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Start-Up Activity
Write "E = mc²" on the board and ask your class what it is. (Einstein's formula equating matter and energy.) Ask if anyone knows where this formula came from (Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity). Point out that all of the great scientific advances are communicated and learned through writing (and mathematics). Writing also helps scientists think through and organize their own ideas.
Tell students that they will be writing some forms that well deepen their scientific knowledge and communicate it to others.
Think About It
“It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.”
—Albert Einstein
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Start-Up Activity
Write "E = mc²" on the board and ask your class what it is. (Einstein's formula equating matter and energy.) Ask if anyone knows where this formula came from (Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity). Point out that all of the great scientific advances are communicated and learned through writing (and mathematics). Writing also helps scientists think through and organize their own ideas.
Tell students that they will be writing some forms that well deepen their scientific knowledge and communicate it to others.
Think About It
“It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.”
—Albert Einstein
