https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co du Chatlet, Anning, Lovelace en-us 2021-07-14 20:38:41 UTC 2021-07-19 06:53:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Mackenzie_Lew https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1649857776 The chapter of Mary Anning reminded me a lot of my childhood. Growing up, I used to want to be a paleontologist so bad; when I read about Anning and her discoveries at such a young age, I remember being so amazed. Learning about the scientific findings of people like me helped to foster my interest in STEM and feel like I could achieve my dreams. Looking back at her contributions to science, a question that occurred to me was, how did her discoveries change the minds of the general population? on page 118 the text explains that people thought that fossils were leftover from Noah's ark, but I don't see how discovering more fossils would change that. Another story that amazed me was that of Lovelace. I was interested to hear that she started by translating an article, but ended up making the first computer program (pg 351). I think this is important because it shows that creativity and thinking outside of the lines can lead to greatness. Teaching this in schools can show students that even if they start with one goal it's okay to change and develop that goal-it may lead to new discoveries!]]> 2021-07-14 20:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1649857776 anabel4th1 https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1653873038  A wow moment I had during the content this week was during the movie The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. I found the conditions the family had to endure to be extremely unfortunate. Then, for their own government to neglect their own people and let them fend for themselves was even more difficult to comprehend. William really took me aback and how brave and persistent he was when he was faced with adversity. It makes me think about the potential adversities that my future students could potentially face at home, but they still show up to get an education and hopefully a better future. I would think that would be what motivates them, but in the movie there was even more that motivated William and that was what truly made me proud. He wanted to help out his people/tribe/community so that they could all live better lives. Something I need clarification on is how many contributions were made to works being translated to English. Quite a few of the readings have highlighted people who were involved in translations and manuscripts. I want to know how many works were originally created in English as well as the frequency of potential mistranslations. While I understand that these women made great efforts to complete these manuscripts, some did not have the opportunity to finish their work and with translations comes the risk of misinterpretations. ]]> 2021-07-18 22:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1653873038 tmj564 https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1653884717 I loved the chapter about Ada Lovelace. I first related to being raised by a single mother, although we were raised different. I think she has an inspiring story about how she broke away from the norms her mother wanted for her. This could definitely be inspiring to students who have their child's life planned out for them. I think her story really teaches how when you're interested in a concept you should explore it as much as you can. Although she was turned down by Baggage to study under him, she was a huge believer in his studies. She wanted to know more and thought outside of the box. Her annotations were recognized by baggage and appreciated. But her work and drive to keep going after what she wanted, not what others wanted seemed to be unappreciated until later on. I think this is important because she went after what she was interested in. As a STEM thinker she was constantly finding her foot in the door to this research and finding ways it can help society. I want to know how her mother felt after trying to give her strict rules to not become like her father? Was she proud in the end for her accomplishments? Surely she would be, but it makes me wonder what gave Lovelace the courage to choose to pursue what she wanted?  ]]> 2021-07-18 22:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1653884717 https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1654193401 I enjoyed getting to read about these women, but I especially liked getting to read about Mary Anning because I think that her story is really unique, she was struck by lightning! And maybe that has nothing to do with her discoveries but that wowed me nonetheless. I can't imagine being a young kid and discovering prehistoric fossils at such a young age and I know that some students dream of doing so, so I think that she could be a great inspiration to them. Mary Anning also made me think of Ross Gellar from Friends (I'm a big fan of Friend's). Ross is a paleontologist so I wonder if Mary Anning would be someone that Ross would look up to, I couldn't help but think of him. Another wow moment I had was while watching The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, it blew my mind that at only 13 years old William Kamkwamba was able to make a windmill to help his people with the drought and famine within their village, his story was very inspiring to me and I don't know of many 13 year olds who have made a windmill before. I think that William's story could be very inspiring too, especially to people who are wanting to get into the STEM field. I think that all of the stories that I learned about, Mary Anning's, Lovelace's, Du Chatelet's and Willam Kamkwamba's can be very inspirational to STEM learners today. ]]> 2021-07-19 02:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1654193401 natilienoriega https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1654467122 I was amazed that the paleontologist Mary Annings  discovered the worlds first ichthyosaur fossil with her brother. It mentioned that they were the only two of ten children to not pass away prematurely. I really enjoyed reading these women stories especially learning about where they emerged from. 
I could compare the many aspects of emerging potential individual who have impacted STEM, and understanding everyone' stories. A Boy Who Harnessed The Wind really inspire me throughout seeing the process of a 13 year-old pulling his town out of the hardship that is brought by the drought. By making a windmill, he pulled his village from worse to come. His acts were extremely selfless and used science to save lives around him. What I could take away from William's story as a STEM thinker is that there is no indefinite ending to what STEM can do for us. I could never underestimate what others can do when put in life or death situations, but I am learning how each individuals we come across have developed great content that has changed STEM thinking. ]]> 2021-07-19 06:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Mackenzie_Lew/38o2ghiqgn47x9co/wish/1654467122