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Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- How did classical philosophers describe Earth's place in the universe?
- How did Copernicus revise ancient ideas?
- How did Kepler discover the laws of planetary motion?
- How did Kepler's laws support heliocentrism?
- How did Galileo's observations support heliocentrism?
- How has technology advanced astronomical ideas?
- How do astrology and astronomy differ?
Assignment #2: Astrology?
Assignment #2: Astrology?
Step 1: Determine the sign of each of the US Presidents using the provided worksheets
Step 2: Determine the number of presidents have each of the astronomical signs and Create a histogram of your data using Google Sheets
Step 3: Reflect on your data
- What is the purpose of astrology? Why have astronomical signs? What do these mean?
- Should the presidents have a random or focus on one particular sign?
- What does your data show? (does your answer above reflect your data? Why or why not?)
Step 4: Find FOUR different horoscopes (What is the overall impression of each of them? Are they the same? Are they different?)
- Describe what you are seeing with each of the horoscopes
Step 5:
- What is the likelihood of everyone with the same sign having the same day as the horoscope?
- How much should we rely on our horoscopes?
- What is astronomy?
ABurnett_Astrology?Horoscope ActivityAssignment #3: Astronomy Timeline
Assignment #3: Astronomy Timeline
Goal: Create a astronomy timeline spanning from 400 BC to present.
Step 1: In small groups (3-4), you should identify the major accomplishments in technology, ideas and discoveries. (compile in a google doc.)
Step 2: The events and discoveries should be put in chronological order.
Step 3: Using the large paper, your group should create a timeline to be put on the wall outside the classroom.
Requirements:
- At least 50 events on timeline
- Organized layout
- Work cited or List of references
- Names on front of paper
- At least 5 graphics
Guilding Timeline Events:
- Planet Discoveries
- Telescope Advancement
- Space Missions
- Galileo
- Aristotle
- Ideas about "heavens"
- NASA
- Technology
- Astronomers
- Moons
- Theories
Assignment #4: Evolution of Ideas Graphic Organizer
Assignment #4: Evolution of Ideas Graphic Organizer
Step 1: Outline the important ideas of Astronomy according to the following people.
- Aristotle
- Copernicus
- Plato
- Tycho
- Kepler
- Galileo
Step 2: Create a graphic demonstrating this information.
Step 3: In a paragraph, describe the changes in ideology and science of space.
- How do these ideas from these people relate to the astronomy we know today?
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