Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
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July 29, 2009
This resource received a 3* rating because it is part of the larger resource A Tour of the Universe, which received a rating of 3-Exemplary in the Curriki Review System.…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Tour of the Universe
- A Tour of the Universe -- Scope and Sequence
- Introduction to A Tour of the Universe
- Aristotle and Ptolemy
- Retrograde Motion Activity
- The Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
- The Universe and Planetary Motion
- Movement of Earth in the Solar System
- The Solar System
- Motion
- Newton and Laws of Motion
- Earth's Atmosphere
- Adventures in Space
- Centripetal Motion
- Ellipses
- Measuring the Earth
Aristotle and Ptolemy
- Aristotle and Ptolemy: Trying to Make the Geocentric Model Work
- Mars Retrograde
- Aristotle and Ptolemy Lesson Images
Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
This lesson and assessment are designed to provide students with historical background and information about the astronomical contributions of Tycho Brahe, Johaness Kepler, and Galileo Galilei. Based on the contributions of Kepler and Galileo, the Copernican model of the heliocentric solar system was readily accepted as the accurate structure of the solar system.
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Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas
by Meredith BeatonThis lesson is designed for middle school students with no previous knowledge of astronomy or the history of astronomy. I often prepare my images as a slideshow or printed, large size images for students to understand the story of the scientists behind the science we are studying. This lesson should take approximately thirty minutes, unless you decide to add additional information about any of the astronomers or their contributions.
Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo -- A Burst of Ideas Follow-up (Assessment)
by Meredith BeatonThis assessment asks students to draw on their knowledge from the Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo lesson in order to compare the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system and the evidence for each. Additionally it asks students to consider the historical context of the scientific revolution and contemplate whether these advances would have been accepted prior to the 1600's.
