Physics Midterm Project

Physicists of the World

 

OVERVIEW:

You will be exploring the life of a physicist who has wowed the world with his or her discovery.

TASK:

  1. A 3-5 page paper which, in your own words, describes who the person was/is (a biographical sketch), what accomplishments have been attributed to the person, and how the world has been influenced by the work of this physicist.
  2. An artistic product detailing the work of the person, This could be a PowerPoint, poster, diorama, collage or model of his/her discovery.
  1. A brief presentation to the class describing the physicist and why you choose to research this person.

RESOURCES:

507 JOH

     Johnson, George. The ten most beautiful experiments. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. (includes Galileo, Harvey, Newton, Lavoisier, Galvani, Faraday, Joule, Michelson, Pavlov, Millikan)

509.2 SAA (6 volumes in the Reference Section)
     Saari, Peggy & Stephen Allison.  Scientists: the lives and works of 150 physical and social scientists.  New York:  UXL, 1996.

530 PHY (10 volumes in the Reference Section)
     Physics Matters! Danbury, CT:  Grolier, 2001.

530 ASI
        Asimov, Isaac.  History of Physics.  New York:  Walker & Co., 1966. \

530 BIO (In the Reference Section)
      The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists; Physicists. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1984.

539 JOH
Jones, Roger S.  Physics for the rest of us.  IL:  Contemporary Books, 1992.

AccessScience  MARVEL
From the home page, choose Physics as a subject to explore the concepts & discoveries of your physicist.  From the tabs across the top, choose Biographies to learn in-depth information about your chosen person.

GRADING:

This project will be graded in three parts: 

  1. PAPER:  will be graded on content, accuracy, grammar, and spelling (40 points)
  2. ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION:  Neatness, creativity, accuracy, and adequate representation of your physicist (40 points).
  3. YOU MUST SITE ALL SOURCES (print or non-print).  20 POINTS will be deducted if you do not include a Bibliography.

  NoodleBib

TIMELINE:

1/14 in class work on research and writing

1/15 in class work on research and writing

1/19 in class work on research and writing

1/20-1/21 work on artistic representation

1/22 presentations

Please note: You may need to spend time outside of class working on this project in order to complete it on time.