The Making of a Scientist
1. How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian... ? Does
it simply involve reading many books on the subject? Does it involve
observing, thinking and doing experiments?
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2. You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books.
Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in the light of what you have studied.
If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects
and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?
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1. Children everywhere wonder about the world around them.
The questions they ask are the beginning of scientific inquiry.
Given below are some questions that children in India have asked
Professor Yash Pal and Dr Rahul Pal as reported in their book,
Discovered Questions (NCERT, 2006).
(i) What is DNA fingerprinting? What are its uses?
(ii) How do honeybees identify their own honeycombs?
(iii) Why does rain fall in drops?
Can you answer these questions? You will find Professor Yash Pal’s and
Dr Rahul Pal’s answers (as given in Discovered Questions) on page 75.
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2. You also must have wondered about certain things around you.
Share these questions with your class, and try and answer them.
• ‘Journey by Night’ by Norah Burke
• Children Who Made It Big by Thangamani
• School Days by Tom Brown
Think about it
Talk about it
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