Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

Introduction

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Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most famous contributors to the mathematic and scientific communities. This week we will be learning about his life and contributions that explain how we know the world today.

Task

In this project you will:

  • Break up into groups of three to work on the project together
  • Research Newton's life, personality, family, discoveries,  achievements, and accolades
  • Answer a questionare to identify key facts and to better know Newton
  • Prepare a powerpoint presentation as if you were trying to teach me about Isaac Newton

Process

1.Your first step in this project is for the three of you to work together with your three laptops to research Sir Isaac Newton for 15 minutes. Use the websites provide.

( for in depth knowledge on what he has done: https://www.newton.ac.uk/about/isaac-newton/life

for his life and back ground: http://www.biography.com/people/isaac-newton-9422656#early-life)

2. Then pull up your questionnare and answer the questions. You may refer back to your websites to find answers.

3. After completing your questionnaire, as a group you will create a power point from scratch on the life, accomplishments, and accolades of Sir Isaac Newton. Approach this as if you were trying to teach me about Sir Isaac Newton and I had never heard of him before.

4. Finally, think of one thing interesting that you learned that you can share with the class.

Your questionnare is located below. Copy and paste it into a word document in order to answer the questions then email to my schoo email.

Newton Questionnaire

  1. When was Sir Isaac Newton born? When did he die?

 

      1. Did Isaac Newton every marry or have kids? If so, to whom and how many?

 

 

  1. What are some of Newton’s greatest discoveries?

 

 

 

  1. Were Newton’s discoveries always accepted?

 

 

  1. Name and explain Newton’s three Laws of Motion.

 

 

  1. What were Newton’s religious beliefs?

 

 

  1. At what University or Universities did Newton study and study and/or teach at?

 

 

  1. Who was Newton’s greatest rival or enemy?

 

  1. What was Newton’s book that has been called the greatest contribution to mathematics and science?

Evaluation

Grading Rubric

                                  1 Point                            2 Points                         3 Points                                 4 Points

 

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

Research

 

The student did not interact with his classmates in going to the various sites to research Newton

The student visited the sites and contributed somewhat to the research

The student visited, read, and actively participated in finding useful material on Newton

The student excelled expectations and led his group in researching Newton

Questionnaire

The student did not properly answer all of the questions or at least answer ½ correctly

Student answered all of the questions but did not answer most of them correctly

The student properly answered every question and got most of them correct

The student answered every question correctly

Power Point

(Group Score)

The group was poorly organized and lacked interesting or knowledgeable content

The group had good content that would teach somebody who knew nothing about Newton but lacked depth

The group clearly researched well and pulled out interesting facts and hit key components of Newton’s life

The group was organized, neat, and their content was interesting yet knowledgeable at the same time. No mistakes.

Conclusion

Great job everybody. Now that you have completed this webquest and have studied Sir Isaac Newton and his contributions to our world today, I hope that you all have a further appreciation for who he was and the genius that he was. And no, an apple did not fall on his head when he discovered gravity.