"Inspires interest in STEAM"--Back cover. "Ages 9-12"--Back cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-119) and index.
Contents:
Meet Marie Curie -- The making of a mind -- Discovering radioactivity -- No small task -- Radium craze -- Helping and healing -- Global celebrity -- After life.
Summary:
"In The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, readers ages 9 through 12 explore Curies 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 cant even see led to the discovery of two new elementspolonium and radiumand 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 societys ideas about womens 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."-- provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.