On Becoming a Scientist
On the 25 and 26 of September 1992, the University of California San
Francisco and the San Francisco Exploratorium presented a public symposium
entitled "Winding your way through DNA." This program was designed
to educate the public and to encourage a dialogue about the scientific possibilities
and the social puzzles of recombinant DNA technology.
Following the symposium, a team of high school and college teachers,
ethicists, historians, and scientists decided to create a series of videos
that would provide a personal approach to science, its applications, and
its ethical, legal. and societal issues. The second in this series is Winding
Your Way Through DNA: On Becoming a Scientist, a videotape intended for
high school and college classes and public education programs.
This videotape is designed to portray science students and scientists
as real, approachable individuals and to dispel the myth that they are all
white men who wear glasses and pocket protectors and only work in dark laboratories.
The video also examines the reasons why people choose a career in science
and the skills that are needed to become a scientist.
Because the video focuses on several different aspects of science and
scientific careers. the projects and activities in this teacher's guide
have been grouped into three categories for easier use. The Life of a Scientist
projects help students discover what it is like to be a scientist. how scientists
work, and how scientists apply their knowledge to societal problems. The
Science Career projects allow students to explore the wide range of career
opportunities available in the biological sciences and show students ways
in which scientific knowledge is used on the job. And the Thinking Like
a Scientist activities are step-by-step activities that illustrate aspects
of the scientific process and scientific thinking.
We invite you to use these materials to introduce the possibility of
a career in science to your students and to give them a better understanding
of who scientists are und what they do.
Supporters
We wish to thank the following individuals, corporations, and foundations
for the generous funding that has made this educational videotape and curriculum
project possible:
- Anonymous donor
- Genentech Foundation for Biomedical Sciences
- Brook H Byers of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Chiron Corporation
- University of California Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education
Program
- Teacher Education in Biology Program, San Franciscco State University
- Benno C Schmidt
- Berlex Biosciences
- With additional support from:
- Amgen Inc
- Geron Corporation
- Gilead Sciences, inc
- SyStemix, inc
Also Available From PyramidMedia:
Winding your way through DNA
- Part 1: Stories From the Scientists
- Purt 3: The Promise & Perils of Biotechnology: Genetic Testing
To order additional copies of On Becoming a Scientist write or
call:
Fullfilment Department
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
10 Skyline Drive
Plainview, New York 11803-2500
1-800-843-4388 (Continental US/Canada)
516-349-1930 (All other locations)
516-349-1946 (Fax)
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