Marie Curie- Chapters 11-12, Awards and Sorrows, Tragedy

Chapter summary-
Marie and Pierre continue to work on their great scientific work. Many people are anxious to learn about research, and the curies try their best to answer all their questions. They refuse to charge for their knowledge as well. They believe it would not be in the interest of “pure” science if they sold their work, instead of sharing it.

Soon they discovered another important property of radium. It can burn skin tissue. Immediately people begin thinking that it can destroy skin cells- like cancer and tumors. We call it Radiation therapy today. Many awards have been given to the Curries. Marie gives birth to a second daughter, Eve. On April 19, 1906 Pierre is killed in a horse and carriage accident. Marie is hired by the Sorbonne School becoming the first women physics teacher. Marie also discovers a way to measure radium and she receives a a second Nobel Prize in 1911.

What will we cover in this chapter-
Science: The dangers of Radioactive materials
Fine Arts: A Famous Sculpture- The Thinker, Rodin

Fine Arts: A Famous Sculpture- The Thinker, Rodin

The kids were surprised the the Curies were friends with such a famous artist. Lily and Aj watched a video called Rodin, The Father of Modern Sculpture . They also Completed a worksheet about shading and values.

Science: The dangers of Radioactive Materials

Lily and Aj watched a video from YouTube about the Dangers of Radiation. Then they watched a powerpoint slideshow on Chernobyl and completed a reading comprehension worksheet from twinkle.com.

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Marie Curie-Chapter 10: Four Hard Yard

Chapter summary- 
Marie and Pierre announce their discovery of Radium, but the scientific community wants more proof. In order to allow other scientists to observe and study their new find, the Curies must isolate and produce”pure: radium.

Over the next four years, Pierre and Marie work diligently separating Radium and pitch blend. They work in a terrible facility- an old shed with poor ventilation, a broken roof, and a weak stove for warmth. At one point a university in Sweden offers them a workspace. They decide not to take the office space. Maries father passes away and she misses him greatly.

What we will cover in this chapter-
Science: Periodic table of the Elements
History and Geography: Bavaria

Science: Periodic table of the Elements
Lily and Aj Participated in a class through Outschool about the Periodic Table. They also watched a science video on Hoopla called Introduction to the Periodic Table. After watching the video, they completed a worksheet from Twinkle.com. 

History and Geography: Bavaria

We watched a video called the 10 things to do in Bavaria. We also found Bavaria on a map of Germany and learned about its flags.

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Marie Curie- Chapter 9: More Discoveries

Chapter Summary-
Marie works hard to find the new element she believes exists in pitchblende. Pierre is so fascinated by her work, he soon joins her. Soon they discover what they believe is two elements! One, Marie names the element  Polonium after Poland. The other remains a mystery and the work continues. They discover Radium after many moths of work. Pierre and Marie take a much needed break. The vacation does them good.

What we will Learn from this chapter-
History and Geography-Spanish American War- An Introduction
Science: Radium, X-rays

Science: Radium and X-Rays 

Lily and Aj watched a video about Radium. The video was called The Discovery of Radium. They also watched a slide show from Twinkle.com about Marie Curie and X-rays. The enjoyed playing bone bingo. They Also created a flip book and made their own X-ray. 

History and Geography-Spanish American War- 

An Introduction

Lily and Aj watched a video on you-tube about the Spanish-American war. They also completed a reading comprehension worksheet and a word search from Kids Connect.com. 

Thanks for reading! 

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. 

Thanks for reading. Check out the next chapter! 

Marie Curie: Chapter 6 - A French Education

Chapter Summary-
When Manya Arrives in France to attend the Sorbonne, she changes her name for various reasons. She learns French very quickly and becomes absorbed in her studies.  Unfortunately she becomes too absorbed and forgets to take care of her health. She forgery’s to eat and sleep which makes her very ill. In 1893 she earns her masters in Physics. She wins a large scholarship from poland. Years Later she pays back the scholarship because she wants another student to have the opportunity she did.

Science- Nutrition and the Brain 
Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French

Science- Nutrition and the Brain

Marie studies really hard and forgets to eat and sleep. This causes her to become sick. We watched a video called You are what you eat: Saturday Morning, CBS. This showed the kids the importance of what you eat and how it relates to your brain health. They also completed brain worksheets and we looked at what the average family ate in different parts of the world. 

Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French