential of scientist
- 7-line summary of scientist and his/her contribution to humankind
- Born:
- Died:
- Birthplace:
- Major Awards and/or Recognitions:
- Spouse(s):
- Children:
- Cause of Death:
- 3 quotes:
- Based on your scientist’s perspective and philosophy of life, produce an 18-line written article about your scientist’s vision or opinion of Chemistry
- A conflict of interest (COI) occurs when an individual’s personal interests – family, friendships, financial, political, or social factors – could influence his or her judgment, decisions, or actions regarding their work. For example, a scientist, who has been hired by a plaintiff to perform experiments designed to demonstrate that a company’s product can cause nerve damage; a scientist conducting research for a pesticide company to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of the company’s application for pesticide registration would also have a COI; a father is asked to referee is daughter’s soccer game; a judge presides over a trial involving a close friend; a county commissioner votes on a zoning law that will increase the value of his land by $10,000; a pharmaceutical company invites a physician to an all-expense-paid seminar in the Aspen, Colorado to learn about its products.
- What legislation would need to be changed to improve how science in your scientist’s field is done? How? Minimum 18 lines.
- How has the scientist’s research impacted life, as we know it today? Substantiate your answer, provide positive, negative and/or neutral impact. Minimum 18 lines.
- How are the methods of your scientist generally accepted? Describe the methods used, are they new, unusual or generally accepted by the population?
- Write about any controversies related to the research or life of your chosen scientist. Minimum 18 lines.
- What role did economics play in your scientist’s discovery? Explain. Minimum 18 lines.
- Imagine yourself as your chosen scientist. Describe the day and how you felt when you (as this scientist) realized they made the discovery. Minimum 18 lines.
- What have you learned while researching your scientist’s discovery, life, and work? Minimum 18 lines.
As you can see from the examples above, there are several different situations where the conflict of interest (COI) can be found. Based on your scientist’s discovery/work style create a document that will include at least 3 conflicts of interest (COI) that your scientist could have had during the time of discovery/research.
The following question is provided to replace ONE of the 10 questions above:
Based on all the information gathered about your scientist, explain why the person you chose become a scientist? What drew him/her to this field? Explain.