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CAREERS FOR KIDS -
SCIENCE CARDS
Career ideas for
kids to think and talk about! The cards give short descriptions,
fun facts, open-ended questions for conversation, and an action kids can
take to get started.
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Careers For Kids Scinece Cards Description:
Career ideas for
kids to think and talk about! The cards give
short descriptions,
fun facts, open-ended questions for conversation,
and an action kids can
take to get started.
Career ideas
include: Physicist, Astronomer, Ecologist, Conservationist,
Scientific Illustrator, Biologist, Astronaut, Chemist, Geologist,
Science Video Producer, Zookeeper, etc..........
SAMPLE CARD:
BIOCHEMIST
LEARN ABOUT IT!
A biochemist uses training in biology and chemistry to study living
organisms. Biochemists determine the chemical and biological composition
of a plant or animal, and then study how it reacts to different
substances under various conditions. Many biochemists conduct laboratory
tests for agricultural or medical companies, and contribute knowledge to
fighting diseases in both plants and animals, including humans.
THINK ABOUT IT!
Biochemist Stanley Prusiner won the 1997 Nobel Prize for medicine
because his research led to the discovery of the infectious agent that
causes mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). The agent,
known as a prion, causes infected cow's brain cells to die. Since 1986,
over 150,000 confirmed cases of mad cow disease have occurred among
cattle in the United Kingdom.
TALK ABOUT IT!
If you were a biochemist, would you rather search for cures to
diseases in plants or in animals? What are some of the advantages to
working with each group?
DO IT!
Biochemists often look at an organism's metabolism, which is all of
the chemical reactions that take place when living things transform food
into energy. While it is difficult to measure your own metabolism, pay
attention to how you fell after doing various activities, such as
running around the block, eating healthy food, eating junk food or just
sitting still.
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