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What is a Scientist?

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What Does A Scientist Look Like?

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What Does A Scientist Look Like?

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Types of Scientist

Astronomer: studies planets, solar system, space

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Types of Scientists

Botanist: studies plants

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Chemist: studies chemicals

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Ecologist: studies the way animals and plants interact

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Endocrinologist: studies hormones, and the endocrine system, insulin, testosterone, estrogen.

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Gemologist: studies gems like rubies and diamonds

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Herpetologist: studies reptiles and amphibians

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Ichthyologist: studies fish

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Kinesiologist: studies muscles

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Mammalogist: studies mammals

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Neurologist: studies nerves

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Paleontologist: studies fossils, geologic history

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Zoologist: studies many aspect of animals (not zoos)

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Archaeologist: the study of past human societies

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Geographer: studies the Earth's surface

Geologist: specializes in the history of Earth.

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Physicist: studies matter, energy, and how they are related

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Marine Biologist: studies ocean plants and animals

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Computer scientist: the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation

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Ellen Ochoa – Astronaut Wanted to be president as young girl Changed majors five times in college Eventually earned a degree in physics Became interested in becoming an astronaut in graduate school Went on to become the first Hispanic woman to go into space

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Donald Bliss – Medical Illustrator Loved art as a child but planned on becoming a doctorMajored in biology in collegeNoticed a poster outside a professor’s door listing careers with a biology degreeOne was medical illustration!Don now combines his passion for art and biology as a medical illustrator

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Andrew Revkin – Environmental Reporter Studied biology in college and wanted to be a scientistWent overseas for two years and joined a sailboat crew in New ZealandSaw so many environmental changes taking place that he wanted to share what was happening with the rest of the world

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Marie Curie: Studied radioactivity and a physicist

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George Washington Carver: chemist and inventor

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Rachel Carson: Marine Biologist

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Har Gobind Khorana: biochemist

                

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Luis Alvarez: physicist

                    

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Jane Goodall: Anthropologist

                                                            

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