Marie Curie- Chapter 8: A surprising Discovery

Chapter Summary-

Marie and Pierre work together on their scientific research projects. Marie is also working on her doctorate degree- trying to be the first women in Europe to obtain one.  In 1897 marie’s first daughter in born Irene. She comes up with a idea for her thesis. Marie decides to find out why rays are givin off by uranium salt. Henri Becquerel discovered this. Soon Maries research leads her to discover  a unknown element.

What we will cover in this chapter-

History and Geography- Henri Becquerel

Science- Uranium

History and Geography- Henri Becquerel

They learned about Henri Becquerel by reading worksheets and completing a timeline. We used Kids Connect for worksheets.

Science- Uranium

We watched two videos on Uranium. They were What is Uranium? And How Uranium Becomes Nuclear Fuel? The kids also created an Acrostics Poem about what they learned about Uranium.

Thanks for reading! Chapter 9 is up next! 

Marie Curie- Chapter 7: Changes

Chapter Summary-
Marie begins doing scientific research for pay. She studies magnets and works in a space located in the school science lab. There she meets her future husband, Pierre Curie. Pierre is fascinated with marie and enjoys her company. She receives a second masters degree in mathematics and prepares to go home. Pierre convinces Marie she  can help Poland though her research in Paris and they Marry. ]

What we will cover in this chapter-
Science- Magnets
Science- Crystals

Science- Magnets

Marie is studying steal and Magnetic properties. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about magnets. Lily and Aj watched aThe science of Magnets for kids and completed a reading comprehension worksheet from education.com.

Science- Crystals

Pierre was studying the structures of crystals. We decided to make our own crystals and watch them grow.

Final Crystals- The green container was spilled over so it didn’t make as many. The Purple made a lot of crystals. The Crystals where smaller then we thought they would be..but it was still a fun experiment. 

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Marie Curie: Chapter 4- The Sacrifice

Chapter 4 summary
 Manya works hard to earn money by teaching children as a governess. She works for a few different families before she finds a family who pays her enough money. She works hard for 3 years and continues to educate herself. She also finds she loves science and mathematics. She knows that if she works hard it will soon be her turn to attend university.

What we will cover in this chapter-
Science: Sugar from beets
Science: Economics
Language Arts: Copy work

Science: Sugar from beets

The kids watched 2 videos about sugar beets. The first video was from the discovery channel and how a manufacturing plant produces large amount of sugar from the vegetable. The second was a YouTube video about to make your own sugar from the sugar beet at home in your kitchen. Both videos were interesting and we the kids learned a lot of facts and information about the beet.

 Science: Economics

Lily and Aj took notes on an online Economics course on YouTube.

Language Arts: Copy work

Lily and Aj copied a quote Freon Marie Curie in their best cursive handwriting. The quote was about being a governess to help her sister through school. 

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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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Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium- Introduction

Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium 

By Anne E. Steinke 

This series introduces young, inquisitive readers to four of the world's greatest science thinkers and the challenges that faced them. Their achievements, which came through personal dedication and sacrifice, have made profound changes in the world. A truly inspiring gift. Here is the story of the brilliant woman of science who unveiled the mysteries of the element radium. Her discovery pioneered exciting research in the field of radioactivity.

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The kids loved reading this book because not only did they get to learn a lot about a famous scientist, they also got to see other sides of her and learn little facts that not many people know about. She was also the first woman to win a nobel prize, and she did many things for women that are very commendable. What a great role model!

Please see additional posts for activities the kids completed while reading this this book! 

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