Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Two scientists have won a big prize. Their names are Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai. They won the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
The Nobel Prize is one of the most famous prizes in the world. It is given every year. People win it for great work in science, writing, or peace.
Chemistry is a kind of science. It studies how things are made. It looks at small parts called molecules.
The winners were named by a committee. A committee is a group of people who decide things together. This committee is in Sweden.
The news happened live. Many people watched online to hear the winners' names. This happens every year in October.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai will share the prize. Winning a Nobel Prize is a very big honor. It means people respect their work very much.
The prize also includes money. Winners get money and a medal. A medal is a small round metal object given as an award.
People around the world study chemistry. Their work can help make new medicine, new materials, and new technology.
This year's award shows important work in chemistry. We do not know more details yet about their exact discovery.
Vocabulary15 words
- prize
- something you win for doing well
- Nobel Prize
- a very famous yearly award for great work
- chemistry
- science that studies what things are made of
- molecules
- very small parts that make up things
- committee
- a group of people who decide something together
- honor
- respect given for doing something great
- medal
- a small round metal prize
- science
- study of how the world works
- famous
- known by many people
- winners
- people who win something
- discovery
- finding something new
- materials
- things used to make other things
- technology
- tools and machines made with science
- medicine
- something used to treat illness
- announce
- to tell people important news
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1. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai 2. A kind of science 3. True
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Two scientists have won a big _____. Their names are Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai.
They won the 2026 _____ in chemistry.
The Nobel Prize is one of the most _____ prizes in the world.
_____ is a kind of science.
It looks at small parts called _____.
The winners were named by a _____.
This committee is in _____.
Winning a Nobel Prize is a very big _____.
Winners get money and a _____.
This year's award shows important work in _____.
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