Physics lessonsof Maria Sklodowska-Curie

Dr Jzefina Turlo,mgr Elzbieta Dabkowska, mgr Andrzej Karbowski,mgr Krzysztof Sluzewski, dr Grzegorz Osinski, mgr Rafa Jankowski and dr Katarzyna Przegietka, Pupils of VIII LO in Torun

Maria Sklodowska-Curie 1867 1934(Warszawa) (Sallanches)

You have to be persistentAnd believe, that you are ableTo do something well

Childhood and education

5th child in family (1867),1876 death of mather,1877 private school , of Madame Sikorska1878 1883 gymnasium,1891 1894 Sorbona studies, two BSc: physics and mathematics.

Marriage with Pierre Curie(1895 1906)1897 daughter Irene was born,

1904 daughter Eva was born,

1904 tragic death of Pierre.

Scientific researchInvestigation of radioactivity (together with H.Becquerel and P.Curie),

1898 - discovery of two radioactive elements: polonium (Poland) and radium.

Hard workWork in cold and moist cote,

work on exhalation of pure radium from uranium ore (8 tons, thousands of experiments),

1903 getting 1 decigram of radium chloride.

Awards1903 Nobel Prize in physics for discovery of polonium and radium,

1911 Nobel Prize in chemistry for exhalation of radium as a pure chemical element

I Word War and action for Poland

Closing radium in a strong-box of bank

Creating 200 Roentgen casualty ward for war soldiers

1932 founding of Radium Institute in Warsaw, where Society of Maria Sklodowska Curie in Tribute is placed.

Maria Sklodowska-Curieas physics teacher in a class of pupils at 12 years old1907 creation Society of Scientists for Experimental Teaching.

Teachers:Maria Sklodowska-Curie - physics, Jean Perrin - chemistry, Pierre Langevin - mathematics, Henri Mouton - science, Henrietta Perrin - French, history, Alice Chavannes - English, German, geography, Jean Magrou - drawing.

2003 - publication of 10 physics lessons notes of Maria Sklodowska-Curie by Isabelle Chavannes in Paris.

Features of teaching method

Not verbal teaching,

learning from nature and demonstration of existing science hands-on experiments, explained by great scientists,

activity of pupils by doing individual investigations,

lively discussion with the use of simple and understandable language,

acquiring valuable social skills through personal examples of teacher genius: hard working, persistence, honesty, sensitivity for needs of others, etc.

Success of pupils Irena Curie-Joliot Nobel Prize in 1935 for discovery of artificial radioactivity,

Francis Perrin outstanding nuclear physicist, member of French Academy of Science,

Andre i Jean Langevin nuclear physicists,

Isabelle Chavannes chemistry engineer.

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