Albert Einstein Lesson Plans

1. Man of the Century Lesson Plan
Crayola Submit Register for FREE! Join the Crayola community today. Man of the Century Why What's behind Albert Einstein's frizzy hair, wiry mustache, and penetrating eyes? Find out and create a bas-relief mask of this unforgettable face. Steps 1. Quickly gather general information about Albert Einstein using electronic and text resources. Share these well-known facts about this well-known man, including his famed abi...

2. Physics: "If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts"
...acts" Author: Sarah Kenyon Time: 1 class period Preparation 15 minutes Time: for photocopying article Materials: An article for each student Abstract In this activity students explore the historical background of principles that underlie some of the imaging techniques that will be explored. In 1905 Einstein published 5 papers, resulting in a giant leap for the field of physics. Many students recognize his ?E=mc2? contribution, but few realize the true scope of his work. Reading an article called ?Five papers that shook the world? which describe these papers and their significance, helps to orient students, gi...

3. Light the Fire Within | Curriculum | Fine Arts - Drama | Ninth - Twelfth Grades
...promote mutual respect, civility, and peace in About Us the world Utah Education Network Home Page Activity: Preparation Top of 60 minutes Page Gather information about respect, civility and world peace shown in general and in the Olympics. Gather information about the life and times of Galileo and Einstein and the global unrest and conflict caused by their scientific revelations. Gather information about global tensions in the world today. Tools and Resources O'Neill, Cecily. Drama Worlds: A Framework for Process Drama. (Heinemann, 1995) Spolin, Viola. Theatre Games for the Classroom. (Northwestern Universit...

4. Speed of light
...ht August 21, 2000 Web posted at 9:37 p.m. EST (0137 GMT) RELATED SITESRelated sites Objectives Students will: Determine the significance and applications of the experiment at the NEC Research Institute in which scientists were able to break the speed of light. Explain how experiment results "bend" Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Standards National Science Education Standards, Science and Technology, Content Standard E (grades nine-12) High school students will learn that science often advances with the introduction of technologies. Solving technological problems can result in new scientific technolog...

5. Eyeing the Next Einstein
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6. Note to the teacher: This lesson plan unit may be used for either
...f quantum theory, the manner in which scientists share information and build upon the work of each other 5) show, by the debate between particulate and continuous matter, the active process of scientific disagreement and the search for a better understanding of universal laws 6) describe the final (Einstein/Bohr) debate, and how there are different interpretations of the same sets of data Background Information Many people contributed to the concept of the atom. They came from various countries and contributed their varying expertise to the major problem of the day how to explain the atomic phenomenon with th...

7. Time Travel, Black Holes & Relativity Internet Integrated Unit Plan Summary Template
...hine Literature: Author: H. G. Wells Literature: Genre: Science Fiction Literature: Literary Elements: plot, setting, point of view, theme, characterization, dialogue, mood, and narration Mathematics: Algebraic Equations Mathematics: Non-Euclidian Geometry Mathematics: Numerical Relativity Science: Albert Einstein Science: Astronomy Science: Astrophysics Science: Black Holes Science: Physics Science: Relativity Science: Schwarzchild Radius Science: Space time Science: Theory of Relativity Science: Time Social Studies: Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave Social Studies: Future Studies Writing: Informative-Classifica...

8. Immigrants Who Built America
...Plan Use the Immigrants Helped Build America work sheet as an activity to accompany lessons on immigration. The work sheet highlights ten immigrant Americans who during the last 100 years have helped make our country strong. They have lived the American dream and contributed in ways that mattered: Albert Einstein Andrew Carnegie Gloria Estefan Charles Atlas Felix Frankfurter I.M. Pei Irving Berlin John J. Audubon Bela Lugosi Madeleine Albright You might use this work sheet as a complement to the ten lessons that are part of the Education World article Coming to America: Immigration Builds a Nation. Assessmen...

9. HTI Lesson Plan: The Manhattan Project
.... A timeline of the political and scientific events associated with the development of nuclear energy and the bomb is available from the Energy Department at http://www.em.doe.gov/timeline/. Some of the personnel involved in the project, such as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, and Albert Einstein, are highlighted at http://www.me.utexas.edu/~uer/manhattan/ people.html. A key piece in the history of the project's development is Einstein's letter to FDR, sited in the Leo Szilard Home Page, http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html. Questions to consider include: What prompted Einstein to write FDR in...

10. Vegetarianism
...em on a sheet of labelled The Vegetarian A3 paper. Society Plenary Recap on the main teaching points and allow students to present the views they most and least agree with. >> BBCi Schools: PSHE Teachers' Background resources Famous Veggies Famous people who have said they are vegetarian include: + Albert Einstein (scientist) + Alicia Silverstone (actress) + Damon Albarn (singer) + Drew Barrymore (actress) Meatmatters - Music + Joanna Lumley (actress) British Meat + Lenny Kravitz (singer) + Liv Tyler (actress) + Ricki Lake (talk-show host) + Sir Isaac Newton (scientist) Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, and...