Hughes Medal

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hughes-medal

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the awarding institution?The Royal Society of London
2. What is the monetary value?1,000 pounds sterling
3. Who can win the Hughes Medal?Scientists who make a brand‑new discovery in physical sciences can win it. Each person can only receive it once, so many different scientists are honored over time.
4. Why is the Hughes Medal special?It rewards only original discoveries, not small improvements, and gives a £1,000 prize to help scientists keep working on their ideas.

Physical Sciences: The scientific disciplines concerned with the fundamental constituents of the universe and the laws that govern their behavior.
Electricity and Magnetism: Interrelated phenomena involving electric charge, electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic radiation.