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The document provides instructions for a student project to research a scientist who contributed to atomic or nuclear theory. Students must choose a scientist, research their biography and contributions, and create a memorial poster presenting the scientist's picture, dates of life, background on atomic theory at the time, and how they advanced the field. The poster should follow a specified format with text size, pictures, diagrams, and references cited.

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Scientist Project

The document provides instructions for a student project to research a scientist who contributed to atomic or nuclear theory. Students must choose a scientist, research their biography and contributions, and create a memorial poster presenting the scientist's picture, dates of life, background on atomic theory at the time, and how they advanced the field. The poster should follow a specified format with text size, pictures, diagrams, and references cited.

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Eamon Barkhordarian
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Scientist Project

Purpose: To learn more about the development of atomic and nuclear


theories and make connections to history and the process of scientific
discovery.

Procedure:
1) Choose a scientist ____________________________
2) Research your scientist with regard to biographical information
and their contribution to atomic and/or nuclear theory.
3) Create a memorial for them including the information below.
4) Be prepared to share your research in class in a 2-3 min
presentation.

Data:
1) Large picture (drawn or computer generated) of the scientist’s
head.
2) Birth and death dates as well as a brief biography
3) Where they were when they did the work.
4) The status of atomic or nuclear theory before their contribution.
5) How they contributed to modern theory.
6) Pivotal experiments, equations or data/graphs they are
associated with.

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