In Sciences, my 7th graders were asked to present a PPt on "My Scientist". Each chose a different scientist and then their teacher of English took it one step further and asked them to do the same in English! Here is the result :) Robert Kock, by João

1. ROBERT kOCH
 Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch was born in Clausthal,
Germany.
 He was born on 11 December 1843 and
died in Baden-Baden on May 27, 1910.
 Microbiologist.
My scientist ...

2.  Koch was the first to demonstrate that bacteria
can cause disease in living creatures.
 For his discoveries and studies he is
considered the “Father of
Bacteriology”.
 His major discovery was in 1882 when he discovered
the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (bacillus-of-Koch).
Thanks to this, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Medicine in 1905.

3. Sources:
• http://www.dw.de/robert-koch-grande-
descobridor-de-pequenas-bact
• http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch
• http://www.brasilescola.com/biografia/heinrich-
hermann.htm
• Author: João Gonçalo Martins Carecho
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