Famous Scientists Context: People from different cultures have contributed to the development of Science. Task: Research a famous scientist and answer the questions on the worksheet. Habits of Mind: Managing impulsivity – Stop and think about your answers before responding. Make sure your answers are clear and deliberate. Research: Choose a famous scientist, research the scientist you have chosen and answer the questions in the worksheet provided. Remember to use your own words, take your time and answer each question clearly and comprehensively and record where you found the information to create a bibliography. A guide to “Bright Sparcs” How to locate a person http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/guides/g_person.htm Encyclopaedia of Australian Science http://www.eoas.info/ Famous Scientists http://www.famousscientists.org/ Australian Academy of Science Biographical Memoirs http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/aasmemoirs/aas_memlist.htm Biographies of individuals who made significant contributions to energy and science http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=pioneers Academy of Achievement – Science and Exploration http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/halls/sci FAMOUS SCIENTISTS Albert Einstein http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_p rizes/physics/laureates/1921/einst ein-facts.html http://www.biography.com/people/ albert-einstein-9285408 http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/ http://inventors.about.com/library/i nventors/bleinstein.htm Archimedes http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Archimedes/ http://archimedespalimpsest.org/about/history/archim edes.php