Marie Sklodowska Curie

I divided my time between courses, experimental work, and study in the library. In the evening I worked in my room, sometimes very late into the night. All that I saw and learned that was new delighted me. It was like a new world opened to me, the world of science, which I was at last permitted to know in all liberty. ... During these years of isolated work, trying little by little to find my real preferences, I finally turned towards mathematics and physics, and resolutely undertook a serious preparation for future work.
(Marie Curie, who travelled from Warsaw to Paris to study in 1891)

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As you may or may not know, March is Women's History Month. This is absolutely perfect timing for us, because it gives us the opportunity to study Marie Sklodowska Curie, one of the most celebrated women in science.


During this class period you're going to complete a web quest during which you find information about her and what she contributed to the world.


Here are your directions:

You have a couple sets of questions to answer. Copy and paste all of them into a word document, then type your answers in as you find them.
The link to which you can find the answers is found above each set of questions, but feel free to venture out and find more (and possibly better!) sources.

www.aip.org/history/curie/

1. What is Marie Curie's maiden name?

2. How many siblings did she have?

3. Which two family members did she loose before she was 11 years old?

4. What did Marie work as to help raise money for both her college education and her sister's?

5. Which famous university did she perform her studies in Paris?

6. How did Marie and Pierre Curie meet?

7. What did Pierre Curie work as?

8. What degree did Marie want to complete in the University?

9. What was the mineral that Marie and Pierre worked on?

10. What was the name of the element that Marie first discovered?

http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/atomic/curie.html

1. What was Pierre Curie Working on when he met Marie?

2. Which machine did Marie work with which caused her many health problems in her later years?

3. What were the names of the Curie's two daughters?

4. Before which World War did Marie establish radium institutes in France and Poland?

http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/curie_m.htm

1. Could radium be obtained in large amounts at that time?

2. What was Marie Curie's thesis for her doctorate?

3. Why did she name her element polonium?

4. What was radium used for in the early stages of it's discovery?

5. What did Marie campaign for in her later years? In what council?

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/curie.html

1. Which two radioactive elements did Marie Curie discover?

2. Which world prize did both Marie and Pierre Curie win? How much of the prize did they actually win?

3. What year did Marie Curie win the entire Nobel Prize?

4. What finally caused Marie Curie to die?

BONUS QUESTIONS: WRITE DOWN AT LEAST 4 REASONS WHY MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE IS ONE OF MS. STAWIKOWSKA'S FAVORITE SCIENTISTS!

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complete website found at:http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/faculty/hughes/Lina%20and%20Lauren%20%28Curie%29/index.htm

Solids, Liquids and Gases! :)

Welcome to your Solids, Liquids and Gases Assignment :)



PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL DIRECTIONS VERY CAREFULLY, SO THAT YOU DO NOT MISS OUT ON ANY POINTS!






1. First, lets remind ourselves of some properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Follow the next two links to read up on some similarities and differences between the 3 phases. Make sure you read all of the information carefully!
As you're looking at these websites, fill out your graphic organizer.

http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/character.html

http://www.cpo.com/Weblabs/solig.htm

2. Second, watch the following videos to gather even more information about our three phases:
As you're looking at these videos, make sure you are filling out your graphic organizer. If you need more room (which you all do!!!!) write on the back. Get as much information as you can!











3. Create a Venn diagram that compares solids, liquids and gases. Use the graphic organizer you completed to do this. At the end of the period, make sure you turn in your Venn diagram as well as your graphic organizer.

Go to this link:

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=28&title=


Here are your directions:
1. Under title box, fill out Solids, Liquids and Gases
Circle 1 title: Solids
Circle 2 title: Liquids
Circle 3 title: Gases
2. Next, click the begin by making a Venn Diagram.
3. When you see your Venn Diagram, click the Add Item box on the left hand side. Type in a
property of one or more phase and click OK
4. Drag your newly written property to the appropriate place on the Venn Diagram.
5. When you're done, print your work, put your name on it and turn it in.


when you're done, turn in your graphic organizer as well as your Venn Diagram.

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if you're done early


If you're done early, here are a couple of things you should explore!
1. States of Matter Game (play only PART 1)-move the carts using right and left arrows to match the state to the correct property:

http://www.scienceunleashed.ie/Games/States%20of%20Matter.swf

Element Project Part 2-Paper

Now that you've done the research about your element, it's time to write your paper. Here are the requirements:

1. Paper has to be between 1-2 pages in length.
2. Doublespaced, font no larger than 12, marigins no greater than 1 in
3. Includes an introductory paragraph that introduces the element and its history to the reader
4. In the following paragraphs, make sure you bring in ALL of the information I asked you to find on Friday (scroll down if you need a refresher)
5. Has to be written in proper grammar and spelling

IF YOU WERE NOT HERE ON FRIDAY OR IF YOU NEED MORE TIME FOR YOUR RESEARCH: SCROLL DOWN AND DO PART 1 OF THE PROJECT TODAY; TOMORROW YOU'LL WRITE YOUR PAPER BY HAND (IT WILL BE 2 PAGES IF HANDWRITTEN).


This paper is due by Wednesday.
Here is the point breakdown:
Spelling, grammar, proper English------>10 pts
Includes all of the information required------>30 pts
1-2 pages in length------->5 pts
Total: 45 pts

Element Project Part 1-Research

Each one of you was assigned an element from the periodic table, which you are now going to research and become an expert on. Your task for today is to research/gather as much information about your element, which you'll then use to write a 1-2 page paper that describes your findings (Tuesday). You will also be responsible for creating a postcard-sized poster that displays your information (Wednesday). You will receive the requirements for the next 2 parts early next week.

Here are the questions you should answer today:
1. What's the name and meaning of the name of your element?
2. How/when was it discovered or created synthetically? By whom?
3. Where is it naturally found?
4. How and where do we use it?
5. What are some of its unique properties that allow us to use it in specific ways?
6. Number of protons, electrons and neutrons
7. What does it look like?
8. Is it harmful or poisonous?
9. At least 3 other interesting facts.


Here are some websites that you should start out with, then just go off and do your own search!
Ask if you have any questions, and make sure you are following computer lab rules.

www.chemicalelements.com
www.webelements.com
www.periodictable.com


Have fun!