6th Grade Biography

6th Graders: Look at these databases first

Now look at these sites for additional information

• Biographies of Women in Science
• Notable Scientists
• Science Kids
• Famous Biologists
• Biographies: Science and Technology
• Famous Scientists
• People and Discoveries
• World of Scientific Biography
• Biographies Pioneers of Computing

A few Scientists by name:

BBC/Primary History: Mary Anning

UC Berkeley: Mary Anning

UK Natural History Museum: Mary Anning

Smithsonian: Florence Bascom

USGS: Florence Bascom

BBC/History: Copernicus

Mr. Nussbaum: Nicolaus Copernicus

Notable Biographies: Nicolaus Copernicus

BBC/History: Marie Curie

Google Cultural Institute: Marie Curie

Notable Biographies: Marie Curie

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): Marie Curie

Mr. Nussbaum: Thomas Edison

NPS: Thomas Edison

Smithsonian: Edison Invents! - All About Thomas Edison and his Inventions

BBC/History: Albert Einstein

BBC: Albert Einstein

Nobel Prize: Albert Einstein

BBC/History: Ben Franklin

PBS/LibertysKids: Ben Franklin

US History: Ben Franklin

BBC/History: Galileo Galilei

Mr. Nussbaum: Galileo

Jane Goodall.org: Biography

Mr. Nussbaum: Jane Goodall

Notable Biographies: Jane Goodall

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): Jane Goodall

NPS: David Alexander Johnston

USGS: David A. Johnston

Linnean Society: Who was Linnaeus?

Notable Biographies: Carl Linnaeus

UC Berkeley: Carl Linnaeus

UK Natural History Museum: Carl Linnaeus

New World Encyclopedia: Sir Charles Lyell

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): Sir Charles Lyell

ICR: Gregor Johann Mendel

UC Berkeley: Gregor Mendel

Villanova University: Gegor Mendel

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Eugene Odum

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): Eugene Odum (need password to read at home)

BBC/History: Louis Pasteur

Biography Online: Louis Pasteur

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): Louis Pasteur

NASA: William Smith

UK Natural History Museum: William Smith

UC Berkeley: William Smith

American Academy of Achievement: James Watson

Nobel Prize: James Watson

SCIENCE ONLINE (Database): James Watson

Britannica Online: Current articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and adjustable reading levels.

World Book Encyclopedia:

World Book Kids for lower grades and World Book Students for upper grades. World Book Kids is also translated into Spanish.

Science in Context:

Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics and scientists.