Did you know that when we tell stories instead of facts they are at least 22 times more memorable?
- Do you incorporate stories into your science classes?
- What benefits do you think storytelling bring to your classes?
- What specific teaching strategies do you recommend using when incorporating storytelling into your lessons?
Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was an award-winning physicist and Manhattan Project contributor. Here is the link to the Life Story: Chien-Shiung Wu resource and suggested teaching activities that can help us to tell the story of Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics!
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Hello Lizelena and all, I agree that including the biographical stories of scientists can enhance our instruction in powerful ways. I was pleased to learn recently about the life and important contributions of Dr. Charles Drew during World War II. During a live LINCS training this spring, Katie Wood Murphy shared a lesson about Dr. Drew and his invaluable medical discoveries. Dr. Drew's life was also important because of the heroic stance he took against the routine practice at the time of separating blood samples by an individual's race.
Some members might be interested to check out this LINCS discussion that took place after the live event with Katie. In the discussion, you can find some links to materials, including a video, a vocabulary teaching activity, and some lesson plans, that can be drawn upon for instruction.
It would be great to hear about additional biographical stories that can be used in the classroom.
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, English Language Acquisition CoP
Thank you for sharing these materials with the Science group Susan!