Scientist of the month: Ada Lovelace

Hi everyone!

For 6th graders, a new month means a new scientist to discover :)

ADA LOVELACE

Ada Lovelace (originally Augusta Ada Byron) was born on the 10th December 1815 in London. She was a writer and a mathematician. 

She is considered the world's first computer programmer (although computers weren't invented until one hundred years later!!!). 

 In the Science class we have discovered some facts about her interesting life. 

Please, don't forget to watch this video about Ada:

Scientist of the month: Marie Curie

Good afternoon!

In 6th Grade, we have met Marie Curie, one of the most important researches of all times.

As we have learnt in class, she is famous for:

- Discovering (with her husband,  Pierre Curie) two substances: Radium and Polonium.
- Being the 1st Woman to win a Nobel Prize (1903, in Physics).
- Being the 1st Person to win 2 Nobel Prizes (1911, in Chemistry).

It has been very interesting to discover Marie Curie's life. Click on the following image for further information:

Scientist of the month: Galileo Galilei

Good afternoon 6th Grade!

Let's meet the April's Scientist of the Month...

GALILEO GALILEI

Galileo Galilei was born on 15th February 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He is considered the Father of Modern Science, for all the discoveries, theories and experiments he made.

He studied Natural Forces and he was the first person to publish his astronomic observations through a telescope. He discovered:

- The Milky Way is made of many stars.
- The moon has got mountains and craters.
- He saw four moons of Jupiter (called the Galilean Moons)
- Sunspots (dark areas of the Sun)
- Planet Venus has light and dark phases.

So, he concluded that THE SUN IS AT THE CENTRE of the Solar System and NOT the Earth.

Unfortunately, the Church didn't like his opinions and arrested him.

Please, don't forget to watch this video about Galileo Galilei:

Stephen Hawking 1942 - 2018

Stephen Hawking, considered one of the world's most brilliant minds, died today at the age of 76.

He was a great scientist, who studied the laws of the universe, especially black holes. He revealed that black holes have a temperature and produce radiation (the Hawking Radiation).

He wrote many popular books to explain complex scientific ideas, for example: A Brief History of Time is a bestseller.

His friends and colleagues from the University of Cambridge paid tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking with the following video:

For extra information:
- Visit his Official Website HERE
- Ten Facts About Spehen Hawking (national Geogrpahic Kids): HERE

Scientist of the month: ADA LOVELACE

Hi everyone!

For 6th graders, a new month means a new scientist to discover :)

ADA LOVELACE

Ada Lovelace (originally Augusta Ada Byron) was born on the 10th December 1815 in London. She was a writer and a mathematician. 

She is considered the world's first computer programmer (although computers weren't invented until one hundred years later!!!). 

 In the Science class we have discovered some facts about her interesting life. 

Please, don't forget to watch this video about Ada: