History of Astronomy Electronic Timeline Now that you’ve learned a smidgen about the Universe and astronomy in Bill Bryson’s book, A Short History of Nearly Everything, I would like you to learn more about the people who conducted scientific studies to learn more about our Universe. Your task is to create an electronic, historic timeline of people and events important in the discovery of our Universe and celestial bodies within it. You may use any type of software to create your timeline, like Google Docs, Prezi or PowerPoint. Your timeline should include facts about each person along with a photo and the sources in which you obtained your information. You MUST include the following people on your timeline. If you include more you will receive extra credit! Aristotle Aristarchus of Samos Annie Jump Cannon Albert Einstein Neil DeGrasse Tyson Copernicus E. Margaret Burbidge Edwin Hubble Eratosthenes Eugene Shoemaker Frank Drake Galileo Galilei Ptolemy Giordano Bruno Grote Reber Gerard Kuiper Hipparchus Henrietta Swan Leavitt Isaac Newton Johannes Kepler James Van Allen Carl Sagan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Stephen Hawking Tycho Brahe You should then summarize your research of the timeline in at least a 3-paragraph written response. Some questions you may want to ponder: How has astronomy changed over time? What role does a culture’s belief system have had on astronomy/science? In your opinion, who are the top three astronomers?... The written response will be worth 20 points. Grading Rubric for Electronic Timeline Portion CATEGORY Content/Facts (20 points) Dates (10 points) Sources (10 points) Time Use (5 points) 4 Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline. An accurate, complete date has been included for each event. The timeline contained sources for each person. Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. 3 Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline. An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event. The timeline lacked at least 2 sources. Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. 2 Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the timeline. An accurate date has been included for almost every event. The timeline lacked at least 4 sources. Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work. 1 Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline. Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events. The timeline lacked at least 6 or more sources. Student did not use classroom time to work on the project and/or was highly disruptive. Readability (5 points) The overall appearance of the timeline is pleasing and easy to read. The overall appearance of the timeline is somewhat pleasing and easy to read. The timeline is relatively readable. The timeline is difficult to read.