OUR PLACE IN SPACE
Visit the Astronomical Timeline Website to learn more about the development of astronomy!
Click the names below to find out more about our astronomers. You should find other references as well (another web site, a book, an encyclopedia article...). Please note, some of these pages have pop-up ads, or ads embedded in the text. Please be sure you are using a computer with proper supervision and not randomly clicking away from the sites you need for your research!
KEPLER
TOMBAUGH
ERATOSTHENES
HALEY
BROWN
COPERNICUS
GALILEO
BELL
HUBBLE
GAMOW
HAWKING - he has his own website!
CANNON
Some sites that may be helpful for other resources are:
- famousscientists.org
- famousastronomers.org
- biography.com
If you know the school or university the astronomer attended, you can search their website (like the physics department at the University of Colorado for George Gamow.)
You can also try encyclopedia.com, search the history pages of the BBC, or do a search on www.britannica.com/biography (the britannica page sometimes has loading issues).
Or visit Ms. Michaelson's site for more info!
CLICK ON THE FILE BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A HELPFUL HINTS PAPER FOR COPYING AND PASTING IMAGES, WEB ADDRESSES, AND ADJUSTING MARGINS.
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Watch both speeches, read the speeches along with them, compare the speeches for tomorrow's class
JFK Speech at Rice University (not the best video quality, but the fastest download)
JFK Speech before Congress
Resources
Final Project Resources (Don't forget citations!!!)
Mythology
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/Greek-Myths
http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html
http://www.storynory.com/category/myths/greek-myths/
http://rome.mrdonn.org/myths.html
Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html
http://www.astronomy.com/observing/astro-for-kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/constellations/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/constellations.php
Science Fiction
See notes from class on different genres and examples
Space Race ISS
http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/friendship7/
https://www.nasa.gov/content/40-years-ago-skylab-paved-way-for-international-space-station
https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMZXJWJD1E_LifeinSpace_0.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-the-hubble-space-telecope-k4.html
Mars
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/home/
Check out the websites below for more information on the transition from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance.
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/earlymiddleages-090501160522-phpapp02/95/early-middle-ages-5-638.jpg?cb=1427765878
http://images.slideplayer.com/13/3839080/slides/slide_54.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1169/1451706621_98f2169d01_z.jpg
Check out the links below to find more information on different astronomers!
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/scientists-astronomers
http://www.space.com/16095-famous-astronomers.html (Has ads in the middle)
http://famousastronomers.org/ (Short list, but has a few women)
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/astronomers.php
How To Make CitationsBooks
To cite information from a book, follow this style:
Style:
Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
One Author
Example:
Reef, Catherine. Walt Whitman. New York: Clarion, 1995.
Two or More Authors
Notes:
Barkin, Carol, Elizabeth James. The New Complete Babysitters' Handbook.
New York: Clarion, 1995.
Encyclopedias and Reference BooksTo cite information from an encyclopedia, follow this style:
Style:
Author of Article (if given).“Title of Article.” Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year.
If citing a familiar source that is frequently updated, like Encyclopedia Americana, full publication information isn't needed—just the volume number and year of publication.
Example:
”Dynamics.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh Edition. 1910.
Video or FilmTo cite information from a film, video, or DVD, follow this style:
Style:
Title. Director's name. Distributor, year.
Example:
Walking with Dinosaurs. Dir. Tim Haines, Jasper James. BBC Video, 2000.
Worldwide Web SitesTo cite files available for viewing on the Worldwide Web via Netscape, Explorer, and other Web browsers, follow this style:
Style:
Author's Name. Full title of work (in quotation marks). Document date (if known), Full http address, Date of visit.
Example:
Pikulski, Jack.“The Role of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading.” Feb. 5, 1997,
http://www.eduplace.com/lds/article/phonics.htm, Oct. 6, 1997.
JFK Speech at Rice University (not the best video quality, but the fastest download)
JFK Speech before Congress
Resources
Final Project Resources (Don't forget citations!!!)
Mythology
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/Greek-Myths
http://greece.mrdonn.org/myths.html
http://www.storynory.com/category/myths/greek-myths/
http://rome.mrdonn.org/myths.html
Astronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html
http://www.astronomy.com/observing/astro-for-kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/constellations/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/physics/constellations.php
Science Fiction
See notes from class on different genres and examples
Space Race ISS
http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/friendship7/
https://www.nasa.gov/content/40-years-ago-skylab-paved-way-for-international-space-station
https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMZXJWJD1E_LifeinSpace_0.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-the-hubble-space-telecope-k4.html
Mars
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/home/
Check out the websites below for more information on the transition from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance.
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/earlymiddleages-090501160522-phpapp02/95/early-middle-ages-5-638.jpg?cb=1427765878
http://images.slideplayer.com/13/3839080/slides/slide_54.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1169/1451706621_98f2169d01_z.jpg
Check out the links below to find more information on different astronomers!
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/scientists-astronomers
http://www.space.com/16095-famous-astronomers.html (Has ads in the middle)
http://famousastronomers.org/ (Short list, but has a few women)
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/astronomers.php
How To Make CitationsBooks
To cite information from a book, follow this style:
Style:
Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
One Author
Example:
Reef, Catherine. Walt Whitman. New York: Clarion, 1995.
Two or More Authors
Notes:
- Cite the authors' names in the same order they are listed on the cover.
- Use the Last name, First name format for the first author; for all other authors use First name Last name.
- Use a comma between the authors' names. Place a period after the last author's name.
- If there are more than three authors, either name only the first and add et al., or give all the names.
Barkin, Carol, Elizabeth James. The New Complete Babysitters' Handbook.
New York: Clarion, 1995.
Encyclopedias and Reference BooksTo cite information from an encyclopedia, follow this style:
Style:
Author of Article (if given).“Title of Article.” Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year.
If citing a familiar source that is frequently updated, like Encyclopedia Americana, full publication information isn't needed—just the volume number and year of publication.
Example:
”Dynamics.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh Edition. 1910.
Video or FilmTo cite information from a film, video, or DVD, follow this style:
Style:
Title. Director's name. Distributor, year.
Example:
Walking with Dinosaurs. Dir. Tim Haines, Jasper James. BBC Video, 2000.
Worldwide Web SitesTo cite files available for viewing on the Worldwide Web via Netscape, Explorer, and other Web browsers, follow this style:
Style:
Author's Name. Full title of work (in quotation marks). Document date (if known), Full http address, Date of visit.
Example:
Pikulski, Jack.“The Role of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading.” Feb. 5, 1997,
http://www.eduplace.com/lds/article/phonics.htm, Oct. 6, 1997.