Module 1
Module 1 is all about the many significant scientists through history and how the various era’s view of science impacted science itself. There are a lot of scientists, but they are all so very interesting to learn about. We will study just over thirty, but there certainly more that are fun to learn about. You have a history buff, use the timeline of scientists in the left sidebar on the course page to learn about even more if the student has an interest.
Lecture 1: Ancient to 1000 AD
Democritus, the laughing philosopher
In lecture 1, we will be learning about the following philosophers and scientists and important influences on science. For a few of them, we have added in some interesting links to resources that we think you and your students will love that we just will not have time for in the live class. We are very picky about what we suggest, so I
Imhtep – The good doctor of Egypt
Papyrus and other ancient inventions
Thales Predictor of eclipses that can win wars
Anaximander – Something seems fishy about this guy
Democritus – Mr. Sandman
Aristotle – Where did all the flies come from?
Archimedes – Eureka!
Ptolemy – Our big blue planet is the center of our attention
Alchemy and Rome
Imhtep – The good doctor of Egypt
Papyrus and other ancient inventions
- Extra resources that you might enjoy
- Papyrus was used for more than just paper. It was even used for boats - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adavey/2400778229/
- Learn more about the history of paper – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDGxy5ft6w8
Thales Predictor of eclipses that can win wars
Anaximander – Something seems fishy about this guy
Democritus – Mr. Sandman
Aristotle – Where did all the flies come from?
Archimedes – Eureka!
Ptolemy – Our big blue planet is the center of our attention
Alchemy and Rome
Lecture 1 Slideshow
See if you can connect the name and the picture clues to remember what this scientist did.
Lecture 2: 1000 to 1160
In lecture 2, we will be learning about the following philosophers and scientists and important influences on science:
Robert Grosseteste – Father of the Scientific Method
Dietrich von Freilberg – The priest who solved the mystery of the rainbow
Roger Bacon – Doctor Miablilis questions Aristotle
Bradwardine – One of the first reformers of faith and another questioner of faith
Cusa – One of the first scientists to understand our spinning earth that orbits the sun
Copernicus – Very famous sun centered orbit scientist
Vesalius – Anatomy man
Kepler – He provided the evidence and mathematics to back up Copernican ideas about orbits around the sun
Galileo: You are going to love these animated videos about Galileo
Pascal – Was he a bettin’ man?
Robert Grosseteste – Father of the Scientific Method
Dietrich von Freilberg – The priest who solved the mystery of the rainbow
Roger Bacon – Doctor Miablilis questions Aristotle
Bradwardine – One of the first reformers of faith and another questioner of faith
Cusa – One of the first scientists to understand our spinning earth that orbits the sun
Copernicus – Very famous sun centered orbit scientist
Vesalius – Anatomy man
Kepler – He provided the evidence and mathematics to back up Copernican ideas about orbits around the sun
Galileo: You are going to love these animated videos about Galileo
- o Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfPtvSQt0XM
- o Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-JjIBjBbc
- o Episode 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWeBfdiytUQ
- o Episode 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogF_Y9soz6E
- o Episode 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n_VODd0FtA
- o Episode 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83HN-ao7KYs
- o Episode 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYN8l5jOWg
- o Episode 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS1Z7fuxPBA
- o Episode 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeVvetCs158
Pascal – Was he a bettin’ man?
Lecture 2 Slideshow
See if you can connect the name and the picture clues to remember what this scientist did.
Lecture 3: Era of Newton
In lecture 3, we will be learning about the following philosophers and scientists and important influences on science:
Newton
Boyle – Founder of modern chemistry
Leeuwenhoek – Father of microbiology
If you are very interested in the Intelligent Design theory as it relates to the world of cells, then you may might like …
Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution
Linnaeus – Classification was his passion.
Lavoisier – chemist extraordinaire
Dalton – The Quaker who loved gasses
Newton
- There is a fun interactive at o http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html
- He studied motion and forces. You can have fun with motion and forces with these physics games at http://www.physicsgames.net/
Boyle – Founder of modern chemistry
Leeuwenhoek – Father of microbiology
If you are very interested in the Intelligent Design theory as it relates to the world of cells, then you may might like …
- Episode 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8stVHUTxens
- Episode 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibcWj1TQ0tY
- Episode 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pzja1PhTxU
- Episode 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEEgtxgNTGs
Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution
Linnaeus – Classification was his passion.
- If you like the orderly world of Linnaeus, test your knowledge of classification at http://www.quia.com/cm/1130.html?AP_rand=1519503456
Lavoisier – chemist extraordinaire
- Laviosier was killed during the tumultuous French Revolution. If you are a history buff, you may want to learn more about how his life and work became caught up in the chas and resulted in his beheading. Watch the YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdjQIkvT9G0
Dalton – The Quaker who loved gasses
Lecture 3 SLideshow
See if you can connect the name and the picture clues to remember what this scientist did.
Lecture 4: 1820's to Modern
In lecture 4, we will be learning about the following philosophers and scientists and important influences on science:
Charles Darwin – Father of the Theory of Evolution
Learn more about his life at these links …
Pasteur – pasteurization and vaccines
If you loved the animated tales about Galileo, then you will love these too (by the same people) …
Lyell – Geology. Do processes stay the same?
Mendel – Father of Genetics
Faraday – Electrical Giant
Maxwell – Founder of Modern Physics
Joule – 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Planck – Energy exists in little packets called quanta
Einstein – One of the founders of quantum mechanical revolution; creator of the Special and the General Theory of Relativity
Bohr – Bohr model of the atom
Charles Darwin – Father of the Theory of Evolution
Learn more about his life at these links …
- http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/darwin/diary/index.html
Pasteur – pasteurization and vaccines
If you loved the animated tales about Galileo, then you will love these too (by the same people) …
- Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHZwMxmLHnk
- Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iZo6qy-Wyc
- Episode 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzNi9m63qJw
- Episode 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGSQKmnCLE4
- Episode 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=romhhFzuYKo
- Episode 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x85rsOZmJS4
- Episode 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEmOJAsQd_k
Lyell – Geology. Do processes stay the same?
Mendel – Father of Genetics
Faraday – Electrical Giant
- Do you wish you could have Faraday as your teacher? You can! He gave lectures for children at the Royal Academy. Enjoy one of them, The Chemical History of a Candle - http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14474/pg14474.html
- Learn about Faraday’s Cage and how safe you are in a car during a thunderstorm in this YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8xt9AP41-A
Maxwell – Founder of Modern Physics
Joule – 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Planck – Energy exists in little packets called quanta
Einstein – One of the founders of quantum mechanical revolution; creator of the Special and the General Theory of Relativity
- Interactive activities to learn more about things that have come out of Einstein’s work - http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl
Bohr – Bohr model of the atom
Lecture 4 Slideshow
See if you can connect the name and the picture clues to remember what this scientist did.