Learn about some of the women who have made an impact in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Use these biographies and related activities to educate students about the ingenuity and contributions of women, and encourage an interest in STEM careers.
Students will read about women inventors, scientists, nurses, doctors, medical researchers, pilots, and astronauts who advanced their respective fields. Many of these women broke through barriers of gender and race in pursuit of their dreams, goals, and interests.
Women Inventors
Our collection of resources is perfect to enhance your lessons and expand students' knowledge about women and the inventions they made. Includes a printable book with challenging puzzles and reading passages.
- Women Scientists & Inventors Printable Book (Grades 4-8)
- Women Inventors
- Sarah Boone Coloring Page
- Sarah Breedlove Walker - Coloring Page
- Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World Discussion Guide
- Alice Parker: Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage
- Florence Parpart: The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage
Women in Science
Students will learn about the contributions of women in the science field with these resources. Includes creating a mini-book, a discussion guide with comprehension, as well as, critical thinking questions, and much more.
- Women Nobel & Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer
- Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
- No Silent Springs: Rachel Carson
- Eugenie Clark, Marine Biologist
- Madame Curie Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
- Marie Curie's Discovery
- Jane Goodall, Ethologist
- Up Close: Jane Goodall Discussion Guide
- The Leakeys
- Margaret Mead, Anthropologist
- Coming of Age: Margaret Mead
- Maria Mitchell, Astronomer
- Joanne Simpson, Meteorologist
- Two Female Physicists: Rosalyn Yalow and Chien-Shiung Wu
- Immigrants in Science Mini-Book
Quizzes
Test your students' knowledge using our multiple-choice quizzes. Includes a quiz on firsts throughout women's history, and Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Women in Space
Keep your students engaged in learning about space with our resources that teach them about women's space contributions. Includes reading passages, printables, and tribute poetry.
- Women in Space: Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe
- Sally Ride, First Woman on Space Shuttle
- An Author's Tribute to the Mercury 13 Women
Women in Medicine
Enhance your teaching strategies and students' learning using these resources about Women in Medicine. Includes reading passages with extension activities, experiments for students, and warm-ups.
- Elizabeth Blackwell Biography
- Rosalyn Yalow, Medical Researcher
- Barbara McClintock, Geneticist
- Florence Nightingale
- Florence Nightingale Biography: A Reading Warm-Up
- Clara Barton Reading Warm-Up
- WAACS, WAVES, and Nurses
Women in Aviation
Investigate the history of Women in Aviation and expand students' learning with these resources. Includes printables, reading passages about women pilots, and research projects with activities.
- Women in Aviation
- First Lady of the Air: Amelia Earhart
- Amelia Earhart
- Amelia Earhart's Solo Flight
- Flygirl Discussion Guide
Related Resources & Activities
Interesting facts and activities related to women in the science field are included in these resources. Students will practice vocabulary building, answering comprehension questions, and creating posters.
