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Influential Women - Female Scientists and Mathematicians Slide Deck

Updated: 10 Oct 2022

A 14-slide PowerPoint that celebrates some of the brilliant women in Math and Science fields.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 2 - 6

Curriculum

Social Studies 2.2

History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 2.13

Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 2.14

Science, technology, and society. The student identifies individuals who exhibited individualism and inventiveness. The student is expected to identify individuals who have exhibited individualism and inventiveness such as Amelia Earhart and George W...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 3.1

History. The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 3
Social Studies 3.13

Science, technology, and society. The student understands how individuals have created or invented new technology and affected life in various communities, past and present. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 3
Social Studies 3.13(A)

Identify individuals who have discovered scientific breakthroughs or created or invented new technology such as Jonas Salk, Cyrus McCormick, Bill Gates, Louis Pasteur, and others; and
Social Studies 5.22

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on society in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 6.2

History. The student understands the influences of individuals and groups from various cultures on various historical and contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 6
Social Studies 6.18

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the influences of science and technology on contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 6

teaching resource

Influential Women - Female Scientists and Mathematicians Slide Deck

Updated: 10 Oct 2022

A 14-slide PowerPoint that celebrates some of the brilliant women in Math and Science fields.

Editable: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 2 - 6

A 14-slide PowerPoint that celebrates some of the brilliant women in Math and Science fields.

Influential Women of the 20th Century – Women in Science and Math

Celebrate Women’s History Month with this presentation highlighting some of the greatest minds in math and science. Students will learn about female biologists, botanists, chemists, and more who have made an impact on the world of STEM.

This presentation includes a Gallery Walk activity on the last slide and provides ample options for extension, including:

Create a Fakebook profile for one of the women featured in the slideshow.
Compare and contrast the characteristics of two of the profiled women using a Venn diagram.

The famous female mathematicians and scientists referenced in this activity are

Sylvia Earle
Janaki Ammal
Katherine Johnson
Marie Maynard Daly
Brenda Milner
Rosalind Franklin
Chien-Shiung-Wu
Patricia Bath
Mae Jemison, and
Jane Goodall

This resource is downloadable in three easy-to-use formats: Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Printable PDF. Use the dropdown button to select the format you prefer.

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First But Not Last – Comprehension Task

An article about historic women paired with a comprehension task.

Curriculum

Social Studies 2.2

History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 2.13

Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 2.14

Science, technology, and society. The student identifies individuals who exhibited individualism and inventiveness. The student is expected to identify individuals who have exhibited individualism and inventiveness such as Amelia Earhart and George W...
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 2
Social Studies 3.1

History. The student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 3
Social Studies 3.13

Science, technology, and society. The student understands how individuals have created or invented new technology and affected life in various communities, past and present. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 3
Social Studies 3.13(A)

Identify individuals who have discovered scientific breakthroughs or created or invented new technology such as Jonas Salk, Cyrus McCormick, Bill Gates, Louis Pasteur, and others; and
Social Studies 5.22

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the impact of science and technology on society in the United States. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 5
Social Studies 6.2

History. The student understands the influences of individuals and groups from various cultures on various historical and contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 6
Social Studies 6.18

Science, technology, and society. The student understands the influences of science and technology on contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
1. TEKS Social Studies
2. TEKS Social Studies 6

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