Famous Scientist Scrapbook
Objectives:
1. To learn the successes and failures of one person significant in the
development of science.
2. To collect specific information necessary to a biographical
understanding of your scientist.
3. To recognize and summarize that person’s contributions to science and
to history.
4. To write both creative and explanatory articles.
5. To compile a bibliography incorporating several electronically accessed
resources.
Procedure:
1. Select a person from the list. Only one student may choose each
scientist. If there is a person whom you would like to research that is
not on the list, check with me first.
2. Find resources from the library, Internet, journals, etc.
3. Take notes as you read, being sure that you acknowledge the
information source.
4. Transform your notes into a variety of scrapbook entries. BE
CREATIVE!!!
Scrapbook:
1. Title (pictures, colorful, scientist name, your name, date)
2. Birth Certificate – 5 pts.
3. Journal entries – 15 pts. – at least three separate entries written from
the perspective of your scientist.
4. Time-Line – 10 pts. Important events in the scientist’s life, including
major world events.
5. People Interview – 15 pts. A dialog between a reporter for People
Magazine (you) and your scientist describing their research.
6. Book Cover – 5 pts. Design a book cover for a biography of your
scientist.
7. Obituary – 15 pts. You will write an obituary and an epitath (a saying
or verse that the person would like to have on his/her tombstone). You
should do this even if your scientist is still living.
8. Newspaper Ad – 5 pts. Design an advertisement for the ideal job for
your scientist.
9. Resume – 15 pts. Write a proper resume for your scientist.
Student Name
Period
Scientist Project
Rubric
1. Title Page .......................................................................................
2. Birth Certificate – 5 pts. ................................................................
3. Journal Entries – 15 pts. ...............................................................
4. Time Line – 10 pts. ........................................................................
5. “People” Interview – 15 pts. ..........................................................
6. Book Cover – 5 pts. ........................................................................
7. Obituary/epitath – 15 pts. .............................................................
8. Newspaper Ad – 5 pts. ...................................................................
9. Resume – 15 pts. ............................................................................
10. Bibliography (3+ sources) .............................................................
11. Presentation (neatness, appearance, etc.) – 15 pts. ......................
Total Points
Grading Scale:
88+ pts. = A+
81-87 pts = A
72-80 pts. = B
63-71 pts. = C
54-62 pts. = D
53- pts. = F
Arrhenius, Svante
Avogadro, Amedeo
Bishop, Hazel
Bohr, Niels
Boyle, Robert
Brady, St. Elmo
Brønsted, Johannes
Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm
Carson, Rachel
Celsius, Anders
Charles, Jacques
Cori, Gerty
Coulomb, Charles
Crick, Francis
Curie, Marie
Curie, Pierre
Dalton, John
Daly, Marie
Darwin, Charles
deBroglie, Louis
Einstein, Albert
Franklin, Rosalin
Fermi, Enrico
Gibbs, J. Willard
Goodal, Jane
Graham, Thomas
Haber, Fritz
Hamilton, Alice
Hawkins, Walter Lincoln
Hooke, Robert
Joule, James Prescott
Julian, Percy
Kwolek, Stephanie
Lavoisier, Antoine
Leakey, Mary
LeChatelier, Henri-Louis
Lewis, Gilbert
Lord Kelvin
Lowry, Thomas Martin
Meitner, Lise
Mendel. Gregor
Mendeleev, Dmitri
Millikan, Robert
Moseley, Henry
Nobel, Alfred
Pascal, Blaise
Pauli, Wolfgang
Pastuer, Louis
Pauling, Linus
Planck, Max
Richards, Ellen Swallow
Rose, Mary Swartz
Rousseau, Margaret Hutchinson
Rutherford, Ernest
Schrödinger, Erwin
Sørensen, Søren
Scientist List
Example Work:
Aristotle
by Sally Scientist
October 22, 2008
Certificate of Birth
Child’s Name
Date of Birth
Aristotle
Sex
384 B.C.
Place of Birth
Mother’s Maiden Name
Father’s Name
Signature of State Official
Stageira, Chalcidice
Phaestis
Nicomachus, personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedonia
Male
Journal
367B.C.
Tomorrow, I will attend my first classes at Plato’s Academy. Athens is such a wonderful place. I have met some of my teachers and will be honored to
learn whatever they will let me.
343 B.C.
I taught my first lesson to the young Alexander, son of King Philip, today. He is a bright student, eager to learn, although politics seems to be his
primary interest.
335 B.C.
I never would have imagined this day would come. I am founding my own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, upon the command of King Alexander. I
aim to have broader subjects taught at my school than are pursued at theAcademy.
Timeline
People 312 B.C.
An Interview with Aristotle
by Junie Jacobs
Aristotle has long been a public figure, but few know the private life of the great thinker. As I sat on
the steps in front of the Lyceum, I asked him about his relationships with both Plato and Alexander
the Great. Both the teacher and the student were instrumental in Aristotle’s story.
People: So, Aristotle, what was your childhood like?
Aristotle: Well, I grew up with my father, a physician, who thought that I should follow in his
footsteps. We traveled a lot. My father saw that I was trained and educated.
P: And then you went to Plato’s Academy in Athens when you were 18. What was your first
impression of this new place?
A: I was eager to learn from such great minds as…
Book Cover
Obituary:
Aristotle
(384-322 B.C.)
Aristotle was a lifelong student and teacher. He enjoyed studying under the late Plato and teaching
students, most notably the late Alexander the Great. He is well known as a great philosopher, with
such important ideas as
. He died of natural causes in Euboea. He was
preceeded in death by his first wife, Pythias. He has two children, a daughter, Pythias, daughter of
Pythias, and a son, Nicomachus, son of Herpyllis, whom he was involved with after his wife’s
death. His body was buried next to his wife.
Epitath:
“Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is the truth.”
—Aristotle
News Ad:
Aristotle
Athens, Greece
Objective:
A position in a teaching institution where I can share my ideas with
students.
Education:
Formal Education by tutors in youth,
Academy
Studied under Plato
Experience:
Educator, Academy
Dates
 taught a number of subjects
 shared many new ideas with students
 tutored Alexander, son of King Philip
Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece
Founder and Educator, Lyceum
Athens, Greece
Dates
 appointed to start a new school by King Alexander
 lead school to have broad range of subjects
 competed successfully against the Academy
Honors and Activities:
Developed theory of elements
Tutored notable students
Date
Date