1. Marie Curie
Gabriela Guzman
English, period 1
December 18,2013

2. Assertion
• Marie Curie is a famous scientist because
she made a major contribution to the field
of science.

3. Biography
• Marie was born
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November 7,1867
She lived in Warsaw,
Poland
She died July 4,1934
at age 66

4. Evidence # 1
“Marie would have loved to go to the
university in Warsaw”

5. Explanation # 1
• Marie wanted to go to Warsaw but only
men went to the university of Warsaw

6. Evidence # 2
• “Together ,they promised, they would
share a life for science.”

7. Explanation # 2
• Pierre and Marie would share a passion
for science because they were going to
get married.

8. Evidence # 3
• In my own words I think Marie Curie is an
interesting scientist.

9. Explanation #3
• Marie was an interesting scientist because
she discovered polonium and radium.

10. Conclusion
• In conclusion, Marie Curie made major
contributions to the field of science. Curie
is an amazing scientist because she
discovered polonium and radium that was
given to people with cancer. I got all this
information from “Marie Curie” by “Laura
H. Waxman.”