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2011 Nobel Prize Winners Announced
This assignment has young scientists read four different news articles about the 2011 Nobel Prize winners. Six questions are posed for children to write the answers. It is a relevant activity for getting middle schoolers to meet the...
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Master Genes Control Basic Body Plans
Have you ever been so tired you missed a major announcement? Eric Wieschaus woke to a call explaining he won the Nobel Prize, but he thought it was just a dream until Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, a co-winner, explained it to him later...
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Innovations in Obstetrics and Pediatrics
High schoolers study the history in obstetrics and pediatrics. In this investigative lesson students research and present information about winners of the Nobel Prize.
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Mapping the Human Genome
Students study DNA and how it was discovered. In this biology lesson plan students see the effects of mapping the human genome would have.
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Biotechnology -- An Introductory Lesson to the Study of the Structure and Manipulation of DNA
Students examine the structure of DNA and how it works. They discover jobs in which use biotechnology and answer questions. They use the internet to discover other ways biotechnology can be applied.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Winners 2008 1901
A list of the Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine (updated yearly). Click on the names for more information.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Find information on each Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner since 1901, including their Nobel lectures. In addition, there are videos about chemistry topics and articles about the prize itself.
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The Nobel Prize: Kurt Wuthrich Biographical
Autobiographical information on Kurt Wuthrich, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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The Nobel Prize: J. J. Thomson Biographical
Read this detailed Nobel E-Museum biography which includes information on the scientific world of Joseph John Thomson, which gained world-wide recognition and earned Thomson the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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The Nobel Prize: X Rays
How were x-rays discovered? How are they made? How are they used? The Nobel Foundation offers a look at the history of x-rays, including discoveries and links to related Nobel Prize winners.
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Ck 12: Biology: Nobel Prizes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the Nobel Prize and lists Nobel Prize winners in Medicine or Physiology, and in Chemistry.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005
This resource features the 2005 Nobel Prize winners in Physics. A short biography can be accessed on each recipient through their personal sites.
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Universita Di Torino: Nobel Prize for Chemistry
This site is an illustrated list of the Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, with a brief description of the innovations for which the prizes were awarded.
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The Nobel Prize: Severo Ochoa Biographical
Read about the 1959 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology -- Severo Ochoa -- who contributed to the "discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribobucleic acid."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918
This website on Fritz Haber, the winner of the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, includes both primary and secondary texts and resources for further reading and research.
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The Nobel Prize: Ernest Rutherford Biographical
A complete biography on the life of Ernest Rutherford, 1908 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Details his education and his many scientific researches. Also contains a listing of his awards and achievements and has some...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
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The Nobel Prize: Wolfgang Ketterle Biographical
Nobel e-Museum provides a site that contains a detailed autobiography of Wolfgang Ketterle, 2001 nobel laureate in physics.
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The Nobel Prize: Norman Borlaug Biographical
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Here, learn about his life and the reasons he was chosen for the prize, as well as reading his acceptance speech and Nobel lecture.
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The Nobel Prize: Official Website of the Nobel Prize
Home on the web of the Nobel Prize and the foundation that sponsors the awards, given annually, for outstanding contributions in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The site features current winners each year. You will...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901: William Conrad Rontgen
In 1901, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen won the Nobel Prize for Physics because of his work with the x-ray. The site includes a picture of Rontgen along with biographical information, his Nobel lecture, and other resources, such as illustrated...
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The Nobel Prize: Jean Baptiste Perrin Biographical
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of the scientist who won 1926 Nobel Prize Physics, Jean Baptiste Perrin.
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The Nobel Prize: Maurice Wilkins Nobel Lecture
Download and read Maurice Wilkins Nobel Lecture "The molecular configuration of nucleic acids." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1961, is available in pdf format.