Required Information:  

 

 

1. The first, middle (if applicable) and last name of your scientist.

2. One sentence explaining why your scientist is famous.

3. A picture of your scientist.

4. Date of birth.

5. City and country of birth.

6. Specific location where he/she conducted their work.

7. Date of death.  If your scientist is still alive, how old is he/she now?

8. A 3-5 sentence paragraph summarizing your scientist's accomplishments, in your own words.

 

 

 

Choose 5

 

You must also choose any 5 of the following options to include on your poster:

 

• A quote about science by your scientist.

• Additional pictures of your scientist.

• A picture of what they worked on.  Ex:  if he invented the microscope, include a picture of a microscope.

• Educational background.  What college(s) did he/she graduate from?

• Any additional jobs held by the scientist outside the science field.  Ex:  Gregor Mendel is known as the “Father of Genetics” for his work with pea plants.  He was also a monk.

• Family information.  Provide names of parents, spouses, children, brothers, sisters, etc. when applicable.

• List 3 events that happened in history when this scientist became famous.  Events should include specific wars, top movie for the year, top song for the year or other discoveries.

• The name(s) of other scientists that your scientist worked with.

• Has anything been named after your scientist?  If so, include the city and country.  Ex:  colleges, cities, museums, etc.

 

All information should be cited, and your resource list must be accompanied by your source(s) CITE-IT score.

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