Famous Astronomer Biography: Cecilia Payne

Use this famous astronomer biography to introduce your students to one of the most influential and important astronomers of the modern age! Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered that the Sun and stars are made of helium and hydrogen.

Both print and Google Slides options to assign are included.

In this activity, students will:

• READ an engaging biography about Cecilia, how she used spectroscopy to determine the elements in stars, and how her ideas were initially dismissed.
• ANSWER text-dependent questions based on the article. No prior knowledge is required!

Teacher Notes:

• This resource is not editable.
• An answer key is included.
• A link to the Google Slides version of this famous astronomer biography is included with purchase.

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