Newton and Copernicus:
Extended Lesson #11
As a group, match up the icons on this side with the descriptions on the front of this page.
Be sure to examine each picture carefully, read the descriptions carefully, and come to a
consensus as to which description goes with which drawing.
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Newton and Copernicus:
Extended Lesson #11
Although learning through neural stimulation is science fiction, Newton is being exposed to
many science facts. Look at the last panel from lesson 10 and match up the scientific
concepts with their descriptions from the list below. Write the full description and
discipline in the box next to the correct icon.
Descriptions:
Dinosaurs (paleontology)
Volcanoes (geology)
Forces and vectors (physics)
Rate of falling due to gravity [9.81 m/s2] (physics)
Balanced equation for water (chemistry)
DNA double helix (biology)
Pythagorean theorem: [sides of a triangle] (geometry)
Earthquake faults (geology)
Volume of a cylinder (geometry)
Einstein’s mass–energy equivalence formula (physics)
Rings around Saturn (astronomy)
Area of a circle (geometry)
Water molecule model (chemistry)
Moon orbiting a planet (astronomy)
Area of a pyramid (geometry)
Model of a helium atom ([He] (chemistry)
A Newton and Copernicus Companion: Copyright August 2007, J.C. Olson.
Newton and Copernicus: Lesson #11
VOCABULARY: discipline, icon
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY: science fiction, science fact
LESSON GUIDE:
This lesson follows up or builds upon lesson 10.
Divide your class into small groups of 3 or 4 students.
Have the students compare and evaluate the drawings and concepts.
Students should write full description in the box beside the matching icon.
Have groups share how they decided their matches.
ANSWER KEY:
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