Famous Scientist Project
Famous Scientist Project
Here is everything you need to know to get started!
1. Choose from the list of scientists on the back of this page. You need to have 3 choices ready in case your first choice is taken during sign-ups tomorrow.
(Write down your name and color group, the name of the three scientists you like in order of preference, and one fact about each.)
2. For the famous scientist you are assigned, research about his/her life in the library or online. You will be reporting on the following key areas:
3. Your report should not exceed ONE page and should follow the format that is given on the next page. Part of your grade will reflect how well you follow directions.
4. You will also create a title page with the title of your report (the scientist’s name), a picture of your scientist, and your name and color group. Make sure to follow the format that is given on the next page.
5. Look at Mrs. Edgar’s example to see if you are following the format correctly.
6. You will be presenting this in class, and you will “be” the scientist, dressed as he/she dressed/es, and telling “your” story to the class.
DUE DATE/PRESENTATION DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
Famous Scientists
Earth Scientists Albert Einstein Lise Meitner
Georgius Agricola Euclid Gregor Mendel
Florence Bascom Michael Faraday Dmitri Mendeleyev
William Morris Davis Alexander Fleming Maria Mitchell
Sir John Sm. Dawson Dian Fossey Isaac Newton
Edwin Drake Rosalind Franklin Alfred Nobel
Grove Karl Gilbert Galileo Galilei Blaise Pascal
Harry Hess Luigi Galvani Louis Pasteur
Sir Charles Lyell Robert Goddard Max Plank
Adam Sedgwick Temple Grandin Pythagoras
Other Scientists Carol Greider (live)* Jonas Salk
Andre Ampere Edmund Halley Helen Brooke Taussig
Archimedes William Harvey Nikola Tesla
Aristotle Gustin Hertz Alessandro Volta
Elizabeth Blackburn (live)* Hippocrates James Watson
Niels Bohr Dorothy Hodgkin
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (live) Shirley Ann Jackson (live)
Rachel Carson James Joule
George W. Carver William Kelvin
Nicolaus Copernicus Johann Kepler
Jacques Cousteau Edwin Land
Francis Crick Richard Leakey
Marie Curie James Maxwell
Charles Darwin Margaret Mead
Famous Scientist Project Format
Follow this format and your project will look great and fit on one page!
REPORT FORMAT:
1. Title (Scientist’s Name)
Centered
Large Print (can be seen across room), ex: size 48
Bold Text (any serious, easily-read font that you like)
Double space to first heading (At least two lines between title and first heading)
2. Headings (wording used in “Key Areas of Research”)
Left aligned
Medium-sized Print, ex: size 18
Place a colon (:) after heading and hit return (or enter) to go to next line to begin typing
3. Information
First word indented below the heading (tab once)
For the first three topics (Life Span, Place of Birth, and Field of Science), just bullet the info
For the last three topics (Important Scientific Exploration, Influence on Today’s Society, and Interesting Personal Facts), write in paragraph form.
4. Between sections of the report, double- or triple-space.
5. Check spelling and grammar; make sure your scientist’s name is spelled correctly!
6. Be sure you have provided appropriate information. and Yahooligans can give you basic information about your scientist.
7. Please write your paragraphs in your OWN WORDS to tell the facts about your scientist’s life.
TITLE PAGE FORMAT:
1. Title (Scientist’s Name)
Centered
Really large print (as big as will fit across the top of your title page)
Bold
2. Picture
3x5 – 4x6
Centered
3. Your Name, Due Date, and Color Group
Bottom, right aligned
Medium sized print (ex: size 24)
4. Spelling correct
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Key Areas of Research:
Life Span
Place of Birth
Field of Science he/she studied/studies
Important Scientific Exploration
Influence on Today’s Society
Interesting Personal Facts
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