Famous People in STEM
This scientist won 2 novel prizes, in Physics and Chemistry. She was married to another famous chemist.
Who is Marie Curie?
This process transforms sunlight and water into sugars
What is photosynthesis?
This medieval French invention, similar to a catapult, hurled large rocks and flaming objects at enemies.
What is a trebuchet?
This type of engineer writes programs and creates new computer software.
What is a software engineer?
Used when viewing the night sky, this document can help you find certain stars and constellations.
What is a star chart?
This evolutionist, who also specialized in realistic drawings of various flora and fauna, wrote “The Origin of Species”, and whose theory of evolution is now considered to be a foundational concept in science.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This pigment gives leaves and plants their green colour.
What is chlorophyll
This company, founded in 1976 by two Steves, makes computers and devices that are easy for people to use. They probably never have to go to the doctor.
What is Apple?
This type of mathematician uses census data to analyze trends in their community, such as age, weight, or income.
What is a statistician?
mm, L, mL, cm, dM, km, etc.
What are units?
A scientist with a really famous apple tree, who was very down-to-earth.
Who is Isaac Newton?
What is the Fibonacci sequence?
Replacing cathode ray tubes, this chemical invention, created in 1968, is probably being used as you read this on your modern-day screen.
What is a Liquid Crystal Display?
What is a materials scientist?
This lengthy questionnaire, used for thousands of years, helps scientists, kings, and mathematicians gather and analyze data.
What is a census?
Known as the “first computer programmer“, this women was also a Countess.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
What are fungi?
This emerging branch of medicine harnesses the power of undifferentiated cells, and has the potential to cure cancer, slow ageing, and regrow organs.
What are stem cell therapies?
This type of math applies math to different fields such as physics and biology. It is the sister to pure mathematics.
What is applied mathematics?
This infectious little agent is not alive, yet causes things such as the common cold, flu, and COVID-19.
What is a virus?
A physicist who discover the electron and had a a love for modelling atoms, and plum pudding.
Xylem and phloem
What transports water and nutrient in plants
Invented in 1857 and made using hemp and aloe, this household object was originally sold with the inventor, Joseph Gayetty’s, name printed on it.
What is toilet paper?
This person practices arboriculture, and is a big-time tree hugger! They understand the science behind how trees live.
What is an arborist?
Made up of amino acids, this essential nutrient helps you not only gain muscle, but is also found in your bones, hair, skin, and more!
What is protein?