Tanya
Beers
IST571:
Children's Literature Lit Kit
Book: Marie Curie by Vicki Cobb
Lesson
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Students will do a 3-page, research paper about Marie Curie and her contribution to science while
depicting how they feel about her contribution to science and how they feel about how science
impacts their lives today.
Students will use two scholarly articles that they find during their research and the book Marie Curie
by Vicki Cobb.
Tanya Beers
IST571: Marie Curie by Vicki Cobb –Lit Kit
Title: Marie Curie
Author: Vicki Cobb
Lexile Level: 990L
Grade Level: 5th – 12th grade
ISBN #: 0756638313
Marie Curie is known for her scientific research and contributions to discovering the secrets to
radioactivity. Her gender and her Polish heritage made it difficult for Marie to seek the knowledge
she craved but she pressed on, undeterred, to become one of the most well-known and respected
scientists.
radioactivity. Her gender and her Polish heritage made it difficult for Marie to seek the knowledge
she craved but she pressed on, undeterred, to become one of the most well-known and respected
scientists.
Lesson for 7th graders:
I will give a brief classroom lecture on the white marker board about radioactivity and an overview
about scientists who contributed to studying it.
about scientists who contributed to studying it.
Students will do a 3-page, research paper about Marie Curie and her contribution to science while
depicting how they feel about her contribution to science and how they feel about how science
impacts their lives today.
Students will use two scholarly articles that they find during their research and the book Marie Curie
by Vicki Cobb.
Learning Standards:
Common Core ELA Writing Standards for Grades 6-12 (Grade 7).
7.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
7.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
7.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Learning Goal:
Students will describe, in writing, who Marie Curie was and why she is important to science
by learning about her through research.
by learning about her through research.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will describe how they feel about Marie Curie’s contributions to science and how
they feel about how science impacts their lives today through their research paper. (Affective)
they feel about how science impacts their lives today through their research paper. (Affective)
2. Students will depict what they learned about Marie Curie’s life and contributions to science
through a research paper using two scholarly articles and the assigned reading (Cognitive and
Psychomotor).
through a research paper using two scholarly articles and the assigned reading (Cognitive and
Psychomotor).
Learning Outcome:
Students will depict Marie Curie’s life and contributions to science while also describing their
own feelings toward scientific impacts on their own lives today.
own feelings toward scientific impacts on their own lives today.
Works Cited:
Cobb, Vicki. Marie Curie. DK Publishing, 2008.
New York State Department of Education. (2011). New York State P-12 Common Core Learning
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/resource/
new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/resource/
new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
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