Making of a Scientist.
Important questions for board examination.
Q) What role did mother play in making of a scientist
Richard Ebright?
Ans) Mother encouraged his interest in learning. She took
him on trips. She bought him many equipments like telescope, microscope, camera
and mounting material that helped him in his queries. Mother arranged different
activities for him so that he remain engaged in learning.
Q) What changes were brought about after Ebright got the
book “The travels of monarch X?"
Ans) This book was a turning point in the life of the Ebright.
In the book Dr. Urquahat invited the
readers to tag butterflies and trace their journey. Ebright raised flock of
butterflies from egg to Caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly. This gave him a
hint of what real science was.
Q) Why could Ebright not win in school fair when he was in
7th grade?
And) Ebright could not win the prize because his work was
only neatly presented models and slides. He came to know for the first time
that winners needed to do original experiments. He learnt his lesson from this
episode.
Q) How was the theory of the presence of twelve tiny gold spots on a monarch pupa
solved?
Ans) Richard Ebright proved that twelve tiny gold spots on
the Monarch Pupa were not ornamental. In fact they released hormones that helped
in the full development of caterpillars.
Q) What other interests, besides science, did Richard
Ebright pursue?
Ans) Besides science, Richard Ebright had many interests. He
was a champion debater, a good public speaker and a good canoeist. He was also
interested in photography, especially the photography of nature.
Q) Why did Viceroy butterflies copy the Monarchs?
OR
Q) What was his science fair project?
Ans) Monarch Butterflies do not taste good to birds. But
viceroy butterflies taste good to them. Viceroy try to look alike monarch so
that they can be saved. This theory was the science fair project of Richard Ebright.
More questions for practice.
Q) How did Richard Ebright excite the world of science at
the age of twenty two?
Q) How did Ebright spent his time in Pennsylvania?
Q) What was the project of Ebright in the 8th grade? what
was the result?
Q) How did Richard A Weiherer come to help Richard Ebright?
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