Glencoe Earth Science

Unit 1: Earth Materials

Alfred Nobel

Project Type: History
Research the chemist/industrialist who created dynamite and established the Nobel Prizes. Write a poem or skit depicting Alfred Nobel's life as "Europe's richest vagabond". It should include information about his family, education, business endeavors, and his final will that set up the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

Resource:
Visit these sites to help you research Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes.

The Nobel Prize
http://nobelprize.org

Chemical Achievers
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/chemach/tpg/an.html

Encyclopedia
Type in Nobel, Alfred
http://www.encyclopedia.com/

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