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NOBEL PRIZE LESSONS

Student worksheet: Women who changed science

The Nobel Prize has been awarded since 1901 “for the greatest benefit to humankind”. More than 900 individuals and organisations from more than 70 countries have received the prize. Only 5% of the recipients are women. In this lesson, we focus on some of them to learn more about their ground-breaking work in science.

Assignment to students:

•read the information about your scientist

•answer the questions below individually

•discuss your answers in your group

•choose one thing from your discussions that your group considered particularly interesting.

1.My Nobel Laureate’s name and year of her Nobel Prize:

2.Explain in your own words why this Nobel Laureate received the Nobel Prize!

3.Many of the Nobel Prize Laureates have met challenges and difficulties in their work. Can you give one example of a challenge this Nobel Laureate met and overcame?

4.In your opinion, are all students/girls/women in your school/society/culture treated equally? If not, what could you do to change this?