Heather in VA
03-11-2008, 03:03 PM
I had my dd (12 yr/7th grade) write this biography of Newton. It wasn't a research project or anything - just a 2 day assignment based on her history reading. The first day she wrote an outline and rough draft then did a final draft on the next day. We are just getting into more formal writing like this and I know we are behind but I'm trying to get a feel for how bad it really is. Would someone be willing to read this and give some feedback? Oh how I long for math - the answers are easy to check :-).
Isaac Newton was an influential thinker during the 1600s. He studied the world and discovered things that gave him a respected position in society. Even today people respect him and call him the greatest scientist ever. He was a prodigy and a thinker from a young age until the day he died.
The accomplishments of Newton continue to influence the world today. One of Newton’s greatest achievements was discovering his three laws of motion which are, as follows; If an object is at motion it will stay in motion unless an outside force acts upon it. The acceleration of an object of constant mass if proportional to the force acting upon it. For every action there is always an equal or opposite reaction. More examples of things he did include studying gravity and light. He is also the man responsible for creating calculus.
Isaac Newton was publicly famous even during his life. First, in 1669, he became a professor at Cambridge, were he studied as a child, after his professor retired. Later after retiring from teaching he became a warden at the royal mint and eventually headed the entire mint. He was loved so much that in 1705 Queen Anne knighted him and he became Sir Isaac Newton.
Even with all his achievements, Newton was a religious man and believed in the Jesus. His religion was the base of all his studies although many who respect and honor him will not admit it. One of his favorite pastimes was to analyze the Bible and to do what God said in it. He published a book called a Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms in which he looked to find connections to history in the Bible.
Newton laid the foundation for centuries of scientists after him. Isaac Newton was a man who could easily make friends with those around him and many loved him. He was so accomplished and so loved he was the first scientist to be buried in Westminster Abby. Newton was a great scientist and an even greater man.
Isaac Newton was an influential thinker during the 1600s. He studied the world and discovered things that gave him a respected position in society. Even today people respect him and call him the greatest scientist ever. He was a prodigy and a thinker from a young age until the day he died.
The accomplishments of Newton continue to influence the world today. One of Newton’s greatest achievements was discovering his three laws of motion which are, as follows; If an object is at motion it will stay in motion unless an outside force acts upon it. The acceleration of an object of constant mass if proportional to the force acting upon it. For every action there is always an equal or opposite reaction. More examples of things he did include studying gravity and light. He is also the man responsible for creating calculus.
Isaac Newton was publicly famous even during his life. First, in 1669, he became a professor at Cambridge, were he studied as a child, after his professor retired. Later after retiring from teaching he became a warden at the royal mint and eventually headed the entire mint. He was loved so much that in 1705 Queen Anne knighted him and he became Sir Isaac Newton.
Even with all his achievements, Newton was a religious man and believed in the Jesus. His religion was the base of all his studies although many who respect and honor him will not admit it. One of his favorite pastimes was to analyze the Bible and to do what God said in it. He published a book called a Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms in which he looked to find connections to history in the Bible.
Newton laid the foundation for centuries of scientists after him. Isaac Newton was a man who could easily make friends with those around him and many loved him. He was so accomplished and so loved he was the first scientist to be buried in Westminster Abby. Newton was a great scientist and an even greater man.