Assignment:
Goals:
• Learn about a notable scientist and the physics ideas they contributed to the world.
• Practice research and presentation skills.
• Create an interesting, informative poster and present it at the Academic Showcase.
Expectations:
The text on your poster will have 3 sections:
1. A short biographical summary
2. A list of the scientist's significant accomplishments, inventions, and contributions
3. An explanation of one of the scientist's contributions to physics
Your poster needs to include at least 3 pictures:
1 . A picture of the scientist
2. A picture illustrating one or more projects the scientist worked on
3. A picture illustrating the physics contribution described in your 3rd section of text
Your poster also needs to include the following:
1. Title containing the name of the scientist
2. Reference list including at least 3 different sources of information you used
3. Picture captions that identify what the pictures show (indicating how they are relevant to the information in the poster) and give the sources of the pictures
Your poster will be presented in the CRC Academic Showcase near the end of the quarter.
Tasks:
Research and Notes q Choose a lesser known scientist who made important contributions to the field of physics. Some examples are listed on the last page of these instructions. Try to choose someone that you feel like you can relate to in some way.
1. Read about your chosen scientist from at least 3 different reputable sources.
2. The information you will include in your poster should come from sources that are not Wikipedia, but you may start from Wikipedia to read a summary of the person's life and contributions, as well as links to other sources. You need at least 3 reliable sources that are not Wikipedia.
3. Take notes from your reading. Write down anything that you find particularly interesting about the person's life and the work they did. These will help you write the biographical section for your poster. Include notes to yourself to help you find where you got that information from again later.
4. Learn about the person's major contributions to science. Make a list of short descriptive summaries of these contributions. These will become bullet points on your poster.