Famous Scientists Research Project

Give students an opportunity to explore the lives and discoveries of influential scientists with this ready-to-use research assignment.

Students choose a famous scientist, or one approved by the teacher, and create a PowerPoint presentation, written report or poster about their life and scientific work.

What’s Included

• Student assignment brief: Clear instructions, project requirements and space for the student’s name, class and due date.
• List of 24 scientists: Choices spanning Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Earth Science.
• Research checklist: Guides students to include biographical information, details of experiments and what was learned from them.
• Academic honesty reminders: Encourages students to write in their own words and cite their sources.
• Marking rubric: A 20-point rubric with four assessment criteria and space for teacher feedback.
• Editable Word documents and print-ready PDFs: Colour and black-and-white versions.

Suitable For

Junior Science, independent research, homework, cover lessons and introductory investigations into the history of scientific discoveries.

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