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Project 1 – Ancient Greece 

Introduction To Science

http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/pre20th_ancients.html

• Background of major contributions of ancient civilizations to science

Aristotle

http://www.egs.edu/library/aristotle/biography/

·Biography of his life and some contributions to science

http://jcmooreonline.com/2010/12/28/aristotles-enduring-contribution-to-science-education-and-physics/

·Aristotle’s major contributions to science

Ptolemy

http://arnett.us.com/psc/theman.html

·Short bio on this life and contributions

Eratosthenes

http://www.math.twsu.edu/history/men/eratosthenes.html

• brief history of his life and major accomplishments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8cbIWMv0rI

• Cosmos – Carl Sagan – determining the circumference of the Earth

The Library of Alexandria

http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/articles/articleview.cfm?aid=9

• Brief history of the library and in-depth description of its destruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixnM7S9tLw

• Cosmos – Carl Sagan – discusses the great contributions of the library

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria#History

• Wikipedia – history section

Archimedes

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Archimedes/

• General background of his life and inventions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojlbrrKEFo

• Demonstration of Archimedes Screw

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lpt/archimedes.htm

• Read only the first 7 paragraphs about buoyancy

http://www.barransclass.com/phys1090/circus/WittmanV/WittmanV.html

• “Death Ray” description and discussion about the truth of its creation/use

Project 2 – Heliocentric Model

Aristarchus

http://ourastronomers.tripod.com/id14.html

• First person to propose the heliocentric model

Copernicus

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Copernicus.html

• Bio and contributions to science

http://www.helium.com/items/2084304-the-biggest-problems-with-the-geocentric-model-of-the-universe

• History of the development of the heliocentric model

http://www.lasalle.edu/~smithsc/Astronomy/retrograd.html

• Retrograde motion explained by geo and heliocentric model

Project 3 – Laws of Planetary Motion

Tycho Brache

http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/brahe.html

• Bio of his life and his contributions to astronomy

Johannes Kelper

http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html

• Bio of his life and a brief overview of his contributions to astronomy

http://space.about.com/od/astronomybasics/tp/Keplers_Three_Laws.htm

• Description of Laws of Planetary Motion

Project 4 – Galileo

http://www.localhistories.org/galileo.html

·Short biography of life

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Galileo.html

·Detailed biography of life

https://thescienceclassroom.wikispaces.com/Galileo+Galilei

·Description of his major contributions to science

http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/moons_galilean.php#galilean

·Information about the Galilean Moons

http://discovermagazine.com/videos/27-life-on-europa/

·Life on Europa?

Project 5 – Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/newton_isaac.shtml

•  A brief general background on his life and major accomplishments

http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html

• detailed account of Newton’s major contributions to science

http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/ufhatch/pages/01-courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm

• Newton’s Life

http://suite101.com/article/newtons-laws-for-kids-gravity-a41285

• Law of Universal Gravitation

http://suite101.com/article/newtons-laws-for-kids-first-law-a41276

• Newton’s First Law

http://suite101.com/article/newtons-laws-for-kids-2nd-law-a41278

• Newton’s Second Law

http://suite101.com/article/newtons-laws-for-kids-third-law-a41280

• Newton’s Third Law

Project 6 – Einstein 

http://www.einstein-website.de/z_biography/biography.html

• Bio of his life and major contributions

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/academy/lesson210_assignment3_8.htm

• Simple explanation of GeneralTheory of Relativity

http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX024a595679465672184e7b&t=Relativity

• Nova Video explaining General Theory of Relativity

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/einstein-revealed.html

• Nova video – life of Einstein

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/fabric-of-cosmos.html#fabric-time

• Nova video – Space Time (watch chapter 3)

Project 7 – Expanding Universe

http://www.edwinhubble.com/hubble_bio_001.htm

·Biography and contribution to science

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp29hu.html

·Information on the expanding universe

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp12le.html

·Describes how distance to stars is calculated

http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/Cyberia/Bima/doppler.html

·The Doppler Effect

http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/18A.html

·Explanation of absorption spectrum and red-shift