Isaac Newton

Summary
This lesson introduces students to Sir Isaac Newton.

Objectives
• To be able to briefly describe the life of Sir Isaac Newton.

• To be able to describe some of the theories that Sir Isaac Newton was working on.

• To be able to list the main published works of Sir Isaac Newton.

Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade

Excerpt
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher. He is considered one of the most important scientists of all time. He was born in January 1643 in Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire, England.

At the age of 18, Newton went to Cambridge to study mathematics. However, in 1665, the university shut down because of the bubonic plague and he returned home to continue his studies.

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