Explore how women scientists have transformed medicine, biology, and our understanding of life itself through the groundbreaking work of Jane Goodall, Tu Youyou, Marie Curie, and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. Students will discover how curiosity, determination, and scientific innovation helped these women make discoveries that changed lives around the world.
This Kahoot explores major breakthroughs in fields such as medicine, chemistry, biology, and disease research, while highlighting the challenges many women scientists faced in gaining recognition and opportunities in their fields. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and scientific awareness as they learn how research and discovery can improve health, deepen knowledge, and shape the future.
Watch the related BBC videos (below), then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore the lasting global impact of women in science.
In Ending Period Poverty, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the issue of women and girls who lack access to affordable, clean, and safe menstrual products. This video explores how this issue impacts young women, particularly in lower-income communities, where the inability to afford menstruation products can cause them to miss school and social activities. It also addresses the stigma and shame surrounding menstruation, which exacerbates the challenge of accessing necessary products. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
The article "Clara Barton: The Angel of the Battlefield Who Changed Medicine Forever" from BBC's HistoryExtra is a powerful look at Barton's lifelong devotion to helping others. From nursing wounded Civil War soldiers to founding the American Red Cross, she broke barriers in healthcare, women's rights, and disaster relief, earning her the title “Angel of the Battlefield.”
The article "The Gender Pain Gap: Why It’s Time To Take Women’s Health More Seriously" from BBC's Science Focus discusses the disparities in how women's pain is treated compared with men's. Women often face longer wait times for diagnoses and treatment, and their pain is frequently dismissed or misunderstood.
In Virginia Woolf, the Activist host Lily Cole explores the revolutionary impact Woolf had on society in the early 20th Century. Woolf challenged gender stereotypes and the expectations placed on women. She was an unconventional figure whose work, including the novel Orlando, explored themes of gender, sexuality, and identity. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
Explore how women scientists have transformed medicine, biology, and our understanding of life itself through the groundbreaking work of Jane Goodall, Tu Youyou, Marie Curie, and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. Students will discover how curiosity, determination, and scientific innovation helped these women make discoveries that changed lives around the world.
This Kahoot explores major breakthroughs in fields such as medicine, chemistry, biology, and disease research, while highlighting the challenges many women scientists faced in gaining recognition and opportunities in their fields. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and scientific awareness as they learn how research and discovery can improve health, deepen knowledge, and shape the future.
Watch the related BBC videos (below), then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore the lasting global impact of women in science.
In Ending Period Poverty, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the issue of women and girls who lack access to affordable, clean, and safe menstrual products. This video explores how this issue impacts young women, particularly in lower-income communities, where the inability to afford menstruation products can cause them to miss school and social activities. It also addresses the stigma and shame surrounding menstruation, which exacerbates the challenge of accessing necessary products. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
The article "Clara Barton: The Angel of the Battlefield Who Changed Medicine Forever" from BBC's HistoryExtra is a powerful look at Barton's lifelong devotion to helping others. From nursing wounded Civil War soldiers to founding the American Red Cross, she broke barriers in healthcare, women's rights, and disaster relief, earning her the title “Angel of the Battlefield.”
The article "The Gender Pain Gap: Why It’s Time To Take Women’s Health More Seriously" from BBC's Science Focus discusses the disparities in how women's pain is treated compared with men's. Women often face longer wait times for diagnoses and treatment, and their pain is frequently dismissed or misunderstood.
In Virginia Woolf, the Activist host Lily Cole explores the revolutionary impact Woolf had on society in the early 20th Century. Woolf challenged gender stereotypes and the expectations placed on women. She was an unconventional figure whose work, including the novel Orlando, explored themes of gender, sexuality, and identity. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.