What is a Scientist?

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Smithsonian Learning Lab
What is a Scientist?
This activity invites students to answer the question what is a scientist? They will sketch a scientist based on their own ideas and then participate in a class discussion. Students will view a collection of portraits of scientists using strategies from Project Zero. At the end of the activity, students will create a cartoon of a scientist that incorporates clues to help the observer understand what type of scientist they are trying to describe.