Albert Einstein

Famous People

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students learn about the world-famous physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

This lesson mentions Nazis. Teacher discretion is advised.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
physics
Nobel Prize

Vocabulary

famous
grew up
graduate
patent
research
article
theory
relativity
lecture
convince
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