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Question
Which of the two scientists was greater than the other? Say why?
Solution
Although the Curies collaborated and shared similar characteristics, many consider Marie Curie to be the greater scientist because she discovered radium and received two Nobel Prizes, one for physics and one for chemistry.
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Read the text carefully and match the incidents occurred in Madam Curie’s life given in table A with the years in table B.
| Table A | Table B |
| 1. Henri Becquerel discovered that uranium had the property where radioactive elements can give off rays which can penetrate substances that are opaque to light. | 1902 |
| 2. Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland. | 1934 |
| 3. Marie was awarded the Nobel Prize | 1896 |
| 4. Curie couple discovered radium. | 1867 |
| 5. Marie passed away. | 1911 |
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Besides the uses of radium and polonium mentioned in the text, in what other way, do you think, it is used in the field of medicine?
What proves that Marrie Curie was a true lover of humanity and not a wealth?
Read and understand the following word. Find out/search for proverb/thought/quote/slogan that is related to them.
Courage
Read and understand the following word. Find out/search for proverb/thought/quote/slogan that is related to them.
Strength of character
Read and understand the following word. Find out/search for proverb/thought/ quote/slogan that is related to them.
Determination
Read and understand the following word. Find out/search for proverb/thought/quote/slogan that is related to them.
Hard-work
Match the branches of Science with what fields they study :
| (A) | (B) |
| (a) Ecology | (i) Study of Atmosphere |
| (b) Geology | (ii) Study of Plant-life |
| (c) Meteorology | (iii) Study of the Universe |
| (d) Anatomy | (iv) Study of living organisms and environment |
| (e) Botany | (v) Study of human mind and emotions |
| (f) Psychology | (vi) Study of structure and functions of the body |
| (g) Cosmology | (vii) Study of solid earth and rocks |
The life and work and inventions of Marie Curie are given in detail in the text. Go to your library or search on internet at least five famous scientists who have given great inventions to the world and write about them or prepare a chart showing the information about them.
