Be a Scientist

This lesson requires students to do a report on distinct scientific fields using Shape of Life videos, Internet resources and a handout about “Cool Science Careers."

Lesson Plan Files
Related Handout Materials
Be a Scientist - Student Edition
Related Scientist
William Shear, Biologist
Ian Lawn, Neurobiologist
Kristi Curry Rogers, Paleontologist
Matt Scott, Biologist
John Pearse and Don Wobber, Biologists
Peter Ward, Paleontologist
Jenny Clack, Paleontologist
Dr. James Hagadorn, Paleontologist
Geerat Vermeij, Evolutionary Biologist
Gail Grabowsky Kaaialii, Marine Biologist
Des Collins, Paleontologist
Damhnait McHugh, Biologist
Dr. Bruce Robison, Biologist
Cristina Diaz, Taxonomist
Jack Costello, Biologist
Mitchell Sogin, Evolutionary Biologist
Robert Full, Biologist
New Standards
Nature of Science: Science is a Human Endeavor
Nature of Science: Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence

Videos to use with this lesson

John Pearse, Don Wobber, Biologists: Sea Star Behavior
Geerat Vermeij, Evolutionary Biologist: Reading A Shell’s Story
Mitchell Sogin, Evolutionary Biologist: Proof of the First Animal
Matt Scott, Geneticist: How Genes Build Bodies
Damhnait McHugh, Ecologist: Annelid Ecology
Ian Lawn, Neurobiologist: Anemone Nervous System
James Hagadorn, Paleontologist: Traces of Early Animal Life
Kristi Curry Rogers, Paleontologist: How Dinosaurs Grow
Jack Costello, Biologist: Why Jellyfish Swim
Paleontology: Paleontologists Study Tracks and Traces
Paleontology: Paleontologists Study Fossils
Genetics: Genes Tell Us About Evolution
Des Collins, Paleontologist: The Burgess Shale
Jenny Clack, Paleontologist: The First Vertebrate Walks on Land