An Astronomy Discovery Timeline

Science 7 Mr. Banser

In this activity you will design and draw a time line of ideas and discoveries related to astronomy.

Materials: Large paper, pencil, pen, crayons, ruler, text book pages 284-290, Astronomy Time line

handout

Procedure:

1) Re- read text sections 14.1 and 14.2 as well as the information contained on the Timeline handout. Discoveries go back in time from about 3000 years B.C. and up to 1998 A.D.

2) As you read them, make a list of at least ten discoveries from different periods of time that interest you.

3) Brainstorm and draft a plan to show the events on your list in order of discovery.

4) Once you have worked out a date scale (refer to page 291 of text) and decided on your ten events of discovery, get a large paper from Mr. Banser and begin your good copy timeline. (Use a ruler, work in pencil for all illustrations, make light ruler lines to write neatly on in pen, or write on lined paper and later glue it to the timeline sheet. You may word process the text and then add it on.)

5) For each event, add the following information: the date must be highlighted, the event must be clear, brief information about the event.

Example: 1608 First Telescope Invented 1948 Hale Telescope

Dutchman, Hans Lippershey invents Largest telescope in the

the refracting telescope. This begins a world made in California

revolution in Astronomy

1500 1600 1700 1800 1900

Criteria:

· Minimum of ten events spread out through various periods of time

· Events accurate and presented in correct order according to dates beginning with the latest

· Timeline design was appropriate and effective with logical date time spacing

· Minimum of 5 events must be illustrated

· Time line title: Astronomy Timeline - Important Events in Space Science

· Neat illustrations and written work

· Colour, layout and overall effect

· Full name, date handed in and block clearly added to time line corner

Marking Scale

5 - The student met the full criteria in an excellent and outstanding way

4 - Very good. A few minor errors or omissions

3 - Good / Satisfactory. A solid job covering the criteria. Several errors or missing items

2 - Not completed in a satisfactory manner, needs further attention

1 - Very little effort in completing and meeting the criteria. Requires much more effort.

0 - No effort in trying to complete this project or did not hand project in