Ptolemy, Copernicus, & the Church

Learners explore the scientific revolution. For this scientific revolution lesson, students complete activities regarding Ptolemy, Copernicus, and the Church.

Students view a series of videos that explore the development, formation and arguments for the geocentric model of the solar system. Studenst investigate the heliocentric model of the solar system and consider how scientific theories...

Students research the two opposing views and biographical information about Ptolemy and Copernicus in order to be familiar with the societal viewpoints that influenced the thinking of these two scientists. Students role-play supporters...

From the The Electronic Universe Project web site. This page states and explains Kepler's three laws of planetary motion. Includes some downloadable movie clips and associated sound files. Discusses Ptolemy's attempt to explain...

For this online interactive world history worksheet, high schoolers answer 20 matching questions regarding the Scientific Revolution. Students may submit their answers to be scored.