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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Genius of Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Shohini Ghose expounds on some of Marie Sklodowska Curie's most revolutionary discoveries.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the discoveries made by Marie Curie during her life in this article.
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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Marie Curie and Chemistry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson teaches about Marie Curie and Chemistry. Lab activities include making slime, elephant toothpaste, and snow, and also a balloon rise.
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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on Marie Curie, who won two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry for her discoveries in radioactivity and radioactive elements.
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Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Marie Sklodowska Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the life of Marie Curie is presented. Links to other resources, books, and videos are provided.
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Handout
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Online Stuff: Marie Curie and the History of Radioactivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Nobel Prize winner, Marie Curie's life, and her historical work with radioactivity.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which happens to be in Spanish, probes into the life and works of Marie Curie. Discover her accomplishments and how they impacted society.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Marie Curie's Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Study the basics of radioactive decay and the properties of atomic nuclei in Marie Curie's laboratory and classroom. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:32]
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Pierre Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses Nobel Prize winner, Pierre Curie. Learn about the life and discoveries of Marie Curie's husband.
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Other

Planet Science: Out There: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know one of the most famous women in science, Marie Curie. Learn more about her exciting discoveries and the perseverance it took for her to get there.
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Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A great biography of Marie Curie discusses her early days and how she became a two-time Nobel Prize winner.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Marie Curie Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information, research and discoveries, and famous quotes about Marie Curie, the most famous female scientist of all time.
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Other

American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie and Radioactivity

For Students 9th - 10th
A very readable account of the discovery of radioactivity and its properties.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Marie Curie for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Marie Curie, woman scientist who worked on radioactivity and won two Nobel prizes for science on this site.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Madame Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie's scientific discoveries in radiation, which resulted in the creation of both modern cancer treatments and the atomic bomb.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Marie Curie's (1867-1934) life and work, and why she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
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Other

Auw St. Lawrence County Branch: Women of Courage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what it means to have courage by examining the lives of women who "Were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics, and music." This page includes biographies of several women including scientist...
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Curated OER

Finding Dulcinea: Marie Curie

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discoverer of Radium, Marie Curie.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Institution Archives: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867 1934)

For Students 9th - 10th
Polish physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, sharing it with her husband Pierre in 1903 for their work on radioactivity. After his death in 1906, she continued with her...
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Article
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An early history and biographies of the most prominent scientists involved in developing the main sources of energy used in the twentieth century.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a black and white photo of Marie Curie, a scientist famous for being the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes as well as her extensive work on radioactivity. Check out our Marie Curie facts page for more information.
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Curated OER

Marie Curie

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Marie Curie.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Marie Curie (1867 1934)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Marie Curie from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Curium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Curium is element 96 on the periodic table and was named after Pierre and Marie Curie. [1 min, 6 sec]

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