1. Galileo Galilei

2. The Galileo Experiments http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/ 3. Who was Galileo? Born February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Oldest of six children Many of Galileos inventions were built in an effort to earn more money to support his family. 4. Discoveries/Inventions Galileo did not take statements at face value andinvestigated the causal effects of different variables.In effect, Galileo designed how experimentationwould be carried out in the future. Geometric Compass (1597)- Cannonball Mathematics and Motion (1602) Pendulum- Time intervals, time measurement Speed, distance, acceleration, incline plane (Tower of Pisa) Heavier objects do not fall faster 5. Discoveries/Inventions Thermometer (1603) The telescope (1609) Milky Way, Mountains & Craters of the Moon, 4 moonsorbiting Jupiter(1610) Discovered Sun spots (1611) Eventually went blind from staring into the Sun Astronomy Copernicus Model 6. Galileo and Us Study of the Universe Scientific theories and experiments Modern mathematics and motion 7. Backlash Proved that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Published his findings Went against accepted Aristotle wisdom Inquisition, Rome 1624 Told to stop researching 8. Backlash (continued) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems Risked his life Pled guilty and convicted of heresy, Rome 1633 Sentenced to life imprisonment at his home near Florence Died January 8, 1642 9. Class Blog Prompt: What would you do if you were in Galileos place? Would you stick to your beliefs or would you back down? Explain your reasoning through a diary entry as Galileo Galilei. Each partner must contribute their thoughts and ideas to the assignment. All posts must be password protected: decatur203 10. Rubric 9 Excellent6-8 Good3 2 13-5 Unsatisfactory All partnersBoth partners contributed to theshared the One partner did the Group Workassignment andresponsibility, but majority of the work. workeddid not work cooperatively.cooperatively. The students use at The students use at The students used only least 2 facts about least 3 facts about 1 fact or less about Galileos life and Galileos life andGalileos life andAnalysis discoveries, in discoveries, in order discoveries, in order to order to imagine to imagine being in imagine being in being in Galileos Galileos position. Galileos position. position. There are noThere are 3 or less There are more than 3 Mechanics grammatical orgrammatical orgrammatical or spelling errors.spelling errors.spelling errors.