This presentation could be used to promote women in science/STEM, accompany work on the composition of stars or generally inspire and demonstrate what women can achieve. It could contribute to Gatsby Benchmark 4. It is a brief introduction to the career of Cecilia Payne, who made some of the most fundamental discoveries regarding stars, including that their composition was predominantly Hydrogen, very much against the popular belief of the day that stars had a similar composition to the Earth.
This is part of our Women in History collection.
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Women in History
This bundle gives insights into amazing contributions women have made and could be used to support Gatsby Benchmarks 3 and 4, Women's History Month. It includes: Women in Stem, which is a complete lesson and includes a preliminary quiz, which is then discussed as part of the lesson. The Curie Women - the legacy of Marie Curie and her daughters NASA Women - individual slides could be used as starters in Maths or Science lessons Formidable Female Composers - this includes links to the music of the women mentioned and could work as a complete lesson or using individual slides and the relevant links as starters to inspire and support GB 3 and 4. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin - the breakthrough astronomer - this presentation could be used to support GB 3 and 4 in encouraging students to see the value in determination and what a woman can achieve despite the obstacles in her way Sofonisba Anguissola - an introduction to a woman who made her own career in a time where court artists were predominantly men. This could support art and design with GB 3 and 4.
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