Instructional Video10:17
Bozeman Science

Practice 7 - Engaging in Argument from Evidence

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains the importance of argumentation in improving both understanding and design. This video begins with a discussion of the heliocentric and geocentric model of the Universe that eventually lead to the Copernican...
Instructional Video4:40
SciShow

How We Figured Out That Earth Goes Around the Sun

12th - Higher Ed
Most of the world believed that Earth was the center of the universe for a really long time. Then a few scientists decided to take a closer look.
Instructional Video1:59
Curated Video

Historical Models

9th - Higher Ed
This video explains the history of geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system.
Instructional Video6:30
Professor Dave Explains

History of Astronomy Part 3: Copernicus and Heliocentrism

12th - Higher Ed
Once it was determined that the Earth is round, the next step was to decipher the geometry of the solar system. Does everything rotate around the Earth, like in the geocentric model of Ptolemy? We thought so for thousands of years, but...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Universe Origins

3rd - 8th
This video segment from Swift: Eyes through Time covers gamma ray bursts; geocentric and heliocentric models, and cultural interpretations of scientific data. [3:28]