Careers in Science and TechnologyJAWS Discovery books are supplementary Readers for your classroom or library. They will help your learners develop essential non-fiction skills such as scanning and skimming for information; interpreting graphs, charts and maps; and using glossaries and indexes. The lively text and clear pictures provide a stimulating introduction to information or reference books. These Readers help develop an interest in topics across the curriculum. |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
Always developing | 10 |
Careers in conservation and ecology | 16 |
Careers in sound engineering | 22 |
Whos a scientist? | 28 |
Common terms and phrases
African Large Telescope African Universities agar analogue antibiotic appliances Ashante Astronomers study astronomy bacteria grow Bill Gates burn fossil fuels calculations carbon dioxide Careers in science cells Cholera Christine Masevuka computer genius Computer scientists Connection Machine conservation manager Conservationist develop doctor Earth is getting Earth's atmosphere ecologists study ENIAC equipment famous scientist Fezeka Galileo global warming greenhouse effect heat heat-retaining gases help scientists idea including Earth Internet invention Jobs in science Kenya Khalipha Ramahlape killed the bacteria Lake Kariba lenses or mirrors lives look maize meal Marie Curie Mary Leakey Meteorologist Nairobi Niafounke nine dots numbers objects in space organisations Philip Emeagwali Physical physicist plants protecting the environment pupils radioactivity record science and technology Science magazine scientific scientist Technician Sound engineer South Africa Southern African Large studies rocks study the stars things Timbuktu Water scientist wild animals worker Yoliswa Ndlovu Zimbabwe Zwodangani ན ན ན