Marie Curie Chapter 1 - Small Beginings

 Marie Curie- Chapter 1

Summary- In the first chapter we meet the young Marie Curie. When she was born her name was Manya Sklodowska- her family calls her Manya. They live in Poland. Her mother is a principal for a girls school. Her father is a professor of math and physics. 

The Sklodowska family is poor. They live in an apartment within the school where their father teaches. Manya’s parents raise their children with a fierce pride in polish heritage. At this time in history Poland was ruled by Russia, Austria and germany. She is taught Polish history even though it is not allowed to be taught in the schools. Manya’s parents soon discovery that she is very bright and she learns very quickly.  

What we will cover in this chapter-

History and Geography: Exploring the 1800’s, Poland

Science: Barometers and scientific insterments, A brief intro to Physics
Language Arts- Reading Comprehension, Marie Curie

History and Geography: Exploring the 1800’s, Poland

In the opening of the story we learn that the Skoldowska Family lives in Poland. The kids learn about the history of Poland in a 3 part series that we found on YouTube. They also completed 2 worksheets about the geography of Poland. They also colored the flag of Poland. 

                     Science: Barometers and scientific insterments, 

A brief intro to Physics

Lily and Aj learned about different scientific insterments. They completed a worksheet and a matching cut and past activity.  The also completed a introduction to Physics class where they took notes about important information. 

Language Arts- Reading Comprehension, Marie Curie 

The kids read a worksheet about the life of Marie Curie and answered questions about her.

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