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Carolyn Clarke Capstone: A Project Approach
EDU 697Dr. Keith Pressey
September 26, 20131
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Albert Einstein
• Topic of Interest: Albert Einstein
• Current Class: 3rd Grade Setting
• What Do You Know?– Einstein was a Famous Scientist– Einstein created the Theory of Relativity– He published over three hundred scientific
papers in his lifetime
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Albert Einstein
• What Do You Want To Know?
– Students can learn important facts about Alfred Einstein.
– Students can absorb the knowledge
and retain it.– Students can read, listen and process.– Students are excited to learn.
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Albert Einstein
• How Will I Know the Students Learned?After completion of “Einstein” Jeopardy game:
a. Students will write 1 – 2 paragraphs
b. Imagine you are a reporter and you
have been asked to interview Mr. Einstein
d. You can only ask one question
e. What question would you ask him and why?
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How many sisters did Einstein have?
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What did Einstein’s grandmother say when she saw him for the first time?
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What instrument did Einstein play?
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A Violin
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Where was Einstein born?
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Ulm Germany
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What college did Einstein
graduate from?
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The Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland
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What does Einstein’s famous formula
E = MC2 stand for?
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Energy,Speed and Light
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What award did Einstein win?
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The Nobel Peace Prize in Physics
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What did Einstein win the Nobel Peace Prize for?
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The Theory of Relativity
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Why were Einstein’s ideascalled theories?
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They were not scientifically p
roven
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What things did Einstein’sE=MC2 help develop in
today’s world?
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Lasers
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What were Einstein’s parent’s names?
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Hermann & Pauline
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What country offeredPresidency to Einstein?
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Israel
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Why did Einsteinstick his tongue outIn a famous photo?
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He was trying to mess up the photo because he did not want his
picture taken.
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What article of clothing
did Einstein never wear?
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Socks
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When did Einstein become an American Citizen?
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October 1, 1940
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Why didn’t Einstein talk
until the age of 3 years?
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He wanted to be able to talk in complete sentences.
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In 1979, what famous sculpture was erected in Washington, D.C. in Einstein’s memory?
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The Albert Memorial
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After Einstein’s death, where was his brain donated?
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Princeton Medical Center, in Princeton, New Jersey
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When did Einstein write his first scientific paper?
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In 1895, he was16 years old
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How old was Albert Einstein when he died?
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He was 76 years old. He died in April 1955 of heart failure.
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References
Nobel Peace Prize [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.dipity.com/bulldog2/ Albert-
Einstein/
Teaching-learning-through-tech-lens [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/
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Brain [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/ imgres?imgurl=http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/files/2013/04/ brain-990x622.png&imgrefurl=http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/02/ a-new-push-to-explore-the-brain/ &h=622&w=990&sz=658&tbnid=C8Qkjea14X0pgM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=143&zoom=1&usg=___DeOhNWFEeWmgD-XTunHUddQGWE=& docid=vJH-13WRH2QpsM&sa=X&ei=dWZ4UqOaL4vNsATB1oGQBQ&ved=0CEEQ9QEwBA