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The Genius of Einstein

Albert Einstein's discoveries revolutionized the way we understand the universe. Students will learn about his life and contributions and depict him in a collage.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Craft Materials
  • Heavy Paper
  • Yarn

Steps

  • Step 1

    Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born in Germany and came to the United states in 1921. In the same year he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was a theoretical physicist most well known for his theory of relativity, but his genius certainly didn't end there. Have students research his life and contributions to science. In addition to the theory of relativity have them explore his work with understanding the expansion of the universe, lasers, and his involvement in the establishment of the Manhattan Project, which created atomic bombs.

  • Step 2

    Ask students to look at images of Einstein and use them as inspiration as they create a collage of his likeness, either representational or abstract. They can illustrate his facial features on paper and use pieces of yarn for his prominent hair, eyebrows, and mustache, and other craft items to embellish it.

  • Step 3

    Have them present their art and talk about some of the facts they learned about this amazing genius.

Standards

LA: Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Adaptations

Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Have students discuss this idea and give examples of how it can be applied.

Have students investigate Einstein's commitment to civil rights. Ask them to learn about his backing of a campaign to defend the Scottsboro Boys (nine Black teenagers in Alabama who were falsely accused of rape in 1931) and how he offered to appear as a character witness at the trial of W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder of the NAACP, who was indicted as a "foreign agent. The potential publicity convinced the judge to drop the case.