Skip to main content
COMMUNITY:
Summative

Summative Evaluation of Einstein's Big Idea

May 1, 2006 | Media and Technology
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.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Headshot 2
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • WGBH
    Contributor
  • Kathryn Franich
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • 2013 08 09 Irene Goodman
    Evaluator
    Goodman Research Group, Inc.
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: ISE/AISL
    Award Number: 0407104
    Funding Amount: 1200000
    Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: History/policy/law | Mathematics | Nature of science | Physics
    Audience: General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media

    If you would like to edit a resource, please email us to submit your request.