A Boy, a Compass and a Theory: teacher key

Albert Einstein, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. A compass made young Albert wonder, and the wonder never left him. Read how Albert Einstein's ideas about relativity were tested.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where did Einstein work in Bern?
   • At the patent office (answer)
   • At a school
   • On a boat
2. When did Einstein publish his general theory of relativity?
   • 1905
   • 1915 (answer)
   • 1940
3. What did astronomers photograph in 1919?
   • Stars during a total solar eclipse (answer)
   • A violin
   • A compass
4. What did the 1919 photographs test?
   • Whether the Sun's gravity bends starlight (answer)
   • Whether a violin sounds good
   • Where Einstein lived
5. What did Einstein win?
   • The Nobel Prize in Physics (answer)
   • A sailing race
   • A music contest
6. Where did Einstein begin work in 1933?
   • Institute for Advanced Study (answer)
   • Cantonal School
   • Ulm

Words

• compass: shown to Albert
• relativity: his theory
• eclipse: solar eclipse
• patent: where he worked