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History of Astronomy Project:
- Research what was going on in time period– use power point or Microsoft Sway. (20%)
- Using a large piece of paper draw what the time period was about and the major events in astronomy. Include your astronomer (20%)
- Research info about your astronomer and present in powerpoint. (35%)
- Dress up as people from that time period or bring in props (5%)
- Give everyone 5 things they could learn from your presentation (5 %)
- Good listener (5 %)
Best Databases
Ancient History:
1) ~3000BC-130BC –Ancient Astronomy: Stonehenge, Aristarchus, Erasthenes, Hipparchus, Plato
2) 130BC-1543 AD – Heliocentric World - Julian calendar, Ptolemy, Chinese observe supernova, Shi Shen, Surya Siddhanta, 400-700 – Hindu/Indian astronomer Aryabhata; Brahmagupta; 700-928 – al-Khwarizimi; al-farghani; Mohammad al-Fazari Islamic mathematicians/astronomers 1150- Indian Bhaskara; 1250-Islamic writings; Ibn al-Shatir; 1543-1572 – Copernicus;
3) 1544-1610 – Planetary Motion: Tycho Brahe & Kepler; Gregorian calendar; Johann Bayer
4) 1608-1659- (3 people)– Seeing the World through new eyes- Hans Lippershey & Galileo Galilei; Christian Huygens;
5) 1660-1700 – Force of Nature - Isaac Newton
6) 1700-1784 – (3 people) Solar System Discoveries - Edmond Halley; Charles Messier; Lacaille
7) 1785-1843 – (3 people) Nature of the Sun - William Hershel; Frauhofer; Schwabe;
8) 1838-1923- (2 people) Far away worlds - Bessel; Doppler; William Parsons; ) 1868 - Norman Lockyer; Hubble;
9) 1868- present – Study of Stars- Norman Lockyer; Henry Draper; William Huggins; Annie Jump Cannon; Ejnar Hertzsprung; Jansky; Hans Bethe; Henrietta Swan Leavitt; Burnell & Hewish
9) 1895-present – space travel – Tsiolkovsky; Goddard; sputnik; Yuri Gagarin & John Glenn; Armstrong; Voyager; Wernher Von Braun; Sputnik; NASA;
10) 1900 – present – Modern Physics in Astronomy - Albert Einstein; Karl Schwarzschild; LaMaitre
Georges Lemaître; Bolton; cosmic background explorer; LIGO
Slides: 8-13 slides (if 3 people)
1) Time period – what was it like – beliefs, etc. People that came before them. Topic (1 slide)
2) Person #1 - Birth/Childhood/schooling/time period (thinking of the day); Early scientific work & how they got started and why; Explain ideas worked on discoveries; Death ( contribution they left to society) (1-3 slides)
3) Person #2 - Birth/Childhood/schooling/time period (thinking of the day); Early scientific work & how they got started and why; Explain ideas worked on discoveries; Death ( contribution they left to society) (1-3 slides)
4) Person #3 (if 3 people in group) - Birth/Childhood/schooling/time period (thinking of the day); Early scientific work & how they got started and why; Explain ideas worked on discoveries; Death ( contribution they left to society) (1-3 slides)
5) Small info about other people in time period that contributed to astronomy. (1 slide)
6) Conclusion (1 slide)
7) 5 things you want everyone to remember about your people – no dates/birth/etc. Contributions to society. (1 slide)
8) Sources