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EVALUATION CRITERIA AND AIMS
HISTORY
- To Value, respect and appreciate the leading figure of Galileo and his contribution to mankind.
- To know the time and culture in which Galileo lived.
- To develop and consolidate teamwork habits.
- To understand and express themselves in a foreign language properly,
SCIENCE
- To know the universe layout theories of scientists before Galileo.
- To compare the universe distribution models of scientists before Galileo to Galileo's proposed model.
- To recognize and appreciate Galileo's contribution to the present knowledge of the universe.
CONTENTS
HISTORY
- Aristotle
- Aristarchus of Samos
- Ptolemy
- Hypatia of Alexandria
- Copernicus
- Kepler
- Galileo
SCIENCE
- The geocentric theory. Aristotle, Claudius Ptolomy.
- The heliocentric theory. Aristarcus of Samos, Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Hypathia.
- The Scientific method
- Astronomy vs. Astrology
LANGUAGE (L2)
- Vocabulary:
- Nouns:
- History:
- philosopher, scientist, physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, neoplatonism, polymath, canon law, physician, translator, governor, diplomat, economist, heliocentrism, geocentrism, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer...
- Science:
- A.D., astronomer, astronomical unit, B.C., dimension, eclipse, galaxy, light-year, planet, sky, solar system, sphere, star, theory, universe, asteroid, atmosphere, belt, cloud, comet, core, crater, density, desert, dwarf planet, Earth, equator, gravity, Jupiter, liquid, Mars, mass, Mercury, methane, Neptune, period, plane, revolution, rock, rotation, satellite, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, weight.
- History:
- Verbs:
- History::
- to be born, to become, to live, to discover, to invent, to establish, to contribute, to describe, to suspect, to motivate, to point out, to claim, to encourage.
- Science:
- develop, expand, express, measure, revolve, travel, verify, discover, emit, equal, last, orbit, reflect, resemble.
- History::
- Adjectives:
- History:
- mathematics, empirical, physical, classical, zoological, astronomical, important, scientific, augustinian
- Science:
- countless, equal, galactic, geocentric, heliocentric, influential, medium-sized, practical, related, tiny average, breathable, close, coloured, dense, distant, frozen, giant, long, low, natural, parallel, rocky, similar, slow, spectacular, thick, thin.
- History:
- Adverbs: eventually, additionally, officially, actually, slowly, particularly
- Nouns:
- Structures:
- Present simple: So, the distance of the Earth from the Sun varies as the Earth revolves around the Sun.
- Past simple: Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1542) first developed this theory.
- Present continuous: Say which component of the Milky Way the speaker is describing.
- Present perfect: Throughout history, there have been various theories explaining …
- Present simple passive: Saturn’s ring system is composed of hydrogen and helium.
- Relative pronouns (which, that): Hydrogen particles combine to form helium particles, which are larger; Our galaxy is just one of the billions or trillions that make up the known universe.
- Comparatives: Pluto, Ceres and Eris, and some smaller and more distant dwarf planets.
- Superlatives: Ceres is the largest dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
COMMUNICATION
- Listening skills: listening to youtube videos.
- Reading: read through websites in English
- Writing: writing the texts.
- Use of English: grammar structures above.
- Speaking: Explaining the work in class.
CULTURAL ELEMENTS
- To know Galileo's main inventions, their use and evolution up to date.
- To value Galileo's research contribution to mankind.
- To raise students' awareness of the knowledge of the world in which we live.
FINAL TASK
HISTORY
- To make a PowerPoint presentation on these scientists' biographies and the historical context in which they lived.
SCIENCE
- All groups will make an Impress presentation comparing universe models proposed by each and eveery scientist before Galileo to that proposed by Galileo.
TIMING
HISTORY & SCIENCE
- Search for information using the internet, books from the school library, guides and other resoruces.
- http://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/galileo4
- Information idea sharing.
- Text composition and explanatory images selection.
- Final production of presentation.
- Students will be organized in class according to allocated work teams.
- Six lessons of 60 minutes each.
KEY COMPETENCES
- Competence in linguistic communication
- Competence in knowledge and interaction with the physical world.
- Competence in processing information and use of the ICT.
- Competence in social skill and citizenship.
- Social and civic competence.
- Cultural and artistic competence.
- Learning to learn.
- Auonomy and personal initiative.
ASSESMENT
HISTORY
- The work will be assessed as follows:
- Contents - up to 4 points
- Teamwork - up to 2 points
- Exposition - up to 2 points
- Presentation and originality - up to 2 points
- The work as a whole will be worth 10% of the term marking
SCIENCE
Assessment wil be ranked up to 10 points following criteria connected to contents of area appearing in a pre-designed rubric.
Students will fill in a learning diary after each lesson which will include the teamwork mark for each group. The result will be considered for the final students work marks. Once the unit has been finished, students wll do self assessment, too.
Recommended resources
- Computer with Internet connection, pencil, English-Spanish dictionaries, reference books, graphics software and other presentations.
- Links
- Aristotle:
- www.historyforkids.org › ... › Greek Philosophy
- www.ducksters.com › ... › Ancient Greece
- Hypatia of Alexandria:
- www.light-science.com/hypatia.html
- www.encyclopedia.kids.net.au/.../Hypatia_of_Alexand...
- Aristarchus of Samos
- Ptolemy
- Copernicus
- Kepler
- Galileo
- Early Astronomers: Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus, and Galileo
- Astronomy for kids
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-galileo/
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/johannes-kepler-biography-facts-for-kids-video/
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/best-aristotle-biography-video-for-kids/
- http://blog.oup.com/2013/08/10-facts-galileo/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/scientists/galileo_galilei
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