Unit 2: Astronomy
Opener
What do you know about astronomy?
KWL Topic: Astronomy
Astronomy KWL Chart
Know Want to Know
Astronomy Concept/Question
Concept
Question•Concept 1 •Question 1
Astronomy
Definition of astronomy
astro- = star
-nomy = a body of knowledge about a specific field of study
The study of the stars,
Astronomy
planets, and outer
space.
Galileo Name WordArt
What do you know about Galilelo?
Galileo Satellite
From: http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question61.html
NASA launched a satellite named “Galileo” in 1989.
Its mission was to take photos of Jupiter.
KWL Topic: Galileo
How to Come Up With Questions
Clues, Problems, WonderingsClues Problems Wonderings
From; http://www.rollins.edu/olin/olininfo/october2002/detective.gif
From;http://empress.buzzstuff.net/archives/wondering.jpg
Clues, Problems, WonderingsClues Problems Wonderings
•What clues do we get from the story to tell us who Galileo is and what makes him famous?
•When reading, what might be a problem for you?
•Any words you don’t know?
•After browsing, what are you wondering about?
Galileo KWL Chart
Know Want to Know•Clues: •Wonderings:
Galileo Concept/Question
Concept
Question•Concept 1 •Question 1
Galileo
Galileo
2004 K.Paulus
Fom: http://www.amuseum.de/physik/brillen/exh98_99/galileo.jpg
Fom:
http://www.comune.pisa.it/aziende-esternalizzazioni/images/galileo.jpg
Pisa, ItalyBorn 1564
Italy
Pisa
What is a biography?
• A biography is written about a real person’s life, by someone else.
• A biography contains important information about the person’s life. The story includes details about how the person talks, feels, and thinks about things.
• A biography may span the subject’s life, or it may tell about only an import part of the person’s life.
• An account that spans the person’s entire life is almost always told in chronological order -- the order in time in which the events occurred.
• A biography often focuses on the most important events in a person’s life. It usually describes a person’s achievements or talents.
• A biography is usually written in third person.
bio- = life -graphy = writing about a specific subject
Vocabulary - Pronunciationap • pa • ra • tusapparatus
ex • tra • or • di • na • ryextraordinary
con • stel • la • tionconstellation
in • ter • ro • ga • tioninterrogation
ce • les • tialcelestial
Vocabulary - Definitionsa piece of equipment that has a particular use
apparatus
extraordinary
group of stars that form shapes in the sky
constellation
questioninginterrogation
relating to the skycelestial
unusual or amazing
Unit 2: AstronomyPage: 102
carriage
Photograph from the Utah State Historical Society
Copyright © 2004 State of Utah
From: http://historyforkids.utah.gov/carriage.jpg
Padua, Italy
professor
From: http://www.health.utah.edu/fdnu/professor.jpg
cylinder
lenses
From: http://www.in.gov/idoa/greening/center/eyeglass.gif
convex and concave lenses
2004 Lycos, Inc. From: http://fuzzyphoton.tripod.com/rtref/rtref_l.htm
convex
concave
What is a “Dutch perspective”?What do we know from the story?
1. Makes distant (far away) objects looks close.
2. A man 2 miles away can be seen distinctly (clearly).
3. Described as a “tube” or “cylinder”.
4. Invented by a man from Holland (Dutch) who makes eyeglasses.
telescope
What is a “Borgo dei Vignali”?What do we know from the story?
1. Galileo’s house is in there.
2. Maybe his house is one of many houses.
Town of Vignali
quill and ink
From: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Educator.Focus/Articles/012_Wright_Brothers/languagearts.html
magnification
©2002 AcquiredData.com
From: http://www.acquireddata.com/graphics/magnifier.gif
magnifier
pendulum for pulse
2001 From: http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/lectures/galileo.htm
Galileo realized the value of pendulum clocks for time keeping.
Accurate time keeping helped doctors take correct readings of a person’s pulse.
From: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9800.htm
Jupiter moons
Lawrence Hall of Science | © 2004 | from: http://sunra.lbl.gov/ISE/new/planet/jupiter1.html
Galileo Astronomy Timeline
2001 by The Crimson Bird Book Shoppe, 29 Redmond Way, Stanfordville, NY 12581 USA http://crimsonbird.com
1992 - Pope John Paul II acknowledged the Vatican's error in the condemnation of Galileo
1613 - Galileo discovered sunspots
1609 - Galileo built 20X telescope, discovered craters and mountains on the moon
1616 - Galileo called to Rome and ordered to stop supporting the Copernican theory
1638 - Galileo published "Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences", summarizing the principles of mechanics
1633 - The Inquisition denounced Galileo
Word Knowledge: C•carriage (p. 102)•mathematics (p. 102)•objects (p. 102)•close (p. 102)•perspectives (p. 102)•convex (p. 102)•concave (p. 102)•precaution (p. 103)•cathedral (p. 104)•cut (p. 103)•cry (p. 103)•circles (p. 103)•magnification (p. 103)•success (p. 103)•clambered (p. 104)•cathedral (p. 104)•telescope (p. 104)•could (p. 104)•controlled (p. 104)•candle (p. 105)•catching (p. 105)•incredible (p. 105)•comparing (p. 105)•cold (p. 105)
•constellation (p. 106)•counting (p. 106)•cloudy (p. 107)•clear (p. 107)•crazy (p. 107)•course (p. 107)•methodical (p. 108)•discovered (p. 108)•account (p. 108)•discussed (p. 108)•rocky (p. 109)•crescent (p. 109)•reflects (p. 109)•fact (p. 109)•direction (p. 109)•Copernicus (p. 109)•declare (p. 109)•curb (p. 109)•exclaimed (p. 109)•Catholic (p. 110)•unconvinced (p. 110)•conclusive (p. 110)•elected (p. 110)•continued (p. 110)•public (p. 110)
•received•cylinders (p. 102)•trance (p. 102)•distance (p. 102)•circles (p. 103)•Venice (p. 103)•success (p. 103)•circling (p. 105)•decided (p. 108)•excitement (p. 108)•face (p. 109)•celestial (p. 109)•center (p. 109)•certainly (p. 109)•once (p. 109)•unconvinced (p. 110)•received (p. 110)
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