Famous+Scientist





Scientist's Name: Francis Crick

Born: June 8th, 1916

Died/Present: 2004

Country Born: England

School:Cambridge, Caius College

Area(s) of Science:Biology, Physiology, and Medicine

Fame:Francis Crick is famous for discovering the double helix. The double helix was a twisted-ladder structure of deoxyribonucleic acid. It was used to discover how genes control the chemical processes within cells. It also helped to produce new and powerful scientific techniques such as DNA research, genetic engineering, rapid gene sequencing, and monoclonal antibodies. The double helix is represented in sculpture, visual art, jewelry, and toys. The gene has very few errors thanks to Crick and Watson. Because of their discovery there has been major advances in science. The double helix was published in 1968. That is why Francis Crick is famous.

Interesting fact/quote: Francis Crick has won many awards and acknowledgments since his discovery of DNA in 1953.

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Your Name: Brittany

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** Written Requirements ** No factual errors found.** || The information you presented was somewhat accurate. One fact was not reported correctly. || The information you presented was mostly wrong. Only one or two facts were found to be true. || The information you presented was completely inaccurate. || text by presenting the facts clearly in your own words.** || You kind of understood what you read in the informational text, which was evident through your fuzzy writing. A fact was not clearly discussed. || You understood very little of the meaning of what you read in the informational text. This was clear through copying of facts rather than a discussion of them. || You completely missed the meaning of the informational text. The text may have been above your reading level. || errors. || There were three to five grammatical errors. || There were more than five grammatical errors. || technical presentation.** || A good amount of time and effort went into this project. It was missing one or two technical presentation pieces. || Some time and effort went into this project. However, there were incomplete and/or missing technical presention pieces that were carelessly over looked. || Little to no time and effort went into this project. It was carelessly thrown together. This is evident through the lack of technical presentation. ||
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 * **The facts you presented was right on.
 * **You stayed on the topic 100% of the time.** || You lost focus of the topic once, but corrected and got back on track. || You lost focus of the topic you were writing about a lot. || You didn't have a focus and the writing was completely off topic. ||
 * **You demonstrated a complete understanding of the informational
 * **There were no spelling errors.** || There were one or two spelling errors. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were three to five spelling errors. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were more than five spelling errors. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**There were no grammatical errors.** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were one or two grammatical
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Total:24__/24__**

//Project Grade// 100%