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Did you know that the first person to win two Nobel Prizes was a woman?
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In 1903, Poland-born scientist Marie Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering the theory of radioactivity. Eight years later, she won another in Chemistry for discovering the elements radium and polonium.
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As we celebrate Women’s History Month at a time when women are still vastly underrepresented in STEM, inspire your students by learning more about Marie Curie and other women whose pioneering work changed our world!
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Use these articles to have students:
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Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a nonfiction text, including what happened and why based on specific information in the text.
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to social studies and science.
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What Does It Take to Work in STEM?
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Inspire the next generation of scientists with career profiles in various areas of STEM:
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Are your students interested in a different subject? Scholastic GO has thousands of career profiles! Simply search “Careers in” and the area of study.
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One of my students zipped through [Hidden Figures] during Women's History Month. She went on to tell me how excited she was to learn more about space and be an astronaut herself.
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— Emily M., Grade 2 Teacher
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