Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. He was born in Ulm, Germany.

Einsteins fathers name was Hermann. He was a frien ly man. Einsteins mothers name was !a"line. #he was well e "cate an $oo tem%ere . Einstein ha one sister. Her name was Ma&a. Einstein lo'e her 'ery m"ch. (hey were similar in many ways an e'en loo)e ali)e. 1. Unscramble the wor s below. * * * * * aGrmnye * +++++++++++++++++++ nbro * ++++++++++++++++++++++ sstrei * +++++++++++++++++++++ tmhroe * +++++++++++++++++++++ l)iea * +++++++++++++++++++++++

As a chil Einstein was a slow learner. He was late in learnin$ to s%ea). His %arents e'en feare that he mi$ht be retar e . Einstein i nt $et alon$ well with the other chil ren. (hey tho"$ht he was stran$e. (hey tease him an e'en calle him names. Howe'er, Einstein i nt care abo"t that, he &"st i$nore them. ,. -ea the ."estions below. /ircle the correct answer. * Einstein i nt li)e ++++++++++++++ or chil rens $ames. A%%les 0 chec)ers 0 s%orts * As a chil Einstein was a +++++++++++++++ learner. #low 0 fast 0 silly * /hil ren tho"$ht Einstein was +++++++++++++++ . Mean 0 stran$e 0 tall * Einstein was late in learnin$ to +++++++++++++++++ . 1

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1hen Einstein was 2 years ol his father $a'e him a com%ass. Einstein i nt &"st %lay with the com%ass as most chil ren wo"l at that a$e. He as)e many ."estions abo"t how an why the nee le always %ointe north. 1hen Einstein starte school he not only ha tro"ble with the other chil ren b"t with the teachers as well. 3ot only was he a slow learner b"t absent min e as well. He also ha tro"ble %ayin$ attention in class. Einstein hate school. He isli)e the strict isci%line an memori4in$ lessons. Einstein i nt want to memori4e. He wante to thin) abo"t, e5amine, an ."estion thin$s. 1. How ol was Einstein when his father $a'e him a com%ass6 ++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ,. How was Einstein at school6 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7. Einstein i nt li)e ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Einstein wante to st" y only what he was intereste in. 1hat Einstein was really intereste in was arithmetic. Altho"$h he co"l nt s%ea) well an other s"b&ects, he was 'ery $oo in arithmetic. E'en tho"$h Einstein hate school, he lo'e to st" y an learn. He s%ent many ho"rs at home learnin$ abo"t thin$s that he was intereste in. Einstein was always ."estionin$ e'erythin$. (eachers became fr"strate beca"se e'erythin$ they sai was ."estione . How o we )now this is tr"e, an where is the %roof, were two of his fa'o"rite ."estions. Einsteins lo'e of arithmetic $rew an by a$e of 14 he be$an to teach himself the hi$her forms of arithmetic. At a$e 12 he mo'e to #wit4erlan . He later $ra "ate from the Uni'ersity of 8"rich. i nt o well in

Einsteins lo'e of arithmetic le him to a lo'e for %hysics an science. As Einstein st" ie science an %hysics he st" ie the wor)s an theories of many im%ortant men. Galileo Galilei an 9saac 3ewton were two of the im%ortant scientists whose i eas an beliefs Einstein learne from. 1. Einsteins lo'e of ++++++++++++++ le him to lo'e %hysics an ++++++++ ,. Einstein was 'ery $oo at ++++++++++++++++ 7. (wo im%ortant scientists that Einstein learne from were Galileo an +++++++++++++++++++++. 9n the year 19:2, Einstein wrote fo"r scientific %a%ers. He was only ,; years ol when he wrote these mirac"lo"s %a%ers. All fo"r %a%ers were 'ery im%ortant an he became famo"s. Einstein is most well )nown for the %a%er he wrote on the theory of relati'ity. Einstein won the 3obel !ri4e in %hysics in 19,1. (he 3obel !ri4e is a 'ery im%ortant awar $i'en to a small n"mber of %eo%le who ha'e ma e an im%ortant contrib"tion in their fiel . Einstein ha no "se for money. 1hen he recei'e the 3oble !ri4e, he $a'e his %ri4e money to charity. 9t is sai he once "se a chec) for 1,2:: ollars for a boo) mar) which he later lost. Einstein mo'e to America in 1977. He li)e it in America an eci e to stay.

(he absent min e , stran$e, slow learnin$ chil became a $eni"s an this $eni"s chan$e %eo%les i eas abo"t the worl an the "ni'erse fore'er. 1. 9n 1977, Einstein came to li'e in the <al)lan 9slan s 0 Unite #tates 0 =ahama 9slan s. ,. Einstein recei'e the 3obel !eace 0 %hysics 0 relati'ity 0 %ri4e. 7. Albert Einstein was born in Ulm 0 =onn 0 M"nich, Germany. 4. Einsteins fathers ++++++++++++++++++ was Hermann. 2. As a chil , Einstein was late learnin$ to +++++++++++++++++++++ ;. 1hen Einstein was 2 years ol his father $a'e him a ++++++++++++++ 7. Einstein lo'e to st" y ++++++++++++++++++++++ 3

8. Einstein wrote +++++++++++++ im%ortant %a%ers. 9. Einstein won the 3obel +++++++++++++++ in 19,1. 1:. 9n 1977, Einstein +++++++++++++++++ to America. 11. Einstein chan$e %eo%les +++++++++++++ abo"t the worl an "ni'erse.