Famous Scientists 3D Research Project Cube | Biography Science Research Activity

Description

Bring the history of science to life with this Famous Scientists 3D Research Project Cube, a hands-on, student-centered activity designed for upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Students research an influential scientist/inventor — their life, discoveries, impact, and challenges — and synthesize their learning into a three-dimensional research cube that makes big ideas visual, creative, and memorable.

Perfect for a back to school activity, science units, STEM history, biography projects, and display activities, this engaging project blends research, writing, analysis, and presentation skills while giving students a meaningful way to showcase their learning in your classroom or hallways.

Each famous scientist comes in three cube sizes. A small cube (2.5″ foldable & versatile), medium cube (3.5″ foldable), and large cube (5″ tissue box size). The student directions also double down as a graphic organizer for students to record their research.

Your students will be completely engaged with this hands-on science activity!

What’s Included?

• Student directions/graphic organizer (PDF)
• Grading rubric – Fully editable
• 59 ~ 2.5″ pre-filled cube templates (PPT & PDF)
• 59 ~ 2.5″ pre-filled versatile cube templates (PPT & PDF)
• 59 ~ 3.5″ pre-filled cube templates (PPT & PDF)
• 59 ~ 5.5″ pre-filled cube templates (PPT & PDF)

Includes blank templates to research a scientist that is not included:

• 1 ~ 2.5″ blank cube templates (PPT & PDF)
• 1 ~ 2.5″ blank versatile cube templates (PPT & PDF)
• 1 ~ 3.5″ blank cube template (PPT & PDF)
• 1 ~ 5.5″ blank cube template (PPT & PDF)

**Note: The 5″ cube template is meant to fit a square tissue box. 5″ is an approximate measurement as all square tissue box brands might be a slightly different size.

Materials Needed

• Plain paper or card stock (white or light colors)
• Scissors
• Tape or glue

Scientists included in this product:

1. Ada Byron Lovelace
2. Alan Turing
3. Albert Einstein
4. Alexander Graham Bell
5. Alice Ball
6. Annie Easley
7. Betty Holberton
8. Bill Gates
9. Charles Darwin
10. Chien-Shiung Wu
11. Diana Trujillo
12. Ellen Ochoa
13. Evelyn Boyd Granville
14. France Cordova
15. Galileo Galilei
16. Garrett Morgan
17. George Washington Carver
18. Grace Hopper
19. Hayat Sindi
20. Hedy Lamarr
21. Hypatia of Alexandria
22. Isaac Newton
23. Jane Goodall
24. Jane Luu
25. John Herrington
26. Jose M. Hernandez
27. Julia Bowman Robinson
28. Kalpana Chawla
29. Katherine Johnson
30. Lise Meitner
31. Louis Pasteur
32. Luis Walter Alvarez
33. Mae Jemison
34. Maggie Gee
35. Margaret Hamilton
36. Margaret Mead
37. Marie Curie
38. Mario Molina
39. Mary Sherman Morgan
40. Merit-Ptah
41. Nasir Ahmed
42. Neil Armstrong
43. Nicolas Copernicus
44. Nikola Tesla
45. Rachel Carson
46. Robbie Hood
47. Robert Fulton
48. Rosalind Franklin
49. Sally Ride
50. Samuel Morse
51. Sau Lan Wu
52. Shirley Ann Jackson
53. Stephen Hawking
54. Steve Jobs
55. Susan La Flesche Picotte
56. Thomas Edison
57. Vera Rubin
58. Wang Zhenyi
59. The Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)

Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

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