The Science and Technology of Marie Curie
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Detailed Book Description
Who gets to do science? During a time when most people would answer, “Men,” Marie Curie followed her passion for science and earned two Nobel Prizes!
In The Science and Technology of Marie Curie, readers ages 9 through 12 explore Curie’s groundbreaking scientific research in physics and chemistry and discover how this research forced people to rethink the very structure of their surrounding world . . . and the role of women within it. Her commitment to understanding that which the human eye cannot see led to the discovery of two new elements—polonium and radium—and to the birth of a new field of research into radioactivity. In the process, she was the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, all as she reset ideas around women’s roles in society.
Through hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources, kids zoom in for a closer look into Curie’s world.
Try these hands-on chemistry projects!
- Design a 3-D model of the periodic table
- Model the structure of an atom
- Compute the half-life of M&Ms
| Hardcover, $22.95 9781647410193 |
Paperback, $17.95 9781647410223 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction
Meet Marie Curie
Chapter 1
Visualizing the Invisible: Discovering Radiation
Chapter 2
Breaking Down the Compounds
Chapter 3
Medical Technology in the War to End All Wars
Chapter 4
Icon of Women’s Achievement in Science
Chapter 5
Marie Curie’s Legacy
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Selected Bibliography
Essential Questions
Index