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Myths OR Facts

• Physics will lower students’ GPAs and hurt their chances of getting into college.
• Over 600,000 women take high school physics each year, nearly half of the nation’s enrollment.
• Students don’t need to take physics in high school because they can just take it in college.
• The only careers you can have with a physics degree are to be a professor or teach high school.
• A course in physics can improve math scores on the CAHSEE, SAT, ACT, and other tests.

Learn More through Exploring Physicist Profiles

• Alejandro Rodriguez
• Shirley Ann Jackson
• Jax Sanders
• Albert Einstein
• Isaac Newton
• Carlos Gutierrez
• Ellen Ochoa
• David X. Cohen

Choose one of the following Physicists profiles and answer the following questions

1. How did your scientist become interested in her/his field?
2. What sort of education did your scientist have?
3. If mentioned, what kinds of challenges did the scientist face in the workplace?
4. What surprised you most about this scientist?
5. If mentioned, what kinds of suggestions your scientist gives to young science students?

Once you are done with your reading task, post your one-sentence scientist profile on the wall

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