Famous Scientist Wanted Poster
Name _______________________________________ Due Date_____________
Basic Requirements:
1
. 8 ½ X 11 sheet of paper – any color
2. First, middle and last name of your scientist
3. Picture of your scientist
4. His/her birthdate
5. ONE sentence of why they are famous or
“wanted”
6. Where your scientist was born
7. Where he/she did their work
8. Date of death or current age if living today
9. His/her accomplishments in your own words:
3 – 5 complete sentences
10. Your name in the bottom RIGHT corner
Choose 5 - 8 of the following requirements to add to your poster for a higher grade:
1. A quote by your scientist
2. An interesting fact about or an event in your scientist’s life.
3. A picture of what they worked on, ex. Invented telephone
4. Where they went to school/college
5. If they had any other jobs, ex teacher, lawyer, doctor…etc.
6. Family information: husband/wife, children, parents, brothers, sisters.
7. What else was happening in history when this scientist was famous? Ex. WWII
8. Did this scientist work with another scientist? Who was it and what did they do?
9. Are there any museums, monuments, building or other places that are named after your
scientist? Give locations.
10. Additional picture or graphics that have to do with inventions or discoveries of
your scientist.
Your grade will be determined by:
• Overall presentation, neatness and creativity
• Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and accuracy of information
• Completeness, all requirements have been met
• Handed in on time
Famous Scientist Checklist toward Completion
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
If only basic requirements are completed, the highest grade that can be achieved Is an “80”
Final project is on 8 1/2” X 11” paper
Mug Shot” appears on the final project (can be hand drawn, or copied/downloaded from internet source
First, Middle, and Last name of Scientist _______________________________________
Birthplace: _________________________________
Birthdate: __________________________________
Date of death or current age if still living: ______________________________________
One Sentence indicating why he/she is famous _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
His/her accomplishments (in your own words/3-5 sentences): _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your name is in the bottom RIGHT hand corner of the final project
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Additional information should be presented in paragraph form. Be sure to construct complete sentences.
With the completion of the minimum of 5 additional requirements, the highest grade that can be achieved is a “90.”
With the completion of 8 or more additional requirements, the highest grade that can be achieved is an “100.”
A Quote by your scientist ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
An interesting fact about or an event in your scientist’s life. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A picture of what they worked on, ex. Invented telephone
Where they went to school/college _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If they had any other jobs – for example: teacher, lawyer, doctor… ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Family information: husband/wife, children, parents, brothers, sisters ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What else was happening in history when this scientist was famous? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Did this scientist work with another scientist? Who was it, and what did they do? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Are there any museums, monuments, buildings or other places that are named after your scientist? Give locations. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional pictures or graphics that have to do with your scientist.
Look at the list of famous scientists. Choose one name to research and tell Mrs. Kettler by raising your hand. If someone has already chosen your scientist, have a backup in mind because NO ONE WILL DO THE SAME PERSON.
Archimedes
Aristotle
Armstrong, Neil
Bell, Alexander
Blackwell, Elizabeth
Carson, Rachel
Carver, George Washington
Curie, Marie
Edison, Thomas
Einstein, Albert
Fleming, Alexander
Galileo
Gates, Bill
Goodall, Jane
Hooke, Robert
Irwin, Steve
Kepler, Johann
Leakey, Louis
Leeuwenhoek, Anton Van
Linnaeus, Carl
Mendel, Gregor
Mendeleev, Dmitri
Newton, Sir Issac
Nightingale, Florence
Pasteur, Louis
Planck, Max Karl
Ride, Sally
Sagan, Carl
Wright, Orville & Wilbur
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Highly
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do you Recognize These Famous People? Write Their Names
FAMOUS 528003201008477 STB 50 DAGEN VERRICHTINGSONDERZOEKSPRINGHENGSTEN – NAJAAR 2013
FAMOUS AMERICANS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY STUDY GUIDE SOLS 211
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