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Reading reflection<br />

1. Why might Marie Curie have been motivated to teach the children of beet workers? Recall that this<br />

was forbidden by Russian rule.<br />

2. What fundamental change in our understanding of the atom was brought about by the work of Marie Curie?<br />

3. Describe how Marie and Pierre Curie discovered two elements.<br />

4. Name at least three new fields of science that stem from the work of Marie and/or Pierre Curie.<br />

5. Research: In your own words, describe Marie Curie as a role model for women in science. Use your library<br />

or the Internet to research how she worked to balance a scientific career and motherhood.<br />

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