Giants of the Past Scientists Project

Overview “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton It is important to know about the scientists who have influenced science as well as the world we live in You will need to do a one page document or PowerPoint slide on each of 5 scientists from the list of possible scientists NOTE: Make sure you choose from your correct list!

Required information for each scientists Picture Name Birth date Birth place Death date What important events were going on during their life Their educational background Two interesting facts about them Scientific discovery(ies) and scientific contribution(s) How your scientist’s contributions have affected us today

List of scientists – Physical Science (Fall Term only) Archimedes Democritus John Dalton J.J. Thompson Ernest Rutherford Werner Heisenberg Blaise Pascal Jacques Charles Joseph Gay-Lussac Lorenzo Avogadro Dmitri Mendeleev Daniel Bernoulli Robert Boyle

List of Scientists - Physics Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton Marie Curie Edward Hubble Lord Kelvin Nikola Tesla James Watt Francis Bacon James Maxwell Daniel Bernoulli Albert Einstein Robert Goddard Joseph Engleberger Leonardo Da Vinci

List of scientists – Physical Science (Spring Term only) Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Marie Curie Lord Kelvin James Watt Galileo Galilei Leonardo DaVinci Nikola Tesla

Overview Picture 1 pt Name 1 pt Birth date 1 pt Birth place 1 pt Death date 1 pt What important events were going on during their life 2 pts Their educational background 1 pt Two interesting facts about them 2 pts Scientific discovery(ies) and scientific contribution(s) 5 pts How your scientist’s contributions have affected us today 5 pts

Points/Rewards Each scientist has a total of 20 points A person receiving a 100/100 would have earned a 100% in the gradebook ClassCraft: For each scientist, you will receive up to 50XP