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Rachel Carson – A Famous Scientist

Rachel Carson grew up loving the outdoors, reading, and writing stories.  She studied to be a writer and scientist while she was in college.  In 1936, she became the first woman scientist in the Department of Fisheries.  Rachel's books made her famous – they told people to care for the world around them.

Put an X in the text box next to each statement on the attached worksheet that best describes Rachel Carson as a famous scientist.  If a statement doesn't describe Rachel Carson, leave the text box blank.

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Growing up, Rachel Carson was a quiet child. Her first published story appeared in a children's magazine when she was ten years old, When she was writing her book, Under the Sea Wind, Rachel got a chance to go underwater in a bathysphere! She saw undersea life up close for the first time.

"If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow."

Rachel Carson

 

 

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