Research Scientist

Elizabeth Lee Hazen was a research scientist who studied and taught at several schools and universities around the nation. She researched medical bacteriology, biology, microbiology, and mycology. Hazen also taught physics and biology at a high school in Jackson, Mississippi!

Discussion

K-3rd Grade

1. What is your favorite topic to study? 
2. What would you like to teach?

4th-6th Grade

1. What do you like to research? 
2. What areas of science are interesting to you?

Vocabulary

K-3rd Grade

• Research (verb): studying a topic thoroughly 
• Scientist (noun): someone who uses the scientific method to study the world

4th-6th Grade

• Mycology (noun): the scientific study of fungi 
• Microbiology (noun): the scientific study of organisms that can only be viewed through a microscope 
• Organism (noun): a living creature

Teamwork

After discovering antifungal properties of certain bacteria, Elizabeth Lee Hazen needed the help of a trained chemist, so Rachel Fuller Brown joined her team. Brown and Hazen became great partners in scientific research, working as a team to help the world.

Discussion

K-3rd Grade

1. Who is on your team? 
2. Who helps you?

4th-6th Grade

• What are some different kinds of teams? 
• How do you help others?

Vocabulary

K-3rd Grade

• Team (noun): a group of people working together toward a common goal

4th-6th Grade

• Bacteria (noun): small, simple single-celled organisms 
• Chemist (noun): someone who studies chemistry

Discussion

K-3rd Grade

1. Who believes in you? 
2. What great things do you want to do?

4th-6th Grade

1. Why are you proud to be from Mississippi?

Vocabulary

K-3rd Grade

• Mississippian (adjective): someone or something that is from Mississippi 
• Leader (noun): someone who others will follow

4th-6th Grade

• Pioneer (noun): a person who is one of the first to develop or discover something new and prepare it for others 
• Capable (adjective): able to do something