PHYSICS PROJECT SHEET FAMOUS PHYSICISTS

Famous Physicist Project

Step I. Select a famous person in physics (See attached list on back). Choose carefully as this name cannot be changed without penalty. Complete the Fact Sheet as the method of choosing your particular physicist. Only one person in each class may select a particular physicist. First come, first serve. This should be turned in as soon as possible. It is worth 10 points. No Fact Sheet = No Project

These are due no later than 3/31

Step II. The next phase is to prepare a booklet that gives a short biography of your physicist and their contributions to physics. Diagrams, charts or pictures should be used. Be thorough and clear and assume that the reader knows NOTHING about your physicist.

These are due April 17

Step III. Prepare a short oral presentation that will be given to your instructor which focuses on explaining one of the major contributions of your physicist.

These will begin on April 23

Use the project rubrics to guide you in your preparation. Bring the presentation rubric with your name and the name of your physicist on the day that presentations begin. Failure to bring a rubric will result in a 5 point deduction.

Famous Physicists Andre Marie Ampere Leonardo da Vinci Frederic Joliot-Curie Betsy Ancker-Johnson Ingred Daubechies James Prescott Joule C. D. Anderson Paul Dirac Lord William Kelvin Elda Anderson Christian Doppler Johannes Kepler Anders Angstrom Mildred Dresselhaus Gustav Kirchhoff Archimedes Thomas Edison Henri Le Chatelier Aristarchus Albert Einstein Ernst Mach Aristotle Eratosthenes Guglielmo Marconi Svante Arrhenius Gabriel Fahrenheit James Maxwell Johann Henri Becquerel Michael Faraday Albert Michelson Alexander Bell Pierre Fermat Isaac Newton Daniel Bernoulli Enrico Fermi Han Christian Oersted Henry Bessemer Richard Feynman Georg Simon Ohm Hans Albrecht Bethe Jean Foucault Robert Oppenheimer Joseph Black Joseph Fourier Blaise Pascal Katherine Blodgett Illya Frank Wolfgang Pauli Katharine Blunt Benjamin Franklin Max Planck Niels Bohr Galileo Galelei Olas Roemer Ludwig Eduard Boltzman Hans W. Geiger Erwin Schrodinger Max Born Maria Goeppert-Mayer Julian Schwinger Satyendranath Bose Otto Hahn Willebrod Snell Tycho Brahe Steven Hawkings Edward Teller Louis de Broglie Karl Heisenberg Nicola Tesla Susan Bell-Burnell Gustav Hertz Allesandro Volta Jacques Charles Heinrich Hertz James Watt Nicolas Copernicus Victor Hess George Westinghouse Gustave de Coriolis Robert Hooke Charles Coulomb Christian Huygens Marie Curie Shirley Ann Jackson

NAME: ______

Fact Sheet for Famous Physicist

Name of Physicist: ______

Date of Birth: ______

Date of Death: ______

Nationality: ______

Marital Status: Check one

Single ____

Married ____

Name of Spouse ______

Number of Children _____

List the contribution(s) that your Physicists made to the world of science.

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Explain 1 contribution to the field of Physics in detail (use the back if necessary).

Famous Physicist Booklet Rubric

NAME: ______Scientist: ______

Level Good Acceptable Poor Unacceptable Category 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 points Page contains the word WHO centered at the Missing one requirement from Good. Missing two requirements Missing three WHO? top of the page, a picture of your physicist and from Good. requirements from PAGE 1 your physicist’s name centered on the page Good. and your name in the lower right hand corner Lists the person’s major accomplishment(s) Missing some major physics Illustration is missing. Illustration is missing (inventions, discoveries, theories, laws) that accomplishment(s). One and missing some WHAT? are related to physics. One accomplishment is accomplishment is illustrated with a physics related illustrated with a picture that is related to the picture that is related to the accomplishments PAGE 2 accomplishment. Has the word WHAT accomplishment. Has the word WHAT centered at the top of the page. centered at the top of the page. Page gives birth date and death date. Missing timeframe for major physics Missing birth date or death Missing two of the WHEN? Timeframe given for major physics accomplishments. date. criteria under Good.. accomplishments. If any significant science PAGE 3 awards were given, the years should be noted. Has the word WHEN centered at the top of the page. Page gives location of where the physicist was Missing one criteria under Good Missing two criteria under Missing three criteria WHERE? born and the location of where the majority of Good under Good. the research took place. This should include PAGE 4 country, state, or city (be as specific as possible). Includes a map of the location where the physicist was born. Has the word WHERE centered at the top of the page. Page briefly explains how one Page explains how one accomplishment Not written in your own Page does not explain HOW? accomplishment was achieved. Did the was achieved but the explanation is not words. how one physicist put together many ideas into a new brief or is incomplete. Uses own accomplishment was PAGE 5 theory or invention? Did the physicist invent words. Has the word HOW centered at achieved. a new thing completely of the blue? What the top of the page. method of research was used: the work of other people or experimentation? Explained in your own words. Has the word HOW centered at the top of the page. Page briefly and clearly explains in your own Page briefly (phrases, not paragraphs) Explanation of why one Importance of one WHY? words why one accomplishment was and somewhat clearly explains why one accomplishment was accomplishment is not important. Accomplishment is clearly related accomplishment was important. important is not clear or is written in your own PAGE 6 to the continuing development of physics as a Accomplishment is somewhat clearly not brief. Accomplishment words. science, the advancement of technology, or related to the continuing development is not clearly related to the the benefit of society as a whole. The word of physics as a science. continuing development of WHY centered at the top of the page. physics as a science. RUBRIC This page is included as the last page and is Rubric is included as the last page but Rubric is filled out, but not Rubric is included, but completely filled out. is not completely filled out. as the last page. not filled out or PAGE 7 included as the last page. References Some form of reference given for all non- Some form of reference given for all Reference is given, but not References are not original work, at bottom of the page on which non-original work, but it is not for all non-original work, given. NOT A the information is used. One is required, correctly placed at bottom the page. or is not placed correctly at PAGE more may be used bottom of the page. Booklet Layout is neat and well organized. Text is Missing one criteria from Good Missing two criteria from Missing three criteria presentation typed. Pages stapled in the correct order. Good from Good.

NOT A PAGE Completion Turned in on time Tuned in one day late. Turned in two days late. Turned in three days late.

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FAMOUS PHYSICIST ACCOMPLISHMENT PRESENTATION RUBRIC

NAME: ______

Physicist: ______

Exceptional Acceptable Needs Improvement Unacceptable Criteria 4 pts. 3 pts. 2 pts. 1 pt. One significant One significant One significant Explanation is copied contribution to contribution to Physics contribution to Physics from another source Contribution Physics explained explained with some explained poorly in the and is not in the clearly in the students difficulty in the students own words. students own words. own words. students own words. Clear, large, and Clear and large No illustrations Clear and large color pictures, graphs pictures, graphs, and/or pictures, graphs, or Illustrations and/or diagrams that diagrams which are diagrams which are not are referenced. referenced. referenced Explanation is in a Explanation is in a Explanation is in a Explanation is not in a logical sequence. No logical sequence. logical sequence. logical sequence. Organization returning to steps Limited returning to Some steps are skipped previously. steps skipped skipped. previously. Evidence of Evidence of some Evidence of little No evidence of any significant thought/time in thought/time in thought/time in Preparation thought/time in preparation. preparation. preparation. preparation. All terms pronounced Missing one of the Missing two of the Missing three of the correctly. criteria listed under criteria listed under criteria listed under Presentation Presentation flows Exceptional. Exceptional. Exceptional. smoothly.

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