The Making of a Scientist

LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To encourage the learners towards beginning with

small discoveries and inculcate the habits thereof.
• To make them learn about Richard Ebright and his
journey to become a scientist.
• To understand what a biography is and the
biographical element of Richard Ebright through this
lesson.
• Role play of variety of people in Ebright’s life. •
Learners can get knowledge of various stage, species and
growth of butterflies.
• Learners can get knowledge about the theory of cell.

CHARACTERS • Richard H. Ebright

• His mother
• Dr. Fredrick A. Urquhart
• James R. Wong (College Roommate)
• Mr. Richard. A. Weiherer(social studies teacher)

SETTING • North of Pensylvannia (Reading)

• County and International Science fair.
• Havard University.
• Army Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

THEME • Hardwork leads to success.

• Three qualities to be successful are:
A first – rate mind
Curiosity
The will to win

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert W. Peterson was a famous American newspaper writer
who later became a freelance author for magazine aritcles. He
wrote with authority particularly on the topic of sports and
scouting. He was born in 1925 in Pennsylvania in the USA and
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died of lung cancer on 11 February, 2006.

IN THE NOTEBOOK Characters, Setting, Theme, Read and Find out (5 Q's)