Thursday, January 17, 2013

Thursday Homework

Read: photocopy about Galileo or read it online by clicking here
Answer the questions:
What did Galileo’s parents want him to study? What was Galileo’s true interest?
What did Galileo discover about physics and friction?
What did Galileo build or make to help him verify Copernicus’ ideas of a sun centered system?
What did the Catholic Church make Galileo do? Why?
What is your reaction to this reading? What part did you think was intereting?

+ How are Jackie Robinson and Galileo similar?

Due Tuesday:  Fill in the Prefix and Root photocopy with words you know. If you don't know one, skip it and go to the next one.

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