A group of seventh graders were asked to describe what a scientist is, and to draw an accompanying portrait. Then they went on a field trip to Fermilab and met the scientists there.
Upon their return they wrote a new description and did new portraits. Suddenly, there were no more lab coats, and a lot more women (and non-bald men).
It's fun to flip through
their before and afters.
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Maggie Koerth Baker on Boing Boing.
WooHoo! Glad they got to take the field trip to the lab.
ReplyDeleteThe guy with the goatee made quite an impact! What a great project.
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