Marie Curie research - What did you learn?

Curie’s childhood was challenging for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…

• her family struggled financially.

• her mother died when she was young.

• her country was invaded by Russia.

• her family didn’t believe in educating girls.

Which of the following describes how Curie was able to attend school?

• Curie and her sister took turns supporting each other financially.

• Curie worked multiple jobs while she was in school.

• Curie received a full scholarship to the Sorbonne in Paris.

• Curie worked for several years before attending school.

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Curie made all of the following contributions to science EXCEPT…

• she developed atomic physics.

• she discovered that uranium releases rays.

• she discovered new elements.

• she developed the theory of radioactivity.

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Which detail best supports Marie Curie's contributions to the field of science?

• “Marie worked as a tutor to financially support her sister. In the evenings, she read physics and math textbooks and took courses at a free underground university.” (Paragraph 3)

• “After the birth of their first daughter, Pierre asked to join Marie in her lab because her work was so impressive and exciting.” (Paragraph 7)

• “That year, she also won the Nobel Prize with her husband and Henri Becquerel for their work on radiation. She was the first woman to earn a Nobel Prize in physics.” (Paragraph 8)

• “Curie’s achievements are held up today as an example to the world that women can make huge contributions in any field when they are allowed to pursue it through education and equal opportunities.” (Paragraph 12)

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Marie Curie is mostly remembered as a famous

• baker

• student

• scientist

• reader

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Why didn't Marie go to college in Poland?

• She wanted to get married.
• She didn't want to.
• She didn't know Polish.
• Women were not allowed to go to college in Poland.

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What new theory did Marie invent when she was studying uranium?

• Science

• Uranium

• Radioactivity

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Marie died because 

• she worked with radium for too many years.
• a dog bit her.
• she was in a car accident.

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Her experiments led to better ways of treating people with

• the flu
• chicken pox
• sunburn
• cancer

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What makes Marie Curie different from other scientists?

• She was the only scientist who helped soldiers in World War 1.
• She was the only scientist to be given the Nobel Prize in two different fields of Science. 
• She was the youngest scientist in history.
• She was the first woman to earn a masters degree.

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