Albert Einstein Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Diorama

Create a 3D recreation of Einstein's Mercer Street. Include the people with whom he speaks and the places mentioned in Chapter One, and don't forget to include Einstein!

2. Art Gallery

There are many photographs of Einstein in circulation, but not many representations of him in other mediums. Pick an artistic medium (paint, charcoal, sculpture, etc.) and bring Einstein to life.

3. Mileva's Plight

Dress up as Mileva Maritsch and give a soliloquy detailing her unhappiness. The speech should address her...
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