Teacher’s guide
This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize Lesson – a ready to use lesson on all the 2020 Nobel Prizes. From genetic editing to combatting world hunger. An unmistakable poetic voice to black holes. New treatments for hepatitis C to the quest for the perfect auction. Now you can bring the discoveries and achievements made by the 2020 Nobel Laureates into the classroom. The lesson is designed to take 45 minutes.
A Swedish version of the lesson is available at nobelprizemuseum.se
Teacher’s Guide (PDF 60K)
1. Warm-up (5 min)
Ask your students the following questions.
- What is the Nobel Prize?
- Why is it called the Nobel Prize?
- Are you familiar with any Nobel Laureate?
2. Show the video about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize (5 min)
3. Slideshow (20 min)
Show the slides, using the speaker’s manuscript.
Slideshow (PDF 6 MB)
Speaker’s Manuscript (PDF 900 Kb)
4. Quiz (10-15 min)
Let your students work individually with the questions and then discuss their answers with a classmate.
Digital quiz
Quiz (PDF 50 Kb)
Quiz answers (PDF 50 Kb)
5. Conclusion (5 min)
Summarise what you and the class have understood, and what you have not understood. You can work with the latter on another occasion.
Links for further information
Links to further reading about the 2020 Nobel Prizes
