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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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