PT3: OBSERVERS OF THE SKY (IDEAS OVER TIME)

DIRECTION: Make a research about the best contribution/s of your chosen scientists in Astronomy and Earth
Science. Choose at least 3 scientists below and answer the following questions.

Choose here:

      Eratosthenes                                                        Pythagoras

      Giovanni Cassini                                                Aristarchus

      Christiaan Huygens                                            Hipparchus of Nicea

            Charles Messier                                                  Tycho Brahe

      William Herschel                                                Immanuel Kant

      Edwin Hubble                                                     Edmond Halley

      Stephen Hawking                                               William Hartmann

      Frank Drake                                                       Carl Sagan

GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. Who are you researching?

2. Where were they from/ where did this project take place?

3. Between what years were they alive/when did this project take place?

4. What was most significant about the discovery/project?

5. What ‘working scientifically’ skills did the scientist(s) show in making their discovery/ working on the project?

6. Why was this discovery/ project important?

7. What else would you like to know about this person or project?

8. What other interesting facts did you discover about this person or project?
RUBRICS FOR ESSAY
The rating scale shown below shall serve as the basis in the evaluation of your answers.
CRITERIA
A. IDEAS – Content, examples/ details and development of message, unifying theme
B. ORGANIZATION – Structure, sequence, connections, present a meaningful cohesive whole with a
beginning, a middle, and end (i.e. include a persuading introduction and a strong conclusion.
C. CONVENTIONS – Grammar/ usage editing, mechanical correctness
D. VOICE – Audience, purpose, point of view, the way the writers bring the topic/ idea to life
E. STYLE, WORD CHOICE, SENTENCE FLUENCY – Flow, rhythm, the way the words and phrases
flow throughout the paper

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