Curated OER
Selected Elements
This collection consists of a slide on each of the following unrelated, but fascinating elements: einsteinium, curium, radium, radon, nobelium, seaborgium, silicon, magnesium, and postassium. You will not find detailed information on the...
American Chemical Society
Joseph Priestley, Discoverer of Oxygen
Do you want to hear a joke about nitrogen and oxygen? NO. We all know there is oxygen in the air and that plants produce oxygen, but how was it discovered? Scholars read a handout, answer questions, and analyze material in the...
Curated OER
Internet Inventors Scavenger Hunt
In this inventors scavenger hunt worksheet, students research 10 different significant inventors known to history. First, they read each question to determine which inventor to search for using the Internet. Then, students write a...
The New York Times
Researching the Researchers
Students match scientists with their major discoveries, choose one figure to research further, and co-author articles profiling the scientist and his or her achievements.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Marie Curie O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about Marie Curie.
The Franklin Institute
Marie Curie
Read the history of Marie Curie and her work with radium. Use the tabs above to read more about this scientist, her research, and her rewards.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Marie Curie
Learn about the discoveries made by Marie Curie during her life in this article.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Online Stuff: Marie Curie and the History of Radioactivity
Read about Nobel Prize winner, Marie Curie's life, and her historical work with radioactivity.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Maria Sklodowska Curie
Read about the life and scientific work of Marie Curie, possibly the most famous female scientist in history. In addition to providing biographical information, this page includes details on her scientific discoveries and her influence...
Other
American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie and Radioactivity
A very readable account of the discovery of radioactivity and its properties.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
Other
A Short History of the Atom
A classroom wiki where students present profiles of scientists who developed models of the atom or who contributed to the understanding of atomic theory. Covers Democritus, Aristotle, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Marie...
Other
Le Moyne College:elements & Atoms, Indivisible No Longer
Click to read different historical documents in chemistry related to the history of the study and discovery of radioactivity.