The Scientists
This section includes biographies and literacy activities dedicated to some of the great scientists in history.
Leonardo da Vinci Biography - Math Pioneers Series
Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci. It is part of our math pioneers series.
Nicolaus Copernicus Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on the great astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Galileo Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on Galileo
Sir Isaac Newton Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on the great astronomer and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton.
Ben Franklin Discovers Electricity
Description: This is an historical account of Franklin's famous kite experiment.
Marie Curie Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on Marie Curie.
Albert Einstein Biography - Math Pioneers Series
Description: This page tells all about the life and discoveries of Albert Einstein. It is part of our math pioneers series.
George Washington Carver Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on George Washington Carver
Jane Goodall Biography
Description: This is a complete biography on Jane Goodall.
Marie Curie Reading Comprehension- Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 425 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Marie Curie Reading Comprehension- Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 425 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Marie Curie Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
Galileo Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 446 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Galileo Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 446 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Galileo Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Galileo Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 130 Words; LEXILE: 710
George Washington Carver Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of George Washington Carver that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
George Washington Carver Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a George Washington Carver passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. The program gives immediate feedback.
George Washington Carver Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a George Washington Carver passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
George Washington Carver and Text Elements - Paragraph headings
Description: This printable activity requires students to match the five different headings to their correct paragraphs.
George Washington Carver and Text Elements - Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This printable activity requires students to select sentences from a series of sentences that fit under the given topic sentence, and to construct a paragraph based on the logical order of the selected sentences.
George Washington Carver and Text Elements - Causes and Effects
Description: This printable activity requires students to fill in a cause and effect chart where some of the causes are empty and some of the effects are empty. Students can choose from a bank the causes and effects to enter.
Virtual History Teacher - George Washington Carver
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the life of George Washington Carver. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. It's designed to reinforce the importance of elaboration. Students can use the George Washington Carver biography for reference.
George Washington Carver Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
George Washington Carver Writing Prompt - Who would you name yourself after?
Description: Did you know that George Washington Carver was originally born as George Carver? He gave himself the middle name “Washington” following World War I, in honor of Booker T. Washington. His name was not meant to honor the former slaveholder and founding father, George Washington. Imagine if you could re-name yourself after a figure in history? Who would you name yourself after and why? Give specific details that support your answer. If you can’t think of a historical figure, think of a character in the movies or literature.
George Washington Carver Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of George Washington Carver that has eight factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
George Washington Carver Activities Bundle - All of the GW Carver Printable Activities on this site.
Description: This bundle contains seven printable activities on GW Carver in a single bundle. It is free for subscribers to MrN365.com. You can also buy it on Teachers Pay Teachers for $2.70
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and eight multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 177 Words; LEXILE = 810
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Correct-me Passage
Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the life of Ben Franklin that has ten factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Printable
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 11 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Benjamin Franklin Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Description: This activity requires students to determine which sentences belong in the paragraph with the given topic sentence. Then, they must order the sentences correctly to form the paragraph.
Benjamin Franklin Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Benjamin Franklin passage and then, to sort 12 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
