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Scientific Revolution

The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment: Civilizations and Ideas  (14:51) Learn360

Scientific Revolution (including Leonardo da Vinci and Nicolaus Copernicus)  (33:04) Learn360  

Ptolemy - Claudius Ptolemaeus

Biographical Info- Lexile 1150L (Gale In Context: HIgh School) 

Biographical Info- Lexile 1180L (Gale In Context: HIgh School)

Biographical Info- Lexile 1300L  (Gale In Context: HIgh School)

Biographical Info-  (Explora)

Biographical Info-  (famousscientists.org)

Biographical Info-  (Khan Academy)


Biographical Info-  (Britannica Middle School)

Biographical Info- (World Book Encyclopedia)

Geocentric System: Ptolemy's Model (1:13)  (Britannica Middle School)


Biographical Info- (Britannica Elementary School)

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus (3:35) Learn360

Nicolaus Copernicus (2:41)  Bio.com

Copernicus: A Revolution of Astronomical Proportions  (21:19) Biographics 


Nicolaus Copernicus- Heliocentric Model of the Solar System   Lexile 1300L (Gale in Context: High School) 

Biographical Info  (Explora)

Biographical Info  (Explora)

Biographical Info (Britannica High School)

Biographical Info-  (Khan Academy)

Biographical Info  (famousscientists.org)

Biographical Info  (space.com)

Heliocentric Theory  Lexile 1390L  (Gale in Context: High School) 


Biographical Info (Britannica Middle School)


Biographical Info  (Britannica Elementary School)

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (4:24)  Learn360

Galileo Galilei (2:51) Bio.com


Biographical Info-  Lexile 1210L  (Gale in Context: High School) 

Biographical Info-  (Explora)

Biographical Info-  (Britannica High School)

Biographical Info-  (Khan Academy)

Biographical Info-   (famousscientists.org)

Biographical Info  (World Book Encyclopedia)

The Trial of Galileo:1633  Lexile 1290L  (Gale in Context: High School) 


Biographical Info-  (Britannica Middle School)


Biographical Info-  (Britannica Elementary School)

 

Age of Enlightenment

Enlightenment was the age of reason: human understanding of the universe

Enlightenment (Britannica Elementary)

Enlightement (Britannica Middle)

Voltaire (33:01)