Finalist for the 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science
Books in the Hands-on Science Book category!
Science
"Knutson's book brims with sidebars on topics ranging from the structure
of the atom to the bicycling craze of the 1890s."
***School Library Connection
*"Every STEM teacher and school librarian should absolutely add this
title to their collections."
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A science biography that delves into the world of Marie Curie, a person
who revolutionized the way we perceive the universe while getting the
world to question gender roles and social norms. Follow in her footsteps
with hands-on STEM activities!
In The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, readers ages 9 through
12 explore Curie's groundbreaking scientific research in physics and
chemistry and discover how her work forced people to rethink the very
structure of the surrounding world and the role of women within it. Her
commitment to understanding things the human eye can't even see led to
the discovery of two new elements--polonium and radium--and to the birth
of a new field of research around radioactivity. In the process, she was
the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win
two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, all as she reset
society's ideas about women's roles in society.
By learning about the work of Marie Curie, kids gain insight into the
atomic universe through hands-on STEM activities, essential questions,
text-to-world connections, and links to online resources that encourage
readers to take a closer look into everything going on around them.
The Science and Technology of Marie Curie is part of a set of three
Build It Science Biographies that capture the curiosity of three science
revolutionaries who were able to glimpse beyond the limits of human
experience and make discoveries that continue to resonate today. Other
titles in this set include The Science and Technology of Leonardo da
Vinci and The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin.
