My Scientist

It was the first day of Science Methods class and I didn't what to expect since it was the first day. We were given a fun and interesting assignment. We were asked to draw a scientist or at least what we thought a scientist looked like. I didn't realize until we spoke about it as a class how impactful this assignment would end up being.

For my scientist I drew a man who was wearing goggles. I tried to draw as many things I associate with science as I could. I drew a lab coat on my scientist because whenever I think of scientists I think of lab coats. I also had my scientist holding a test tube and a magnifying glass. I also drew a plant because I knew we would be working with plants at fieldwork. I drew a whiteboard behind my scientist where I wrote as many words I could associate with science as I could think of. After the whole class finished their pictures we were asked to name our scientists. After thinking long and hard for about 15 seconds I came up with the name Hubert Hawkstein. I chose Hubert because I associate that name with smart people for some reason. I chose Hawkstein as the last name by combining Stephen Hawkins and Albert Einstein because they are the two people I associate most with science.

We then walked around the class and had the opportunity to look at some of our classmates scientists. Some of them were really impressive and showed great artistic ability. One thing that stood out to me was many of the scientists had crazy hair which I thought was really funny. After looking around the room we had a class discussion. Dr. Smirnova asked what were some things that stood out to us. Many of the pictures had similarities such as the scientist wearing goggles. One of my peers drew almost a stick figure and named him John Doe. The point he was trying to make was that anyone who has curiosity can be a scientist. I thought this was a really interesting and true concept. As someone who did not grow up enjoying science, I was nervous to be teaching it since I never thrived during that class. This class made me realize that as long as I stay optimistic and instill a sense of curiosity within my students I could be a successful science teacher, and enjoy this class.

Hubert Hawkstein- My Scientist