Happy Birthday to Jonas Salk! Today’s Google doodle honors the 100th birthday of Salk, the important American scientist who developed the first successful vaccine for polio. Jonas Salk was born in New York City in 1914. To learn more about this great scientist, my reader Jonas Salk - Famous Medical Researcher is perfect for combining science, history, reading, and writing activities! This third grade Level N reader is an informative text that explores Jonas Salk's discovery of the first vaccine for polio, which saved millions from getting the dreaded disease.
The birthday the great French chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur is approaching in December. Pasteur was born on December 27th, 1822, in France. His important contributions to science include proving the germ theory of disease, inventing the process of pasteurisation, and producing the first rabies vaccine. Pasteurization is used to allow us to keep milk longer, try out this fun plastic milk experiment with your class to celebrate Pasteur and science.
If you looking for a way to combine science, history, reading, and writing activities, my
consider checking out on my book “Louis Pasteur - Exploring Pasteurization and Vaccines” on my Teachers Pay Teachers Site
This third grade Level N reader is a three-page story about some of his greatest discoveries, accompanied by five pages of worksheets which reinforce literacy skills involving reading, language, spelling, and writing.
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