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Peer reviewedMacKinnon, Gregory R. – Science Teacher, 1996
Presents an activity that highlights the life of Harriet Brooks, a lesser-known Canadian physicist. Objectives include stressing Harriet Brooks's contribution to science and developing a historical connection to other prominent figures, illustrating to students that attitudes about women in science were very constraining in Harriet Brooks's time,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Cooperative Learning, Gender Issues, Science Activities
