Great+Scientists

= = toc = Project =  Choose a scientist to investigate. You will be spending a good deal of time on this person, so his or her life better be pretty intriguing. You can preview lists of famous scientists in the online sources provided below to find someone worthy of your time.

Biographies make past history more real and easier to understand by telling about real people and actual events. People reading a biography can satisfy their curiosity about well-known individuals. A good biography presents the facts about the person's life including what the subject did and how they influenced their world. It should also provide insights into the person's character which helps us understand why they acted as they did.

Using Glogster, you will create a character profile for the scientist you have chosen. You must include:
 * A picture that represents your subject
 * A thoughtful description of at least 4 character traits possessed by your subject
 * Evidence to support your thinking for each character trait
 * Reference to at least one important scientific discovery credited to your subject must be included somewhere in your descriptions/connections
 * A bibliography, using NoodleBib, citing your sources; minimum of three sources required


 * What kinds of people chose a life of exploration, challenge and discovery? **

According to "A Profile of Greatness" in //The World's 100 Greatest People//, the ten characteristics of the achieving personality are:
 * 1) //Focus //
 * 2) //Preparedness //
 * 3) //Conviction //
 * 4) //Perseverance //
 * 5) //Creativity //
 * 6) //Curiosity //
 * 7) //Resilience //
 * 8) //Risk taking //
 * 9) //Independence //
 * 10) //A sense of higher purpose //

What do you think are the most important characteristics of scientists? What would you add to this list? Need some ideas? (Check out the character trait list.)

__Questions of Import__

 * 1) What human qualities were most influential in shaping the way this person lived and influenced his or her times?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">Which quality or trait proved most troubling and difficult?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">Which quality or trait was most beneficial?

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**Glogster**

 * <span class="wiki_link">Glogster - registr ation and tips on creating a Glog (slide presentation)
 * [|Glogster - setting up student accounts] (screenshots)
 * [|Glogster - Making Your Own] (screenshots)
 * Glogster - a Glog by Traci Blazosky explaining how to get started with Glogster EDU
 * [|Online Poster Making Tips]
 * [|Web 2.0 Editing Proofreading]
 * [|Glog Task Checklist]

**Citations**

 * [|NoodleBib Sign In Instructions] (screenshots)
 * NoodleBib Introduction<span class="wiki_link"> (screencast)
 * How-to-Complete the NoodleBib Webform for Subscription Databases<span class="wiki_link"> (screencast)
 * How-to-Complete the NoodleBib Webform for Websites<span class="wiki_link"> (screencast)
 * <span class="wiki_link">[|Completing the NoodleBib MLA Web Site Form] (screenshot)

**Notecards**

 * [|Creating Notecards using NoodleTools] (screenshots)
 * [|Creating Notecard piles] (screencast)
 * [|Moving Notecards and the Tabletop] (screencast)
 * [|Notecard Visual Cues] (screencast)

= = =Sources=

__Databases__

 * SIS LMC Online Databases

__Non-Print__

 * [|Scientists and Inventors in Electricity]
 * [|MIT Inventor of the Week Archive]
 * [|National Inventors Hall of Fame]
 * [|Science Spot Invention Links] (Hotlist)
 * [|World of Scientific Biography]
 * [|Greatest Inventions / Inventors]

__Print__ (In the SIS LMC)
__Reference__ __Non-Fiction__
 * General Encyclopedias
 * //The Great Scientists// (specialized encyclopedia)
 * Search the online card catalog using Advanced Search. Enter the keywords [ Biography ] **and** [whatever field of science you are interested in]; or you can search by the name of a specific scientist for which you have interest.