ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
ScienceMakers Toolkit Manual - The History Makers
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8. Dr. Bates and Dr. Walter Massey were roommates. <strong>The</strong>y both achieved great things in science. Who are<br />
your close friends? What do you think your friends will achieve? Do any of your friends share the same<br />
interests as you? How can you help each other succeed? (See Clip #3)<br />
Science:<br />
9. What do you think a physicist does? Would you like to be a physicist? Why?<br />
10. If you were a physicist, what kinds of questions would you study?<br />
11. What do you think an electrical engineer does? Would you like to be an electrical engineer? Why?<br />
12. If you were an electrical engineer, what kinds of problems would you solve?<br />
13. What was Dr. Bates’ proudest scientifi c accomplishment? Explain why this was the case. What has<br />
been your proudest achievement? Why? (See Clip #4)<br />
14. Dr. Bates talks about his research. He is trying to fi nd out how to make better detectors for infrared<br />
radiation. Though the work is progressing well, he is trying to take things in a different direction. What<br />
direction is that? Why do you think this direction is important? What could this mean for you as a future<br />
scientist? (See Clip #5)<br />
15. Dr. Bates works on developing new ways of detecting information. Other than through your eyes, how<br />
do you fi nd out about the world? What are tools that we have today to help us “see” when our eyesight<br />
is not available? [Teacher’s note: infrared, sonar, radar, radio telescopes, etc.] How do we use these<br />
tools? Are there any other ways of seeing? What happens when these tools are not enough? Can you<br />
think of other ways to gather information? How can you design equipment to take advantage of that?<br />
(See Clip #5)<br />
16. Why do you think that Dr. Bates wants his research to happen at Howard University? What is an<br />
HBCU? Research the formation and background of a particular HBCU and report your fi ndings to the<br />
class. (See Clip #5)<br />
Experiment - Big O’ Glass of Sunset!<br />
This experiment was developed by Physics<br />
Central.<br />
See why the sky is blue and a sunset is orange,<br />
all in a glass of milk!<br />
Materials:<br />
-Tall clear glass of water<br />
-tablespoon of milk<br />
-Flashlight<br />
Instructions:<br />
1. Stir the milk into the water.<br />
2. Shine the fl ashlight from the side of the<br />
glass and observe the glass. What color is it?<br />
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Physics
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