STEM Trailblazer Bios

Updated on 7 September 2018

Grade

Grade 2 - Grade 5

Description

Read about the life stories and significant contributions of some of today’s most accomplished figures in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Narrative nonfiction text explores key details from each person’s life, often including the pivotal moment that led them to their STEM career. Encompassing the most diverse range of STEM professionals, this biography series is sure to engage young readers and perhaps inspire them to work toward their own STEM-related accomplishments!

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*STEM Trailblazer Bios: Series Teaching Guide 955 KB PDF

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Astronaut and Physicist Sally Ride 910 U 5.6
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa 840 T 5.5
Astronaut Mae Jemison 790 U 5.3
Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson 780 U 4.9
Code-Breaker and Mathematician Alan Turing 890 Y 5.9
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Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai 880 U 5.3
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Facebook Founder and Internet Entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg 1010 T 6.1
Flickr Cofounder and Web Community Creator Caterina Fake 760 U 5.0
Genetics Expert Joanna L. Kelley 820 V 5.5
Genius Physicist Albert Einstein 820 Y 5.4
Google Cybersecurity Expert Parisa Tabriz 810 V 5.1
Google Glass and Robotics Innovator Sebastian Thrun 800 U 4.9
GoPro Inventor Nick Woodman 710 T 4.7
Inventor, Engineer, and Physicist Nikola Tesla 890 W 5.9
iPod and Electronics Visionary Tony Fadell 750 U 4.7
Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo 880 T 5.4
Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper 910 V 5.8
Minecraft Creator Markus "Notch" Persson 900 U 5.4
NASA Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman 910 T 6.0
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson 850 U 5.5
Nintendo Video Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto 940 T 5.4
Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu 840 Y 5.9
Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace 920 U 5.9
Science Educator and Advocate Bill Nye 880 U 5.3
Space Engineer and Scientist Margaret Hamilton 800 U 5.0
SpaceX and Tesla Motors Engineer Elon Musk 720 U 5.0
Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson 780 T 5.1
Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene 790 Y 5.8
Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking 960 V 6.1
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