Transcript In the Footsteps of Galileo (slides)

Walking in the
Footsteps of Galileo
Who Is Galileo?
What did science
look like at the
time of Galileo?
Jupiter as Seen by Galileo
Observing Jupiter
Night 1
Day Time
Observing Jupiter
Night 2
Day Time
Observing Jupiter
Night 3
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 4 …
Observing Jupiter
Night 4
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 5 …
Observing Jupiter
Night 5
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 6 …
Observing Jupiter
Night 6
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 7 …
Trying to
Observe Jupiter
Night 7
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 8 …
Observing Jupiter
Night 8
Day Time
Make a Prediction for Night 9 …
Observing Jupiter
Night 9
Developing Questions
Work with your team to:
• Develop 2-3 scientific questions that you can
answer using your own data.
• Share your data and questions.
• Develop more questions that you may be
able to answer using data from other groups.
Developing Explanations
Based on Evidence
Answer the question assigned to you.
• What is your claim?
• What is your evidence?
• Explain how the evidence supports your
claim.
Share!
Reflecting on Galileo’s Observations
You will now watch a short video about
Galileo's observations of the Moons of Jupiter.
As you watch the video, think about what
Galileo did as a scientist and why he did it.
Reflections on the Video
Why did Galileo look at Jupiter?
Why did Galileo repeat his observation?
What question(s) did Galileo ask?
What did Galileo do that helped to answer his
question(s)?
Galileo’s
Notes
Reflections on the Video
What was Galileo’s claim?
What was his evidence?
What were the implications of his claim?
What did Galileo do with his work?
How did society react to his work?
What made Galileo the first modern scientist?
Optional Slide
The next slide can be used instead of slide 16.
It shows Night 7 instead of a cloudy night.
Observing Jupiter
Night 7