Summative Evaluation of Einstein’s Big Idea

May 1st, 2006 | EVALUATION

In 2004, WGBH received partial funding from the National Science Foundation to create Einstein's Big Idea, a two-hour docudrama on Einstein and the history of the formula E=mc2. Based on the book E=mc2, A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis, the program highlights the stories of those who helped develop the key concepts that make up the equation, with a particular focus on how Einstein pulled together these concepts to create E=mc2. Through these stories, Einstein's Big Idea focuses on four themes that served as learning goals for the project. The four themes are: (1) science is a human endeavor, (2) science thrives on the contributions of outsiders, (3) science impacts society, and (4) scientific advances often generate ethical dilemmas.

Document

report_194.PDF

Team Members

Karen Peterman, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
WGBH, Contributor
Kathryn Franich, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
Irene F Goodman, Evaluator, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0407104
Funding Amount: 1200000

Related URLs

E=mc2

Tags

Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: History | policy | law | Mathematics | Nature of science | Physics
Resource Type: Evaluation Reports | Summative
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Media and Technology