activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about Amélia Hamburger. Let's get to know the history of this important Brazilian scientist? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretive questions proposed!
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Anyone who hears about Amélia Império Hamburger can hardly forget her. Especially because this important Brazilian scientist is all about memory and stories that must not be lost.
Amelia was born in São Paulo on July 12, 1932. She was the daughter of Helena and Domingos Império.
Thinking of helping the country in the future, the young Amélia chose to study Physics at the University of São Paulo. Those were exciting times! Among her colleagues and teachers were the pioneers of Brazilian physics – and also Ernst Hamburger, who would become her lifelong companion.
Amélia graduated in 1954 and became a researcher in the field of nuclear physics. Two years later, her studies took her to the University of Pittsburgh/USA where she did her Masters.
Back in Brazil, in 1960, Amélia and Ernst were hired by the Physics Institute of the University of São Paulo (IF-USP). Four years later, Amelia became an assistant professor. In the meantime, the scientist became the mother of four of her five children!
In 1965, the Hamburger family returned to Pittsburgh so that Amelia could do postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University. Hey, don't you have to have a doctorate to do a post-doctorate? She didn't need to. As Ernst explained in an interview with Revista Fapesp, “several sensible voices from USP admitted that Amélia was a researcher who, although she had not completed a doctorate in physics, she had enough knowledge and experience to be recognized as a female doctor".
Amélia was a professor at USP for more than four decades. Over time, her areas of interest expanded: she went on to research and teach History of Science, Science Teaching and Philosophy of Science.
She understood like no one else the importance of preserving and disseminating the memory of Brazilian Sciences as a way of valuing our researchers and their work and encouraging future generations.
Amélia died in São Paulo, on April 1, 2011, at the age of 78. He left a widower, five children, many grandchildren and a multitude of missing students.
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Question 1 - Read back:
“Especially because this important Brazilian scientist has everything to do with memory [...]”
To which scientist does the text refer?
Question 2 – According to the text, Amelia became an assistant professor in the year of:
Question 3 – In the part “In 1965, the Hamburger family returned to Pittsburgh for what Amelia could do postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University.”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) condition.
( ) goal.
( ) consequence.
Question 4 – The excerpt “Amélia was a professor at USP for more than four decades.” It is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 5 - According to the text, “Over time, Amélia's areas of interest expanded”. In other words, her areas of interest:
( ) “changed”.
( ) “increased”.
( ) “complemented”.
Question 6 - In the segment "Is it over there understood like no one else the importance of preserving and disseminating the memory of the Sciences of Brazil [...]”, the highlighted word:
( ) resumes Amelia.
( ) introduces Amelia.
( ) characterizes Amelia.
Question 7 - It can be concluded that the text about Amélia Hamburger is:
( ) a biography.
( ) an interview.
( ) a report.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
