Essay about astrophysicist Beth A. Brown.
A short biography of an astronomer or astrophysicist (past or present) from an under-represented group (gender, racial).
Grading rubric:
Synopsis of person’s life history
Description of at least one major scientific achievement or discovery
How did the discovery/achievement impact the field?
Are there specific obstacles the person had to overcome? How did they do it?
Statements should be suitably referenced.
MLA or any format which allows one to easily find the reference in a web search. Citations should be made in the text, as done in science papers or in wikipedia articles. Note that the citation itself can be a number like this [12] or the more explicit form (Smith, J., 1983). Again, these are short essays, so the main thing is to be clear and unambiguous. No plagiarism
